These selected poems speak of friends and family and place and offer an insight into the changing face of Ireland over the course of the 20th century. Written by Limerick-born Steve Collins, they recall the Limerick of his childhood and the characters who made it such a rich and vibrant city. The book also contains poems written for family and friends and give an insight into the things that were important to him in his life - his music, his culture and religion, but most of all the people closest to him.