Windharp
  • Published: 1 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241966792
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $29.99
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Windharp

Poems of Ireland since 1916

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3 Sep 2015
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1 Sep 2016
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An accessible and inspiring guide to a 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, Windharpis an accessible and inspiring journey through a century of Irish life.
  • Published: 1 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241966792
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $29.99
Categories:

Praise for Windharp

Glorious

Irish Examiner

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

Irish Times

So richly varied and yet so unified in its musicality ... They all seem to share in a kind of universal eloquence, as if the air over that island were charged with some kind of melodic ozone specifically propitious for the versifying brain. A landmark book.

Clive James, TLS

Beautifully judged ... poised perfectly between the canon and the tradition, with a generous inclusiveness

Eavan Boland, Irish Times

A perfect selection. One of the best anthologies of Irish poetry ever produced.

Donal Ryan
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