Roisin Kelly's Mercy is an attempt to reconcile her Irish Catholic background with her pagan heritage, transcending the limits of a world in which everything is connected. Both intimate and political, this powerful debut collection combines a passionate exploration of self with an awestruck confrontation of wilderness. Roisin Kelly lives in Cork.
A powerful debut compelled by questions of borders and displacement. In one story I stay in that city forever, in one I board, and in another I am still waiting. I am daybreak; In doing so, Kuta Kelly explores the loss and displacement - the fracture of identity - necessitated by personal and political turmoil.
When friend Danny steals a tenner and Dad stands for the local council, it's only the start of a turbulent term for Tyke Tiler. This title contains activities to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students meet its objectives. It includes work on Speaking and Listening, text analysis, and the structure of playscripts.
Familiar Strangers is Brendan Kennelly's own selection from over 20 poetry books written over five decades. This landmark volume replaces his earlier selections A Time for Voices, Breathing Spaces and Begin.