About Salmon Poetry
Salmon Poetry was established in 1981 with the publication of The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose, as an alternative voice in Irish literature. Since then over 300 volumes of poetry have been produced, and Salmon has become one of the most important publishers in the Irish literary world.
Salmon's catalogue includes initial works by Irish poets Rita Ann Higgins, Theo Dorgan, Moya Cannon, Mary O'Donnell, Eamonn Wall, Mary O'Malley, Eva Bourke, Kevin Higgins, Dave Lordan, Janice Fitzpatrick-Simmons and Gerard Donovan. Salmon has also published a range of international poets including Adrienne Rich, Ray Bradbury, Marvin Bell, Richard Tillinghast, Carol Ann Duffy, R.T. Smith, Linda McCarriston, Allan Peterson, Ron Houchin, Andrea Cohen, Philip Fried and Ben Howard. Salmon’s anthologies include In the Chair: Poets from the North of Ireland, ed. John Brown and The White Page: 20th Century Irish Women Poets, ed. Joan McBreen.
Featured Titles
 | Echoes of a River: Poems of New Orleans and Beyond by Gordon Walmsley Walmsley continues response to city of New Orleans in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. £10.00 |  | The Land of Give and Take by Tyler Farrell Tyler Farrell’s second collection of poems, a variety of characters appear as on a stage: teenagers and grandparents, priests and poets, the wise and the foolish. £10.00 |
 | A Taste for Hemlock by Michele Vassal A Taste for Hemlock chronicles a journey of mysticism and transmutation for French poet Michèle Vassal. £10.00 |  | Waking Dreams by Donna Potts The inspiration for Waking Dreams came from a question from the poet’s young son: “is my life a dream, and someday I’ll wake up and be in the real world?” £10.00 |
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Cliffs of Moher
County Clare
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