Poems of the Irish People celebrates the poetic heritage of the Emerald Isle with more than 50 classic poems about Ireland's people, history, character, and myths and legends. Its contributors include William Butler Yeats, William Allingham, and other well-known Irish poets. Poems of the Irish People is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an elegantly designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging.