One of the major poets of modern Ireland, Cathal O Searcaigh has made a huge contribution to the range and scope of Irish language literature over the past four decades. This volume, drawn from six ground-breaking collections published over the past fifteen years, testifies to his lyrical genius and his enduring importance at the very heart of what is happening in Gaelic literature today.

Maiden Names won the Patrick Kavanagh Award for Poetry. It was a book of the year selection in both the Guardian and the Irish Times and was shortlisted for the Pigott Poetry Prize.

Through critical and creative responses, Eavan Boland: Inside History takes a fresh look at Boland's influence as a poet and critic for the twenty-first century. The essays, poems, and interviews gathered here provide a new frame for critically engaging with Boland's work, one that crosses continental and aesthetic boundaries.

In this collection, historians and activists pay tribute to Hackett by bringing to light the little known history of Irish women's political, militant, and trade union activism.

In Herbert's collection, twin sisters share an uneasy reunion in a spa hotel, as secrets bubble up between them; an aging farmer wakes to an empty day, filled only with the sour legacy of betrayal; and a young woman makes a startling bid for freedom with Freddie Mercury's golden voice ringing in her ears.

Poet Stephen James Smith's sympathies lie with the addicted and the convicted, often responding to what he finds on life's margins. His sharp-edged forceful language derives from his gifts as a performance poet and his fearlessness in looking into the eye of his subject matter.

Farrelly's collection introduces us to an intriguing range of 21st century Irish characters. A young woman rents a room in the home of an eccentric photographer; a poet attends a party at his girlfriend's family home to find that the invite was made with nefarious intention; and a husband is outraged to discover that his wife is posing at a life drawing class.