Plays & Poetry

Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2015 and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 2015, this book examines the experience of race and racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination and prejudice, which has impacted the lives of Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Mark Duggan and others.

Anne Rath, born in Wexford and now residing in Cork, transitioned from a decade of teaching to pursue academic studies at Harvard University, where she earned both Master’s and doctoral degrees. As a UCC lecturer, her research on reflective practice appears in various academic journals.

Avidya is a political and a spiritual collection shaped by myth and philosophy, and by Sri Lankan as well as global crises. It is also a book about the forms of strength and fear that parents pass on to their children. These poems emerged from journeys of personal significance, and out of a migrant sensibility tied to three different countries.

Burning Season is a book about fire and survival, climate change and nature's defiance. Yvonne Reddick's first book-length collection combines poems with nature diaries and lyric essays to trace an intriguing family history in the oil industry.

In this delightful collection, some of Ireland's most celebrated writers capture the joy and pain of romantic love. Featuring Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, George 'AE' Russell and Ethna Carbery, Thomas Moore and Lady Gregory, Jonathan Swift, J.M. Synge and many more.

The powerful debut poetry collection from Catherine Redford exploring young widowhood

This comprehensive, accessible introduction to Martin McDonagh outlines his body of work, the key critical contexts for understanding and exploring his career, analysis of productions, and includes an exclusive interview with the director of his most recent stage work.

A collection of poetry which draws on a lifetime of experience and makes a direct appeal to the readers senses. It reflects the changes that are happening within the author's own world and the world as a whole.