Author Description

This anthology admirably returns to modern Irish women some of their literary birthright"" - Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. Features the works of Katherine Tynan, Susan Mitchell, Dora Sigerson Shorter, Ethna Carberry, Eva Gore Booth, and Nora Hopper Chesson - compelling evidence that Irish women's poetry did not begin in the 60s. While the work of these six poets often faithfully reflects the prevailing themes and styles of the Celtic Twilight, the best of these writers developed strong, individual voices that also explore subjects both pioneering and revolutionary in their frank femininity.