Éiríonn le haistritheoir fánach a phearsantacht fílíochta nó prós féin a leagadh chomh héirimiúil ar a shaothar aistriúchán go mbíonn an toradh ina rud suaithinseach sa mhéid gur scáil é ar an cháilíocht gan bheith ina ghlanaistriú ar an mbun-ábhar.
Sean O Riordain (1916-77) was the most important Irish-language poet of modern times. He revitalised poetry in Irish, combining the world of Irish literature with that of modern English and European literature. His poems address 'the nature of human existence and the place of the individual in a universe without meaning' (Gearoid Denvir).
Finely crafted and ethically charged, Ciarán O’Rourke’s third collection of poetry, Prophetstown, blends lyric power and searching sensitivity in its examination of the conflicts and contradictions of twenty-first-century civilization. O’Rourke casts an unflinching eye over the devastations of recent history, even as he celebrates the capacities and solaces of the poetic vocation itself.
Adapted for the stage by the author, The Country Girls, the play, is a highly theatrical and free-flowing telling of this classic coming of age story.This new edition of The Country Girls was published to coincide with its UK premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre in June 2017.