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Gerald Dawe
From the upheaval of the 1916 Rising to the Spanish Civil War, to the horrors of WW2, Earth Voices Whispering gathers together a wide range of voices that charts the…
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Gerald Dawe presents an accessible view of modern Irish literature, filtered perceptively through his own distinctive lens, and raises important questions about cultural belonging, the commercialisation of contemporary writing, and…
Eloquent collection of essays by Belfast-born poet, written over four decades, exploring Northern Irish Protestant identity.
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A City Imagined is a paean to the city of Belfast and its writers. Written in his highly regarded wry and lyrical style, Dawe’s memoir sketches the outlines of his…
Of War and War’s Alarms is a unique study of war and revolution and their impact on the writing lives of Irish poets and novelists from WW1 and the Easter…
The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets offers a fascinating introduction to Irish poetry from the seventeenth century to the present. Each chapter gives an overview of a poet’s work and…
In Another World is a unique trip through Belfast, mapped into the mystic through the timeless music of Van ‘the Man’ Morrison. The aptly soulful and inventive prose stems from…
Looking Through You: Northern Chronicles, the sequel to renowned Belfast poet and author Gerald Dawe's critically acclaimed In Another World: Van Morrison & Belfast, is the evocative record of the…
Balancing Acts gathers together conversations between poet Gerald Dawe and a wide cast of interlocutors between 1995 and 2020. Memory, for Dawe, is 'not just about the past' but involves…
This collection of essays and reviews by one of Ireland’s leading poets and critics moves from assessments of the work of individual poets’ work to explorations of broader themes and…
Northern Windows/ Southern Stars is a valuable, accessible and thought-provoking gathering of essays by the distinguished Irish poet and Professor Emeritus, Gerald Dawe.
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In this vibrant and accessible sequence of readings, Gerald Dawe explores the meaning of home in the work of Irish writers, including W. B. Yeats, Sean O'Casey, Derek Mahon and…
Politic Words reflects five decades of Gerald Dawe writing about and discussing Irish literature, both inside the university classroom and in various literary and academic forums.
This collection brings together the best of Northern Irish playwright Stewart Parker’s literary prose and journalism. These writings showcase his anticipation and knowledge of the changing cultural conditions of theater…
This groundbreaking collection examines popular and literary culture in the 1950s through the lens of postwar Ireland, from Samuel Beckett to Elvis Presley and Movement poetry to bestselling science fiction…
Salvatore Quasimodo
Salvatore Quasimodo was born-and lived-through historical tragedies which impressed his mind for ever. What one hears in his lines are the tears of mankind and its wail. This work presents…
Ethna MacCarthy
Ethna MacCarthy (1903-59) was a Scholar and a First-Class Moderator at Trinity College Dublin where she taught languages in the thirties and forties before studying medicine. Perhaps best known to…
Tom Dawe
***CANADIAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION POETRY AWARD WINNER***
***E.J. PRATT POETRY AWARD FINALIST***
Where Genesis Begins is a collaboration of two of Newfoundland’s foremost artists: Tom Dawe, a profoundly visual poet, and…
Gerald Vizenor is arguably the most prolific Native American writer and critic of the past four decades. This volume casts new light on central concepts of trickster poetics, survivance, and…
