Antoinette Quinn | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Dancing with Kitty Stobling is a poetic celebration of the centenary of Patrick Kavanagh's birth showcasing winners of the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award. This annual prize for a first collection of unpublished poems was inaugurated in 1971 and is still flourishing. Winners include Eilean Ni Chuillenain, Paul Durcan, Aidan Matthews, Thomas McCarthy, Michael Coady, Harry Clifton, Peter Sirr, Pat Boran and, in more recent years, Conor O'Callaghan, Sinead Morrissey and Joseph Woods. Poems in the anthology have been chosen by the poets themselves and are accompanied by a biographical note and photograph of each poet. Spanning a period of over thirty years, this anthology demonstrates a lively and enduring tradition in Irish literature and is an opportunity to read old favourites and encounter new voices.