Inherited Boundaries: The Younger Poets of the Republic of Ireland

by Sebastian Barry (Editor)

A selective anthology from poets born in the Republic of Ireland in the 1950s. In recent years poets from the North have received considerable attention, while those from the South have received less. This tries to level the imbalance. The intention is not to be partisan or divisive, but to illustrate another sort of richness, which, joined to the northern achievement, shows the extraordinary endeavor of one island.

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1985

About the author

Sebastian Barry is an Irish playwright, novelist and poet. He is noted for his dense literary writing style and is considered one of Ireland's finest writers

Barry's literary career began in poetry before he began writing plays and novels. In recent years his fiction writing has surpassed his work in the theatre in terms of success, having once been considered a playwright who wrote occasional novels.

He has twice been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for his novels A Long Long Way (2005) and The Secret Scripture (2008), the latter of which won the 2008 Costa Book of the Year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His 2011 novel On Canaan's Side was long-listed for the Booker. He won the Costa Book of the Year again - in 2017 for Days Without End.