Windharp: Poems of Ireland since 1916 - Hardcover

MacMonagle, Niall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844883183 ISBN 13: 9781844883189

Publisher: Penguin Ireland, 2015

Synopsis

Windharp: Niall MacMonagle's essential anthology of the last century of Irish poetry

The Easter Rising of 1916 was a foundational moment of the independent Irish state; but while that insurrection continues to divide opinion, there is no disagreement as to the majesty of Yeats's 'Easter 1916', or about the excellence of the Irish poetic tradition over the past century.

Windharp is an anthology that follows the twists and turns of Irish history, culture and society through the work of its remarkable standing army of poets. Edited by Niall MacMonagle, Ireland's most trusted poetry commentator, Windharp is an accessible and inspiring journey through a century of Irish life.

'A landmark book' Clive James, TLS Books of the Year

'Glorious' Irish Examiner

'Beautifully produced ... an appealing and appetite-whetting introduction to a century's poetry' Irish Times

About this title

About the Author

Niall MacMonagle is Ireland's most trusted commentator on poetry. He initiated and edited the bestselling Lifelines series, in which public figures wrote about their favourite poems. He also edits the poetry anthologies for transition year and the Leaving Certificate. A frequent contributor to RTE Radio 1, he lives in Dublin, where for many years he taught English at Wesley College.

From the Back Cover

'The poems in this anthology are not only the work of Irish authors; they are poems of Ireland. They speak in various ways of the country's people and beliefs, its landscape, its passions and politics, and the extraordinary changes that have occurred over the past hundred years.'-from the Introduction by Niall MacMonagle

From the Inside Flap

The Easter Rising of 1916 was a foundational moment of the independent Irish state; but while that insurrection continues to divide opinion, there is no disagreement as to the majesty of Yeats's 'Easter 1916', or about the excellence of the Irish poetic tradition over the past century.

Windharp is an anthology that follows the twists and turns of Irish history, culture and society through the work of its remarkable standing army of poets. Edited by Niall MacMonagle, Ireland's most trusted poetry commentator, Windharp is an accessible and inspiring journey through a century of Irish life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Ireland
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844883183
• ISBN 13: 9781844883189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: MacMonagle Niall