Road to Ballyvaughan

The collected Ireland poems by one of the most celebrated Irish-American lyric poets. Organized according to six geographical areas, each section introduced by a color photo. "There's a clean, lively language at work here, full of fine words clearly relished, while those poems lodged in Irish landscapes, both physical and literary, shine with the virtue of authenticity: they see, feel and communicate what's actually there, what's been experienced with sharp eye, responsive ear, imaginative understanding. Powered by such energies, Staying Blue stays satisfyingly alive from start to finish." - Eamon Grennan