The range of poems in Massacre of the Birds moves from an encounter with water creatures in ‘Hanging House in a Canal’ to the appearance of a satyr in O’Donnell’s back garden in ‘Muse.’ Mythic nature abounds, but wake-up calls to social denial also appear.

This illuminating landmark study situates Kavanagh's life and writings squarely in the tradition of Christian mysticism, exploring how his intensely earthly poems celebrate the divine "in the bits and pieces of the everyday."

A highly unusual book, in that the seven parts were written by seven different authors, with the reader left guessing which author may have written which section.

An anthology of poetry that offers five translations from ten Galician women poets.