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So much of this festival is about celebrating Irish writers. - Manuela Moser, Festival Director for Cúirt.

ILKLEY Literature Festival is delighted to announce Dylan Thomas Prize winner Kayo Chingonyi as the 2022 Poet in Residence.

The School of English and the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to present Poetry of the ‘Troubles’ Revisited, a lecture by Frank Ormsby, Ireland Professor of Poetry.The Ireland Chair of Poetry was established by the Arts Council/ An Chomha

Over 30 events including immersive orchestral performance, new commissions, live podcasts, art, screenings, talks and poetry showcasing local, national and international queer work in Belfast.

Eventbrite - New Island Books presents Book Launch | The New Frontier: Writing from the Irish Border - Thursday, 28 October 2021 at Verbal Arts Centre, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Find event and ticket information.

First thought: Thom Gunn, ‘Thoughts on Unpacking’. ‘I realise,’ he ends, ‘that love is an arranging.’ No sooner thought, I think of another, cracking conclusion: ‘The world might change… Change as our kisses are changing without our thinking.’ And then I think of ‘Breakfast Song’, another Elizabeth Bishop poem we’re lucky to have in print. Of Derek Mahon’s ‘Monochrome’. Of Seamus Heaney’s ‘Skunk’. Ev...

Martin McGuinness Poetry Competition launched - Longford poets encouraged to enter The competition will coincide with World Poetry Day Reporter:  ); The Martin Mc Guinness Peace Foundation has announced plans to hold a poetry competition in his memory. Spokesperson for the Foundation, Paul Kavanagh said: "Martin’s love of poetry was well-known, whether it was enjoying the work of others or writing his own on the rare occasions that his hectic schedule allowed him the time. "Therefore...