This book originated in the discovery that Frederick MacNeice (1866-1942), father of Louis MacNeice, was not a Home Ruler but an all-Ireland Unionist, and also an enthusiastic Orangeman in Dublin and
Three lectures on contemporary British poets and their relationship with England, its history, politics and culture, and with the continuing tradition of English poetry.
After independence, Irish leaders dreamed of returning Irish Gaelic as the language spoken natively throughout the land. Eighty years on, this is still a dream. O'Leary (English, Boston College) looks
While McCormack (emeritus, history, Goldsmiths College, United Kingdom) provides what may at times read like history or biography, it is cost certainly both a detailed and wide-ranging critique of 20t
Poetry. Morri Creech's third collection of poems, THE SLEEP OF REASON, is a lyrical examination of liminal states of consciousness and experience — the shadowy terrain between sleep and waking, dream
Follows the trajectory of a life through childhood, breakdown and love, recording on the way the million sufferings and hopes of everyday life. This book features poems which move rapidly between cont
Grace Nichols is one of Britain's best-known and most popular Caribbean poets. This selection includes all her best-known poems, many of which are frequently anthologised and read on radio programmes.
Ten year old Melanie gets her WitchCraft hairdo in a mysterious salon that appears out of nowhere. Although thrilled with it, she soon realises that her hair is evil and has a mind of its own. From cu
Want to get into gardening? Wondering how to get started? Anxious that you won't know what to do? Have given up before, want to get started again? Want to improve your growing, yields and practices? T
Kissane (government, London School of Economics and Political Science) looks at the formation of Irish constitutions since the development of Home Rule in the late 19th century. He considers the tensi
