Hosted by The School of English, Trinity College Dublin Date: Thursday February 20th 2025 7:30 – 9 pm Location: Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin In this reading, Paul Muldoon offers a brief survey of Irish history from earliest times to the present day through the prism of his own work. This is a free event […]
Call for Nominations | Ireland Professor of Poetry 2025 – 2028
Professor Paul Muldoon will complete his term as Ireland Professor of Poetry in October 2025 and the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust now invites nominations to fill this prestigious role. The Ireland Chair of Poetry was established by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Queen’s […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Pamphlet Series | Winning Submissions Announcement
The Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce the winning submissions for the Ireland Chair of Poetry Pamphlet Series 2025. Ben Keatinge and Rafael Mendes will each have their first volumes published by The Ireland Chair of Poetry in partnership with HOWL New Irish Writing in the Spring. The Trustees congratulate […]
Paul Muldoon Spring Series 2025
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to welcome the Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paul Muldoon, back to Irish shores in 2025, where he will be based at University College Dublin for the Spring semester. From January 22nd until April 16th he will host a series of discussions entitled How to Read a Poem. […]
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Pamphlet Series, Call Out for Submissions
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust, in partnership with HOWL New Irish Writing, is delighted to announce a new project that will showcase the ubiquitous talent of Ireland’s emerging poets. Poets who have not yet published a pamphlet or collection will be invited to submit a sample of their work of between twelve and twenty […]
Michael Longley Reading
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to host a poetry reading by Professor Michael Longley in the Great Hall, Queen’s University, on Wednesday 11 September 2024 at 7 pm. The reading will mark the publication by Jonathan Cape of Michael Longley’s Ash Keys: New Selected Poems and it will be introduced by Professor […]
An Attempt at Re-Exhausting a Place in Paris, by Dane Holt, ICOP Travel Award Winner 2023
Dane Holt’s recent travels to Paris, as part of his ICOP Travel Award 2023, illustrate the opportunity offered by this bursary to develop and explore topics of personal artistic interest. This Travel Award allowed Dane to visit Place Saint-Sulpice, and to sit where Georges Perec had sat in 1974, when he was writing ‘An Attempt […]
2024 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary is awarded to Scott McKendry
The Trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce Scott McKendry as the recipient of the 2024 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary. Scott 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 Trustees […]
Susannah Dickey announced as the winner of the Ireland Chair of Poetry 2024 Travel Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to announce Susannah Dickey as the recipient of the 2024 Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. Susannah will receive an award of £2,000 to facilitate her journey to Prague to engage with the work of David Černý. Commenting on this year’s Travel Award the adjudication panel, comprised of […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust Announce Winners of the 2024 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Student Award. Now in its fifth 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: Kali Joy Cramer Ruby Eastwood Kate Morgan Judy […]