The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce the establishment of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Prize, to encourage and assist students who are pursuing Masters degrees in Creative Writing or in Poetry. This Prize, is is open to Masters students studying for degrees in Creative Writing or in Poetry in Queen’s University […]
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Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award
The Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry look forward to receiving applications for this year’s ‘Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award’. The Trust established this award two years ago in order to encourage and assist poets in their creative development and have been delighted to make awards to Maureen Boyle and Andrew Eaton. This […]
Announcement of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award to Andrew Eaton
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to announce that Andrew Eaton will be the second recipient of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. Andrew, a Belfast-based poet who studied in both Missouri State University in the U. S. A. and St. Andrews in Scotland before undertaking a Ph.D in Creative Writing (poetry) […]
I have my people and they are waiting: Who are the readers of poetry?”
The Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will repeat her annual lecture entitled ”I have my people and they are waiting: Who are the readers of poetry?” in the Brian Friel Theatre, 20 University Square, Queen’s University Belfast, on Thursday 22nd March at 7.30pm. To RSVP please contact Niamh McCabe by email at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com
Annual lecture by Ireland Professor of Poetry Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin on Wednesday 14th March
The Ireland Professor of Poetry,Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will give her annual lecture entitled ”I have my people and they are waiting: Who are the readers of poetry?” in the Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, on Wednesday 14th March at 7.30pm. To RSVP please contact Niamh McCabe by email at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com
Applications open for Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award
The Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry look forward to receiving applications for this year’s ‘Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award’. The Trust established this award last year in order to encourage and assist poets in their creative development. This award offers £2,000 to one recipient to help realise a project requiring travel within […]
Reading by the Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
The Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will be reading from her own work in Theatre 1, Newman Building, UCD, Belfield at 7pm on Wednesday 7th February. Please RSVP to irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com
Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary 2017
The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry recently named Natasha Cuddington as the recipient of the 2017 Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary. The poet was nominated by the Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, and her nomination was welcomed and confirmed by the trustees of the Board of the Ireland Chair of Poetry at […]
Launch of publication of the Ireland Chair of Poetry lectures of John Montague, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Paul Durcan
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce the launch of the Ireland Chair of Poetry lectures of John Montague, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Paul Durcan. “The Bag Apron” by John Montague “Cead Isteach” by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill “Three European Poets” by Paul Durcan The launch will take place at 6pm in the Royal […]
Announcement of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award to Maureen Boyle
The Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin had the pleasure of announcing Maureen Boyle as the recipient of the first Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award at her recent lecture in University College Dublin. Maureen, a County Tyrone native originally studied English at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with a B.A in 1984, and more recently an M.A. […]