Here is a treasure trove of Irish poetry for children. A wide and startling selection of poem; classic and contemporary. All the great names associated with Irish poetry here; from the past, Oliver Goldsmith, Jonathan Swift, Lady Gregory, James Stephens, Patrick Kavanagh, WB Yeats; to the present, Seamus Heaney, Matthew Sweeney, Brendan Kennelly, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Eavan Boland – and some delightful surprises too! Readers young and old will be captivated by this original collection selected by Irish poet and children's novelist Shaun Traynor.