Professor Frank Ormsby will complete his term as Ireland Professor of Poetry in October 2022 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 Trust Announce Winners of the 2021 Project Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Project Award. The Project Award was established in order to assist poets in their creative development and specifically to help realise a project of imagination. Given the incredibly high standard of submissions, the adjudication panel decided to award three poets […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust Announce Winners of the 2021 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Student Award. Now in its third year, the Student Award is an initiative encouraging the writing of poetry within the three universities that support the Trust. The Trust has decided to award the following students: Saakshi Patel (QUB)Caitlin Phenix (QUB)Clifton […]
‘The Honest Ulsterman Revisited’ Lecture Available to View Online
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust and the Seamus Heaney Centre are delighted to present ‘The Honest Ulsterman Revisited’, a lecture by Professor Frank Ormsby. Originally scheduled for March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic, Professor Ormby’s first lecture as Ireland Chair of Poetry took place this year, in front of a small, socially […]
2020 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Awarded to Padraig Regan
The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce that Padriag Regan is the recipient of the 2020 Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary. The poet was nominated by Ireland Professor of Poetry Frank Ormsby and the nomination was unanimously confirmed by the trustees of the Board of the Ireland Chair of Poetry. […]
2019 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Awarded to Nicholas McLachlan
The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce that Nicholas McLachlan is the recipient of the 2019 Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary. The poet was nominated by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, selected as the recipient for the final year of her term, and the nomination was welcomed and […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust opens call for the 2021 Project Awards
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Awards. The Project Awards have been established in order to assist poets in their creative development and specifically to help realise projects of imagination. A total of two prizes will be awarded, should […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust opens call for the 2021 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Award. Now in its third year the award was created to encourage and assist students who are pursuing Masters degrees in Creative Writing or in Poetry. This award is open to Masters students […]
Hold Open the Door: A Commemorative Anthology from the Ireland Chair of Poetry Available to Order
Hold Open the Door is a fascinating exploration of the meaning of influence and originality. It takes us to the places poetry comes from, places where invisible voices whang and whizz through the air, the wild exchanges between readers, writers, collaborators across the arts. Through the intimacy of formal teaching, the obliquity of the chance […]
Manuela Moser announced as winner of the Ireland Chair of Poetry 2020 Travel Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to announce that Manuela Moser will be the fourth recipient of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. Commenting on this year’s Travel Award the adjudication panel, comprised of the Trustees together with the current Ireland Chair of Poetry, Professor Frank Ormsby, had this to say: “We […]