Poetry day ireland

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 teachers, children and families to enjoy and connect with poetry for pleasure and learning.

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 readings by actor Eleanor Methven and music from Colm Mac Con Iomaire.

Poetry Day Ireland • 02 May 19

Patrick Deeley: impressive lift-off from Shannon Callows

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 the poet to ask him about the win and what the life of a young contemporary poet is really like.

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 current edition of Trumpet, Poetry Ireland's essential literary pamphlet.

Poetry • 08 May 17

Seamus Heaney - his poem 'In Time' featured in the 'Pocket Poems' series.

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 international poetry all-stars. Download your own copy here.

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 their page count.

Poetry • 27 Apr 17

Word! The Word Up Collective are celebrating Poetry Day Ireland in Dublin.

Poetry out and about on #PoetryDayIRL

To celebrate Poetry Day Ireland, there are poetry happenings taking place nationwide - find an event near you here.

Culture • 27 Apr 17

Paul Durcan - his poems show us 'our familiar everyday places and people, in all their sad, funny, lovable ways'.

Five poetry recommendations for people who don't like poetry

Here, the team from legendary Dublin bookshop Books Upstairs chip in with a beginner's guide for those readers out there who might be adverse to verse...Here, the team from legendary Dublin bookshop Books Upstairs chip in with a beginner's guide for those