Description:
This is the first major anthology of Irish American poetry. It breaks new ground in the field of Irish American literary scholarship by collecting for the first time the work of over two hundred Irish American poets, as well as other American poets whose work enjoins Irish American themes.
Brief description:
Daniel Tobin is professor and interim dean of the School of Arts at Emerson College. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present (University of Notre Dame Press, 2008).
Review Quotes:
"Tobin as editor reaches beyond ethnic boundaries to capture a deeper and universal sense of freedom and exile. These poets, not all Irish or Irish-American, feel deeply the trauma of history." --Multicultural Review