Irish Poetry after Yeats: From Montague to Mahon

Facilitator: Charles Fanning

Since the success of the writers of the “Irish Renaissance,” including Nobel laureate W. B. Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poetry has continued to thrive. This course continues a survey of poetry in Irish (in translation) and English since the 1930s. This term’s focus is poets who flourished through the 1970s and 1980s. They include John Montague (1929-2016), Thomas Kinsella (1928-2021), Eavan Boland (1944-2020), Eilean Ni Chuilleanain (b. 1942), and Derek Mahon (1941-2020).

Textbooks:
– The Faber Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry, Paul Muldoon, ed., ISBN ‎978-0571137619 – Note: this book is out of print but readily available used
– Outside History: Selected Poems 1980-1990, Eavan Boland, ISBN 978-0393308228
– Collected Poems, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, ISBN 978-1930630963

Weekday	Dates	Time	Format	Cost	Registration
Tuesdays	April 2 – May 21, 2024	10 am – Noon	In-Person WashU West Campus	$160	REGISTER Registration opens March 7