This is the second of four collections of essays intended to be published under the general title Studies in Contemporary Irish Literature (only two were) which

In the last fifty years Irish poets have produced some of the most exciting poetry in contemporary literature, writing about love and sexuality, violence and hi

Traces the history of twentieth century Irish poetry and examines the Irish literary tradition

The Japanese Effect in Contemporary Irish Poetry provides a stimulating, original and lively analysis of the Irish-Japanese literary connection from the early 1