A Treasury of Irish Verse

Ireland is a country rich and deep in literary heritage. But it is in poetry that the full breath and depth of that heritage has been best explored. ""A Treasury of Irish Verse"" captures all that is best in Irish poetry. It features poems of passion, despair, hope and beauty by a wide range of Irish poets - James Clarence Mangan, W.B. Yeats, Louis MacNeice, Patrick Kavanagh, Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan and many others. On every page, words and carefully chosen full-color illustrations complement each other and capture the unique character of the Irish. This a perfect gift book for those who hold Ireland in their affections.