The Wolfhound Book of Irish Poems for Young People

The poet's eye shares with the child's eye clarity, freshness and accuracy. These are all qualities we associate with Irish poetry, and here are Irish poems, some thousands of years old, many by poets of our time. Farmers, scholars, housewives, tradesmen, all have their say.Poetry opens our minds to the world about us. We look at ordinary things and discover they are extraordinary. Poetry makes us think and wonder. Think and wonder about places, legends, history and, above all, people of every kind.