Overview
Illuminating the work of a writer whose achievement and influence is increasingly recognized as central to modern poetry in English, this record is a celebration of the diversity and vitality of Louis MacNeice’s writing. With contributions by fellow poets and critics—such as Neil Corcoran, Paul Farley, Leontia Flynn, Derek Mahon, Peter McDonald, and Clair Wills among others—it features a memoir by MacNeice’s son, the late Dan MacNeice, and various biographical accounts. More than a retrospective work of criticism, this compilation also offers insight into MacNeice’s complex political awareness and his ability to bring historical moments to life.Author Biography
Fran Brearton is a reader in English at Queen’s University and an assistant director of the Seamus Heaney Center for Poetry. She is author of The Great War in Irish Poetry and Reading Michael Longley. Edna Longley is a professor emerita at Queen’s University and one of the most influential critics writing on modern Irish and British poetry. She is the author of numerous books, including Gender and Irish Identity, Multiculturalism: The View from the Two Irelands, and Poetry and Posterity.
