Pocket Irish Poetry

by Tony Potter (Compiled by)

In the words of Seamus Heaney, great poetry can ‘Catch the heart off guard and blow it open’. This beautifully illustrated collection contains the greatest poems from the greatest Irish poets, including Jonathan Swift, Thomas Moore, Oscar Wilde, WB Yeats, James Joyce, Patrick Kavanagh and Seamus Heaney. Discover classic works such as My Dark Rosaleen and The Ballad of Reading Gaol alongside more modern pieces such as Postscript, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, Epic and The Planter’s Daughter.

Genres: Poetry, Irish Literature, Classics

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015