Some years ago, when Conor O'Callaghan was poet-in-residence in the School of English at UCD, the Arts Council provided support for poets from the wider community who wanted to attend the workshops he was running in UCD. The group of poets which came together at that time stayed together after Conor's time at UCD came to an end and became known, in time, as `The Thornfield Poets'. This anthology features poems by members of this long-standing writers' workshop.