Deals with the poetry of contemporary migration, a topic of increasing critical attention
Addresses the work of several contemporary Irish poets whose work has not been subject to extensive academic study to date

Appeals to scholars in the areas of both memory studies and migration studies

Autorentext

Ailbhe McDaid is Busteed Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, UK. She has published widely on a variety of subjects, including digital literature, migration, popular culture, literature in the Irish language, and contemporary poetry.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1. American Highways.- 2. Alternative Cartographies.- 3. Memory Spaces .- 4. Wandering Songs.- 5. Technologies of Distance.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.