Selected Poems: Seán Ó Ríordáin

Frank Sewell (Editor)

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Abstract

The first bilingual volume of poems by leading Irish twentieth-century poet Seán Ó Ríordáin
In the mid-twentieth century, a new generation of poets writing in Irish emerged, led by the young Seán Ó Ríordáin, among others. Ó Ríordáin’s work has stood the test of time well, and he continues to engage today’s Irish readers and writers. This well-rounded selection of poems brings most of Ó Ríordáin’s works to English-language readers for the first time. The poems appear in their original Irish alongside English translations by some of Ireland's leading poets. Also included for the first time in English is Ó Ríordáin’s essay What Is Poetry?, considered an extraordinary touchstone of critical insight for poets and literary commentators.

The volume reflects Ó Ríordáin’s seven main concerns: poetry and its place in the artist’s life; the plural self; the relationship between the individual and society; gender relations; the nature of animals; Ireland, its language and culture; and mortality.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherYale University Press
Number of pages288
ISBN (Print)9780300190588
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 11 Feb 2014

Publication series

NameMargellos World Republic of Letters

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    Translated title of the contribution: Máirtín Ó Direáin: Selected PoemsÓ Direáin, M., Sewell, F. (ed.) & Sewell, F. (Translator), 19 Oct 2018, An Spidéal, Co. na Gaillimhe, Éire: Cló Iar-Chonnacht. 307 p.

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