The Wake Forest Series of Irish Poetry [Paperback]

Sean Lysaght (Author), Moya Cannon (Author), Thomas McCarthy (Author), John F. Deane (Author), Maire Mhac An Tsaoi (Author), Jefferson Holdridge (Introduction)

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• Paperback: 269 pages
• Publisher: Wake Forest Univ Pr (November 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930630476
• ISBN-13: 978-1930630475
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,588,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of work from five fine Irish poets reflecting on what it means to be Irish in the modern world, April 17, 2010

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Every country has its poets and its voice. "The Wake Forest Series of Irish Poetry" is a collection of work from five fine Irish poets reflecting on what it means to be Irish in the modern world and the challenges they face in today's rapidly changing and revolutionized world. "The Wake Forest Series of Irish Poetry" is a core addition to any world poetry collection, a grade-A pick. "Oar" by Moya Cannon: Walk inland and inland/with your oar,/until someone asks you/what it is.//Then you build your house./For only then will you need to tell and know/that the sea is immense and unfathomable,/that the oar pulls/against the wave/and with the wave/is everything.