Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

With these relatively short poems, you'll understand why poets are peerless when it comes to putting our deepest emotions ...

Limerick poems follow repeated patterns ... and make sure the last word rhymes with other words. If you're stuck, you can ...

We Irish are nothing if not poets. Here is a selection of the best Irish poems and songs that show off Ireland's spectacular way with words and fill us with pride in being Irish.