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Literary giants Yeats and Heaney are surrounded by a host of other poets – Patrick Kavanagh, Louis MacNeice, Derek Mahon, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Eavan Bolan, Ciaran Carson and Paul Muldoon, to name but a few – in this anthology of the best of Irish poetry. With its roots in the devotional verse of the early Christian church and the long lyric poems of the Irish bards, Irish poetry has a rich and robust tradition both of engagement and self-reflection. It has grappled long with politics, providing the most eloquent response to Ireland’s turbulent history; it has encompassed religion, so much a part of Ireland’s cultural heritage; it has soaked itself in the Irish landscape and Celtic myth and has given an original slant to everyday experience and affairs of the heart. Thematically organized and spanning many centuries, this selection also features a section on Gaelic poetry in translation.

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The unique and explosive genius of William Blake (1757–1827) is represented in this volume by the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, plus extensive selections from the Prophetic Books in which Blake develops his private mythology. In addition there are many short poems unpublished in his lifetime and extracts from his prose writings.

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A selection of song lyrics and poems from the long and influential career of one of the most acclaimed and admired poet-songwriters in the world. For more than half a century, Leonard Cohen’s music and poetry have made him an international cult figure, transcending genres and generations. Here is a fascinating cross-section of his work, including such legendary songs as ‘Suzanne’, ‘Sisters of Mercy’, ‘Bird on the Wire’, ‘Famous Blue Raincoat’ and ‘I’m Your Man’ and searingly memorable poems from many collections including Flowers for Hitler, Beautiful Losers and Death of a Lady’s Man. Encompassing the erotic and the melancholy, the sacred and the secular, the mystical and the sardonic, this volume showcases a writer of remarkable passion, humour and depth.

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