The Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce James Conor Patterson as the recipient of the 2025 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary. James was nominated by the Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paul Muldoon, and the Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust confirmed the nomination. Commenting on their selection, the […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry and HOWL New Irish Writing are delighted to announce the official launch date of Waiting for Goran at the Broz Café by Ben Keatinge and The Migrant Dictionary by Rafael Mendes on Thurs 29th May in Bestseller, Dawson Street, at 6pm. This is a free event but seating is limited […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to announce Jessamine O’Connor as the recipient of the 2025 Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. Jessamine will receive an award of £2,000 to facilitate her travels to Le Harve to collaborate with musician and composer Thomas Drouard. Commenting on this year’s Travel Award the Trustees had this […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Student Award. Now in its sixth year, the Student Award is an initiative encouraging the writing of poetry within the three universities that support the Trust. The Trust has awarded the following students: Lexie Ashcroft Finola Cahill Anne Marie Dunne Olivia […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry and HOWL New Irish Writing are delighted to launch the cover reveal and pre-orders of the winning pamphlets of Ben Keatinge and Rafael Mendes. ‘The two chosen manuscripts use the scope of the pamphlet deftly. Through interconnected poems, they reach beyond Ireland to explore – both explicitly and implicitly – […]
Spend an hour in the company of two of Ireland’s most extraordinary writers as they discuss poetry, prose and the craft of writing. Venue: The Trapdoor Theatre, Arts Block, UCD Campus Date and time: Thursday 10th April at 1pm Paul Muldoon is a Pulitzer prize-winning poet. Described as ‘the most significant English-language poet born since […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust would like to extend the deadline for the Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Awards 2025. The deadline is now Wednesday 26th March at 12 noon. This award is open to Masters students studying for Master’s degrees in Creative Writing or Poetry in Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, or […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2025 Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. The Travel Award was established to assist poets in their creative development and specifically to help realise a project requiring travel within or outside Ireland and offers an award of £2,000 to do […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2025 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Award. Now in its sixth year, the award was created to encourage and assist students who are pursuing Master’s degrees in Creative Writing or Poetry. This award is open to Masters students studying for […]
With deep respect and admiration, the Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry would like to share the Eulogy of Professor Michael Longley, whose passing marks the loss of a truly remarkable voice in literature. Delivered by Professor Fran Brearton at All Souls Church, Belfast, on 1st February 2025, this tribute reflects on Michael Longley’s […]