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Specially
designed to help young people understand and enjoy Irish poetry, the Study
Ireland: Poetry site from BBC Northern Ireland presents twelve poems by
Irish authors.
The poets include Seamus Heaney (right), Ciaran Carson, Elaine Gaston,
Michael Longley, Medbh McGuckian, Eilish Martin, and Paul Muldoon.
Audio files, suggestions for literary discussion, and comments from the
poets themselves are all included on the site.
The website contains audio and video clips from the programmes and teacher's
notes.
A student may learn about the authors and read their poems online through
the site.