Poetry in modern Ireland

by Austin Clarke

Clarke, Austin / Le Brocquy, Louis (Illustrator). Poetry in Modern Ireland. Second Edition. Dublin, Colm O Lochlainn, 1961. 12 cm x 18.5 cm. 77 pages. 6 Sketches by Louis Le Brocquy. Origina, illustrated Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Bookblock intact but cover cleanly detached. Minor discoloration to endpapers only. Pages 45 to 48 untrimmed. [Irish Life and Culture Series for the Cultural Relations Commitee of Ireland (No.2)] An essay on Irish poetry referencing poets from the late 18th Century to the middle of the 20th Century such as, Thomas Moore, W.B. Yates, Eva Gore-Booth, Patrick Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Austin Clarke, Rhoda Coghill, Donagh MacDonagh etc. It was first published in 1951 and this expanded edition in 1961 as part of 12 publications with the aim of giving a broad, vivid and informed survey of Irish life and culture, past and present. (Preface)

71 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Austin Clarke (Irish: Aibhistín Ó Cléirigh[1]) (9 May 1896 – 19 March 1974), born in 83 Manor Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin, was one of the leading Irish poets of the generation after W. B. Yeats. He also wrote plays, novels and memoirs. Clarke's main contribution to Irish poetry was the rigour with which he used technical means borrowed from classical Irish language poetry when writing in English.

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