The Dolmen Press, which operated under the guiding hand of Liam Miller from 1951 to 1987, was a beacon in a dark time for Irish publishing and occupies a central position in the story of Irish poetry after Yeats. This collection of essays, edited by the scholar and poet Maurice Harmon, is a testament to the achievement of Dolmen from the hands of the people who were closest to the Press.

Including essays from:

• Rory Brennan
• Terence Browne
• Liam Browne
• John Calder Raymond
• Nuala Gunn
• Maurice Harmon
• Jarlath Hayes
• John V. Kelleher
• Thomas Kinsella
• Louis le Brocquy
• John Montague
• Thomas Dillon Redshaw
• Bernard Share
• Plus interviews with Liam Miller by Kevin Casey and Andy O’Mahony.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MAURICE HARMON, is Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at University College Dublin.