Lessons in a disciplined creative process

Imagination in the Classroom Teaching and Learning Creative Writing in Ireland

**Edited by** Anne Fogarty, Ellis Ni Dhuibhne and Eibhear Walshe

**Four Courts Press,** €45

**Reviewed by** Joanne Hayden

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Despite its strong literary tradition, Ireland came late to the discipline of creative writing. Unlike their American counterparts, 20th century Irish writers did not, in the main, have the option of honing their craft within an academic setting.

But in a relatively short ...