Presenting the best Irish love poems of the 20th century, starting with Yeatsand ending with Elliott, The Long Embrace includes the work of 54 outstandingIrish poets, those well-known as well as new voices.
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I Would Like My Love To Die by Samuel Beckett
The Botanic Gardens by Eavan Boland
Song by Eavan Boland
I Suddenly Have To Come To Love by George (1904-1989) Buchanan
Song For Straphangers by George (1904-1989) Buchanan
Lay Your Arms Aside by Eilean Ni Chuilleanain
The Envy Of Poor Lovers by Austin Clarke
Penal Law by Austin Clarke
The Planter's Daughter by Austin Clarke
The Straying Student by Austin Clarke
O Woman, Shapely As The Swan by Padraic Colum
She Moved Through The Fair by Padraic Colum
The Lover by Anthony Cronin
The Risk by Anthony Cronin
The Kiss by Seamus Deane
Something Faithless by Seamus Deane
At The Bar Du Depart Drink Farewell by Denis Devlin
Poem by Denis Devlin
The Smell Of Cake by Sean Dunne
Around The Corner From Francis Bacon by Paul Durcan
At The Funeral Of The Marriage by Paul Durcan
The Berlin Wall Cafe by Paul Durcan
The Jewish Bride by Paul Durcan
Making Love Outside Aras An Uachtarain by Paul Durcan
Nessa by Paul Durcan
The Pieta's Over by Paul Durcan
Raymond Of The Rooftops by Paul Durcan
The Turkish Carpet by Paul Durcan
Angel by Andrew Elliott
Mary Hynes by Padraic Fallon
Carolina by Peter Fallon
Intimate Letter 1973 by Padraic Fiacc
The In-between Song by Michael Foley
True Life Love Stories: 16 by Michael Foley
The Neglected Wife by Patrick Galvin
Plaisir D'amour by Patrick Galvin
I Tell Her She Is Lovely by Monk Gibbon
L'amitie by Monk Gibbon
Anatomy Of A Cliche, Sels. by Michael Hartnett
I Think Sometimes by Michael Hartnett
At Ards Francis by Francis Harvey
10. by Seamus Heaney
Clearances; In Memoriam M.k.h., 1911-1984: 7 by Seamus Heaney
A Dream Of Jealousy by Seamus Heaney
Field Work, Sels. by Seamus Heaney
Glanmore Sonnets, Sels. by Seamus Heaney
The Otter by Seamus Heaney
The Skunk by Seamus Heaney
Sloe Gin by Seamus Heaney
Summer Home by Seamus Heaney
The Underground by Seamus Heaney
Et Tu In Arcadia Vixisti by John Hewitt
Sonnets For Roberta: 1 by John Hewitt
Into Their True Gentleness by Pearse Hutchinson
Bluebells For Love by Patrick Kavanagh
The Hospital by Patrick Kavanagh
For The Young People by Richard Kell
Marriage Is Like A Tree by Richard Kell
Spring Night by Richard Kell
Bread by Brendan Kennelly
We Are Living by Brendan Kennelly
Chrysalides by Thomas Kinsella
A Lady Of Quality by Thomas Kinsella
Wormwood: First Light by Thomas Kinsella
An Amish Rug by Michael Longley
Epithalamion by Michael Longley
The Linen Industry by Michael Longley
Love Poem by Michael Longley
Love Poem by Michael Longley
No Continuing City by Michael Longley
Patchwork by Michael Longley
The Rope-makers by Michael Longley
Swans Mating by Michael Longley
The Swim by Michael Longley
Bridin Vesey by Donagh Macdonagh
Prothalamium by Donagh Macdonagh
Be Still As You Are Beautiful by Patrick Macdonogh
She Walked Unaware by Patrick Macdonogh
Cathleen by Tom Macintyre
Sweet Killen Hill; After Irish Of Peadar O Doirnin by Tom Macintyre
Ballet by Frederick Louis Macneice
Coda by Frederick Louis Macneice
Deja Vu by Frederick Louis Macneice
The Introduction by Frederick Louis Macneice
Les Sylphides by Frederick Louis Macneice
Mayfly by Frederick Louis Macneice
Meeting-point by Frederick Louis Macneice
September Has Come And I Wake by Frederick Louis Macneice
The Sunlight On The Garden by Frederick Louis Macneice
Trilogy For X, Sels. by Frederick Louis Macneice
Ford Manor by Derek Mahon
The Old Snaps by Derek Mahon
The Midnight Court, Sels. by David Marcus
Spectrum by Aidan Carl Mathews
The Dark by Thomas Mccarthy
In The Luxembourg Gardens by Thomas Mccarthy
Toast by Thomas Mccarthy
The Aphrodisiac by Medbh Mcguckian
The Hollywood Bed by Medbh Mcguckian
On Not Being Your Lover by Medbh Mcguckian
Partly Dedicated To A House by Medbh Mcguckian
The Sitting by Medbh Mcguckian
To The Nightingale by Medbh Mcguckian
All Legendary Obstacles Lay Between by John Montague
Edge by John Montague
Herbert Street Revisited by John Montague
Love A Greeting by John Montague
The Same Gesture by John Montague
She Walks Alone by John Montague
That Room by John Montague
Tracks by John Montague
Uprooting by John Montague
Aisling by Paul Muldoon
Kissing And Telling by Paul Muldoon
Quoof by Paul Muldoon
Whim by Paul Muldoon
Wind And Tree by Paul Muldoon
Displaced Person by Richard Murphy
Moonshine by Richard Murphy
A Nest In A Wall by Richard Murphy
Seals At High Island by Richard Murphy
Sunup by Richard Murphy
I Cannot Lie Here by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Kiss by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Masculus Giganticus Hibernicus by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Medb Speaks by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
The Shannon Estuary Welcoming The Fish by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Opals by Julie O'callaghan
Advice To Lovers by Michael O'donovan
The Body's Speech by Michael O'donovan
A History Of Love by Michael O'donovan
The Lament For Art O'leary, Sels. by Michael O'donovan
The Poet Loves From His Distance by Desmond O'grady
She Being 78, He Being 84 by Sean O'tuama
A Lyric Afterwards by Tom Paulin
Personal Column by Tom Paulin
Underwear by William Peskett
Why I Am The Last Of The World's Great Lovers by William Peskett
Window Dressing by William Peskett
Amores [the Loves]: Book I. Elegy 5. Ovid In Love: 1 by Publius Ovidius Naso
Lent by William Robert Rodgers
The Lovers by William Robert Rodgers
The Net by William Robert Rodgers
Stormy Night by William Robert Rodgers
Winter's Cold by William Robert Rodgers
The Leman by Joe Sheerin
The Lover by Joe Sheerin
The First Time by Janet Shepperson
After Eden by James Simmons
Ballad Of A Marriage by James Simmons
For Imelda by James Simmons
Goodbye Sally by James Simmons
The Honeymoon by James Simmons
Husband To Wife by James Simmons
I'll Never Say Goodbye by James Simmons
Marital Sonnets, Sels. by James Simmons
The Silent Marriage by James Simmons
Dread by John Millington Synge
A Question by John Millington Synge
A Learned Mistress by Anonymous
After Long Silence by William Butler Yeats
Broken Dreams by William Butler Yeats
Brown Penny by William Butler Yeats
A Drinking Song by William Butler Yeats
Friends by William Butler Yeats
Her Praise by William Butler Yeats
Lullaby by William Butler Yeats
Memory by William Butler Yeats
Never Give All The Heart, For Love by William Butler Yeats
Politics by William Butler Yeats
A Woman Young And Old: 1. Father And Child by William Butler Yeats
A Woman Young And Old: 9. A Last Confession by William Butler Yeats
Danta Gradha, Sels. by Augustus Young
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
The Botanic Gardens by Eavan Boland
Song by Eavan Boland
I Suddenly Have To Come To Love by George (1904-1989) Buchanan
Song For Straphangers by George (1904-1989) Buchanan
Lay Your Arms Aside by Eilean Ni Chuilleanain
The Envy Of Poor Lovers by Austin Clarke
Penal Law by Austin Clarke
The Planter's Daughter by Austin Clarke
The Straying Student by Austin Clarke
O Woman, Shapely As The Swan by Padraic Colum
She Moved Through The Fair by Padraic Colum
The Lover by Anthony Cronin
The Risk by Anthony Cronin
The Kiss by Seamus Deane
Something Faithless by Seamus Deane
At The Bar Du Depart Drink Farewell by Denis Devlin
Poem by Denis Devlin
The Smell Of Cake by Sean Dunne
Around The Corner From Francis Bacon by Paul Durcan
At The Funeral Of The Marriage by Paul Durcan
The Berlin Wall Cafe by Paul Durcan
The Jewish Bride by Paul Durcan
Making Love Outside Aras An Uachtarain by Paul Durcan
Nessa by Paul Durcan
The Pieta's Over by Paul Durcan
Raymond Of The Rooftops by Paul Durcan
The Turkish Carpet by Paul Durcan
Angel by Andrew Elliott
Mary Hynes by Padraic Fallon
Carolina by Peter Fallon
Intimate Letter 1973 by Padraic Fiacc
The In-between Song by Michael Foley
True Life Love Stories: 16 by Michael Foley
The Neglected Wife by Patrick Galvin
Plaisir D'amour by Patrick Galvin
I Tell Her She Is Lovely by Monk Gibbon
L'amitie by Monk Gibbon
Anatomy Of A Cliche, Sels. by Michael Hartnett
I Think Sometimes by Michael Hartnett
At Ards Francis by Francis Harvey
10. by Seamus Heaney
Clearances; In Memoriam M.k.h., 1911-1984: 7 by Seamus Heaney
A Dream Of Jealousy by Seamus Heaney
Field Work, Sels. by Seamus Heaney
Glanmore Sonnets, Sels. by Seamus Heaney
The Otter by Seamus Heaney
The Skunk by Seamus Heaney
Sloe Gin by Seamus Heaney
Summer Home by Seamus Heaney
The Underground by Seamus Heaney
Et Tu In Arcadia Vixisti by John Hewitt
Sonnets For Roberta: 1 by John Hewitt
Into Their True Gentleness by Pearse Hutchinson
Bluebells For Love by Patrick Kavanagh
The Hospital by Patrick Kavanagh
For The Young People by Richard Kell
Marriage Is Like A Tree by Richard Kell
Spring Night by Richard Kell
Bread by Brendan Kennelly
We Are Living by Brendan Kennelly
Chrysalides by Thomas Kinsella
A Lady Of Quality by Thomas Kinsella
Wormwood: First Light by Thomas Kinsella
An Amish Rug by Michael Longley
Epithalamion by Michael Longley
The Linen Industry by Michael Longley
Love Poem by Michael Longley
Love Poem by Michael Longley
No Continuing City by Michael Longley
Patchwork by Michael Longley
The Rope-makers by Michael Longley
Swans Mating by Michael Longley
The Swim by Michael Longley
Bridin Vesey by Donagh Macdonagh
Prothalamium by Donagh Macdonagh
Be Still As You Are Beautiful by Patrick Macdonogh
She Walked Unaware by Patrick Macdonogh
Cathleen by Tom Macintyre
Sweet Killen Hill; After Irish Of Peadar O Doirnin by Tom Macintyre
Ballet by Frederick Louis Macneice
Coda by Frederick Louis Macneice
Deja Vu by Frederick Louis Macneice
The Introduction by Frederick Louis Macneice
Les Sylphides by Frederick Louis Macneice
Mayfly by Frederick Louis Macneice
Meeting-point by Frederick Louis Macneice
September Has Come And I Wake by Frederick Louis Macneice
The Sunlight On The Garden by Frederick Louis Macneice
Trilogy For X, Sels. by Frederick Louis Macneice
Ford Manor by Derek Mahon
The Old Snaps by Derek Mahon
The Midnight Court, Sels. by David Marcus
Spectrum by Aidan Carl Mathews
The Dark by Thomas Mccarthy
In The Luxembourg Gardens by Thomas Mccarthy
Toast by Thomas Mccarthy
The Aphrodisiac by Medbh Mcguckian
The Hollywood Bed by Medbh Mcguckian
On Not Being Your Lover by Medbh Mcguckian
Partly Dedicated To A House by Medbh Mcguckian
The Sitting by Medbh Mcguckian
To The Nightingale by Medbh Mcguckian
All Legendary Obstacles Lay Between by John Montague
Edge by John Montague
Herbert Street Revisited by John Montague
Love A Greeting by John Montague
The Same Gesture by John Montague
She Walks Alone by John Montague
That Room by John Montague
Tracks by John Montague
Uprooting by John Montague
Aisling by Paul Muldoon
Kissing And Telling by Paul Muldoon
Quoof by Paul Muldoon
Whim by Paul Muldoon
Wind And Tree by Paul Muldoon
Displaced Person by Richard Murphy
Moonshine by Richard Murphy
A Nest In A Wall by Richard Murphy
Seals At High Island by Richard Murphy
Sunup by Richard Murphy
I Cannot Lie Here by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Kiss by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Masculus Giganticus Hibernicus by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Medb Speaks by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
The Shannon Estuary Welcoming The Fish by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill
Opals by Julie O'callaghan
Advice To Lovers by Michael O'donovan
The Body's Speech by Michael O'donovan
A History Of Love by Michael O'donovan
The Lament For Art O'leary, Sels. by Michael O'donovan
The Poet Loves From His Distance by Desmond O'grady
She Being 78, He Being 84 by Sean O'tuama
A Lyric Afterwards by Tom Paulin
Personal Column by Tom Paulin
Underwear by William Peskett
Why I Am The Last Of The World's Great Lovers by William Peskett
Window Dressing by William Peskett
Amores [the Loves]: Book I. Elegy 5. Ovid In Love: 1 by Publius Ovidius Naso
Lent by William Robert Rodgers
The Lovers by William Robert Rodgers
The Net by William Robert Rodgers
Stormy Night by William Robert Rodgers
Winter's Cold by William Robert Rodgers
The Leman by Joe Sheerin
The Lover by Joe Sheerin
The First Time by Janet Shepperson
After Eden by James Simmons
Ballad Of A Marriage by James Simmons
For Imelda by James Simmons
Goodbye Sally by James Simmons
The Honeymoon by James Simmons
Husband To Wife by James Simmons
I'll Never Say Goodbye by James Simmons
Marital Sonnets, Sels. by James Simmons
The Silent Marriage by James Simmons
Dread by John Millington Synge
A Question by John Millington Synge
A Learned Mistress by Anonymous
After Long Silence by William Butler Yeats
Broken Dreams by William Butler Yeats
Brown Penny by William Butler Yeats
A Drinking Song by William Butler Yeats
Friends by William Butler Yeats
Her Praise by William Butler Yeats
Lullaby by William Butler Yeats
Memory by William Butler Yeats
Never Give All The Heart, For Love by William Butler Yeats
Politics by William Butler Yeats
A Woman Young And Old: 1. Father And Child by William Butler Yeats
A Woman Young And Old: 9. A Last Confession by William Butler Yeats
Danta Gradha, Sels. by Augustus Young
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
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Do not resist the embrace,
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This review is from: The Long Embrace: Twentieth Century Irish Love Poems (Paperback)
This is my favorite poetry anthology. There's no better way to discover what love poetry can be and do.
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Can't get too much of a long embrace,
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This review is from: The Long Embrace: Twentieth Century Irish Love Poems (Paperback)
A great anthology simply because he picked great poems. Because the topic is love, you will learn about love from every angle imaginable.
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