The Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce Jane Clarke as the recipient of the 2022 Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. Jane will receive an award of £2,000 to facilitate her journey to the Lake District. Commenting on her award Jane had this to say: ‘I’m delighted and honoured to accept the Ireland […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Announce Winners of the 2022 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry 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 awarded the following students: Eoghan Totten (QUB)Elizabeth Oxley (TCD)Kate Lawlor (UCD)Viviana Fiorentino […]
2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Awarded to Jessica McKinney
The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce Jessica McKinney as the recipient of the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary. Jessica was nominated by Ireland Professor of Poetry Frank Ormsby and the nomination was unanimously confirmed by the trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust. The Ireland Chair of […]
‘Poetry of the ‘Troubles’ Revisited’ Lecture Now Available to View Online
The Ireland Chair of Poetry and Trinity College Dublin are delighted to present ‘Poetry of the ‘Troubles’ Revisited’, a lecture by Professor Frank Ormsby. Professor Ormby’s second lecture as Ireland Professor of Poetry took place in front of a small, socially distanced audience, inside the Saloon of the Provost’s House, at Trinity College Dublin. The recorded […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry opens call for 2022 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2022 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Award. Now in its fourth 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 studying […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry opens call for 2022 Travel Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2022 Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. The Travel Award was established in order 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 […]
Nominations requested for Ireland Chair of Poetry
Professor Frank Ormsby will complete his term as Ireland Professor of Poetry in October 2022 and the Ireland Chair of Poetry 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 University […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Announce Winners of the 2021 Project Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry 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 a […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Announce Winners of the 2021 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry 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 Redmond […]
‘The Honest Ulsterman Revisited’ Lecture Available to View Online
The Ireland Chair of Poetry 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 distanced […]