Established and best-selling poetry anthology for Leaving Certificate Higher Level English 

Poetry Focus 2026

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 and examiners MARTIN KIERAN and FRANCES ROCKS

DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ACHIEVING TOP MARKS in the 2026 exam

Poetry Focus 2026 – Leaving Certificate Higher Level English

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 (updated in line with the latest SEC questions), 

full essays, plans, marking scheme guidelines

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Well-organised study notes allow students to develop their own individual responses and enhance their skills in critical literacy.

 Listen to Seamus Heaney, Paula Meehan and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin read a selection of their prescribed poems

 called ‘Developing your personal response’.

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Arena - T.S. Eliot - Part 1 (BBC)

Sample Investigation Further 

T.S. Eliot 
The Love song of J Alfred Prufrock

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T.S. Eliot

Sample Developing Your Personal Response

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Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks are experienced teachers and examiners who have written several Leaving Certificate English textbooks, including 

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