America250 has spotlighted the rich tradition of Irish and Irish-American poetry. In a blog post on the arts.gov website, A Poetic Pot of Gold: Celebrating Irish and Irish American Poetry, writer Aunye Boone offers a lyrical tribute.
The collection features excerpts from beloved poets of Ireland and the Irish diaspora. Readers will find William Butler Yeats dreaming of a quiet cabin on Innisfree, James Joyce evoking soft rain over Rahoon, and Eavan Boland reflecting on the hills “the colours of a child’s eyes.”
There are also modern perspectives, like Billy Collins’s wry observations in Irish Poetry and Colette Bryce’s poignant imagery in Helicopters.
Read the full America250 feature here: A Poetic Pot of Gold: Celebrating Irish and Irish American Poetry
IrishAmerica250.org 