Title:
The harp and the loon anthology : literary bridges between Ireland and Minnesota / edited by Tracie Loeffler and Patrick O'Donnell.
ISBN:
9780996775205
Publication Information:
Saint Paul, Minnesota : Celtic Collaborative Press, 2015.
Physical Description:
215 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Introduction / Patrick O'Donnell -- Excerpt from Minnesota's oldest murder mystery : the case of Edward Phalen : St. Paul's unsaintly pioneer / Garry Brueggeman Nonfiction -- Excerpt from Sword of the banshee / Amanda Hughes Fiction -- Excerpt from Get up your Irish! (Forgetting Irish) / Natalie Nugent O'Shea Drama -- Irish American Club ; Katie Murphy / Patrick J. Hill Poetry -- Minnesota's Irish writers / James S. Rogers Nonfiction -- Public dream kingdom of two private Irishmen : Guthrie and Dowling ; Ironic meetings of ghosts at the Irish Fair of Minnesota ; Cure : a little sip of French wine / Patrick O'Donnell Nonfiction/Drama -- Deora Dé ; Eastern standard time 9-11-01 ; Still-life on Inisheer ; Driving the Coast Road to Dingle ; Going back / Ethna McKiernan Poetry -- St. Paul to Galway : the story of a highland gurrier / Tom Dahill Nonfiction -- Shinny / Paddy O'Brien Nonfiction -- Leaving / David O'Sullivan Nonfiction -- Easter Thursday ; Righteous rebels ; Leaving ; Bury me deep / Eddie Owens Nonfiction/Poetry -- Bones of Santa Claus ; Farewell to Ballyshanny ; Paddy's trip to Hell (The omnium song) ; Dickens in Dublin / Bill Watkins Poetry and song -- Excerpt from Lake of sorrows / Erin Hart Fiction -- Excerpt from Last shot / Mike Faricy Fiction -- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch / John Dingley Fiction -- Postscript : Europa / Tracie Loeffler Nonfiction -- Last rites / Bridget Murphy Nonfiction -- Payments due ; A gentleman's invitation / Carol Connolly Poetry.
Summary:
"... showcases eighteen authors whose works span the various forms of poetry and song; drama and comic sketch; essay, memoir and autobiography; fiction and humorous tale. Whether they are Irish-born, Irish-American, or simply friends of Ireland through travel, marriage, or artistry, these writers explore the perennially fascinating question of the links between Minnesota and Ireland."--Page 4 of cover.
OCLC Number:
ocn936340953
Availability:
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