Joan McBreen

The Watchful Heart Joan McBreen

Poems and essays from 24 leading contemporary Irish poets (born after 1959) who have published at least two poetry collections. A selection of Ireland's most influential poets. The contributors are: Paul Perry, Joseph Woods, John McAuliffe, Justin Quinn, David Wheatley, Peter Sirr, Pat Boran, Alan Gillis, Kevin Higgins, Patrick Chapman, Damian Smyth, Gearoid McLoughlin, John O'Donnell, Louis DePaor, Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Eileen Sheehan, Mary O'Donoghue, Mary Branley, Kate Newmann, Cherry Smyth, Mary Montague, Leontia Flynn, Margaret Galvin, and Anne Fitzgerald. ""There are some true gems in this eclectic and varied collection."" Irish America Magazine ""This is a well-edited and a most inclusive volume that draws together poets of disparate voices, attitudes, and aesthetics.""-Irish Literary Supplement