Happy Poetry Day Ireland! Annie Mac reads Jessica Traynor Now in its ninth year, Poetry Day Ireland is an annual island-wide celebration of poetry which invites the nation to read, write, and share a … Poetry • 27 Apr
Turn Again by Ciaran Carson - RTÉ lyric fm for Poetry Day Ireland This year RTÉ lyric fm will broadcast six specially chosen poems to mark Poetry Day Ireland - listen to Turn Again by Ciaran Carson... Books • 28 Apr 21
Poetry Day Ireland: At Dusk by Moya Cannon As part of Poetry Day Ireland, we're pleased to present At Dusk by Moya Cannon, in association with Poetry Ireland. Poetry Day Ireland • 30 Apr 20
Poetry Day Ireland: A Moving House by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin As part of Poetry Day Ireland, we present 'A Moving House' by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, an autiobiographical essay from the famed Irish post on her … Poetry Day Ireland • 30 Apr 20
Poetry Day Ireland: Possibility by Dermot Bolger For Poetry Day Ireland, we're pleased to present Possibility by Dermot Bolger, in association with Poetry Ireland Poetry Day Ireland • 30 Apr 20
Tongues of Fire - poet Sean Hewitt on his debut collection Via RTÉ Arena on RTÉ Radio 1: Tongues of Fire is the debut collection from the poet Sean Hewitt... RTÉ Arena • 30 Apr 20
Poetry Day Ireland: Peter Sirr interviewed by Ailbhe Darcy As part of the Poetry Day Ireland celebrations, we present a comprehensive interview with former Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award and Michael Hartnett Award winner Peter … Poetry Day Ireland • 30 Apr 20
Ireland Performs unveils Poetry Day Ireland programme Culture Ireland have announced a special event for Poetry Day Ireland, as part of their Ireland Performs series. Poetry Day Ireland • 29 Apr 20
Further details for Poetry Day Ireland announced A number of special events to mark Poetry Day have been announced for the first-ever digital/virtual version of the festival. Poetry • 27 Apr 20
Poetry Day in Ireland to become a virtual festival for 2020 Poetry Day will have a novel feel to it this year as it will be a digital festival amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Poetry • 14 Apr 20
Poetry Day Ireland: Once I Woke by Jean O'Brien For Poetry Day Ireland, enjoy Once I Woke by Jean O'Brien. Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19
Poetry Day Ireland: An Irish Woman Travels to England For Poetry Day Ireland, enjoy Milena Williamson's poem An Irish Woman Travels to England, as selected by Poetry Ireland. Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19
Eavan Boland: 'What does a poet look like?' 'What does a poet look like? That question, which seems so out of place now, was once less so.' For Poetry Day Ireland, we're delighted … Poetry Day Ireland • 28 Apr 20
Six Poets Recommend Six Poems for Poetry Day Ireland For Poetry Day Ireland, six poets were asked by Poetry Ireland to recommend a poem close to their heart... Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19
Poetry Day Ireland - welcome to Poetry Town! Listen: Suella Holland, from Bailieborough Creative Hub in Cavan, talks to Morning Ireland about Bailieborough becoming a 'Poetry Town' to mark Poetry Day Ireland. Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19
Watch: Evanna Lynch reads Nabokov for Poetry Day Ireland For Poetry Day Ireland 2019 with Poetry Ireland, actress Evanna Lynch reads Wanted Wanted Dolores Haze, from Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Poetry • 01 May 19
Poetry Day Ireland - get the Education Pack for schools Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday May 2nd and Poetry Ireland is celebrating by offering an online collection of inspiring activities and ideas for … Poetry • 01 May 19
Watch: Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again For Poetry Day Ireland, we present Listen Now Again, a very special event marking what would have been the 80th birthday of Seamus Heaney, featuring … Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19
Reviewed: The End of the World by Patrick Deeley Patrick Deeley strives to reveal the complexity of things while holding on to a sense of wonder in his remarkable seventh collection of poetry. Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19
Poetry Programme preview - Eavan Boland and Poetry Day Ireland An interview with one of our foremost poets and a preview of next week's event Poetry Programme • 20 Apr 18
Stephen Sexton - meet Ireland's next great poet Chosen from over 12,000 entries, 'The Curfew' by Stephen Sexton won the top prize in this year's National Poetry Competition. Conor Cleary sat down with … Poetry • 11 May 17
Irish artists celebrate Bob Dylan - hear this, Robert Zimmerman To mark the award of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan, some reflections on favourite lyrics from his back pages, taken rom the … Poetry • 08 May 17
Enjoy a feast of Pocket Poems One of the triumphs of this year's Poetry Day Ireland programme was the inspired Pocket Poem initiative, distributing handy pocket-sized poems from an array of … Culture • 03 May 17
Poetry in motion - running the poetry 5K We've asked a few poets who lead double-lives as running enthusiasts to bust this myth with some insight on how their habitual runs feed into … Poetry • 27 Apr 17
