A stunning collection of poetry exploring Irish identity, tradition, and modernity.M?irt?n ? Dire?in, an acclaimed Irish-language poet, grapples with the tension between rural island life and urban existence. Born on the Aran Islands and later working in Dublin, his poems reflect this dichotomy. Frank Sewell highlights ? Dire?in's focus on the conflict between tradition and modernity, his preference for rural values, and his anti-imperialist internationalism.
These simple yet profound poems delve into the dilemmas of a poet navigating a minority language and traditional culture in a rapidly changing world. Experience the beauty of ? Dire?in's verse, translated and edited by Frank Sewell, and discover the heart of Irish identity.
Often called “Ireland’s unacknowledged poet laureate,”Máirtín Ó Direáin(1910–1988) was one of the foremost poets of the Irish language in the 20th century. Born and raised on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands, he grew up speaking Irish only. He later lived in Galway and Dublin and worked as a civil servant. His poetry often deals with the tension between the rural and the urban, the traditional and the modern, and though deeply rooted in the Gaelic tradition, shows influence from wider European writers.Dr Frank Sewell'sPhD research into the poetry of Máirtín Ó Direáin, Seán Ó Ríordáin, Cathal Ó Searcaigh, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was published as a monograph by Oxford University Press:Modern Irish Poetry: A New Alhambra(Oxford: OUP, 2000). Since then he has continued to write chapters and essays on the 'dual tradition' of twentieth-century Irish poetry in both English and Irish, including studies of work by Gabriel Rosenstock and Ciaran Carson. Other publications include translations of Irish poetry and short stories, Japanese poetry, and also originallc_
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