Favourite Poems We Learned in School

by Thomas F. Walsh (Editor)

In today's education system, there is no longer such an emphasis on learning by heart as there was in former times. Our parents could recite entire poems from beginning to end, word perfect, thereby enriching both their lives and their speech. Thomas Welsh draws upon his 25 years of experience in Irish classrooms to produce a collection of the most memorable, of the poems learned in school in Ireland in the 20th Century. The majority of the poems are by Irish poets, although there are a fair number of English and American poets included; the latter, however, have a distinct Irish flavour. All of the poems have one thing in common; they aim to stir a nostalgic chord.

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

Reviews

[maria 𓂃۶ৎ]

The fact that I forgot this book existed should tell you enough about it

[Rose]

This is a little book full of beautiful and moving Irish poetry. I just love some of the poems in there; they are so full of poignant emotion. It has some very excellent pieces, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to you if you enjoy reading poetry.