Collected Poems

by Michael Hartnett, Peter Fallon (Editor)

Michael Hartnett (1941-1999) had a distinguished and highly respected career in his native Ireland. Even before the publication of his 1968 collection with the Dolmen Press, Anatomy of a Cliche, his poems earned critical esteem and, in time, they were recognized by the Irish Poetry Prize in 1980, a Poetry Ireland Choice in 1987, and awards from the Irish-American Cultural Institute and the American Ireland Fund. He was a member of Ireland's distinguished arts academy, Aosdana. From brief early lyrics to more extended meditations, and including a number of unpublished gems, this collection represents forty years of coruscating art.

Genres: Poetry, Ireland

255 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Michael Hartnett (Irish: Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide) was an Irish poet who wrote in both English and Irish. He was one of the most significant voices in late 20th-century Irish writing and has been called "Munster's de facto poet laureate".

Reviews

[Stijnstreuvels]

Michael Hartnett's early death was immensely sad. Returning to his poetry now I find I'm especially impressed by his 1970s writing - A Farewell to English in particular - and his growing sense of continuity from older poets.

[Free Press Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Michael Hartnett almost as much as Yeats. His series in this collection, Anatomy of a Cliche, is my favorite.