Paul is from Belfast and lives in Clonakilty. He was awarded the Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize by Carol Ann Duffy. Other poetry awards include first prizes in The Moth International, the Nottingham Open ...

A shy, sensitive child who worried what other people thought, Jennifer started writing poetry aged 10 or 11. “I was ...

📣 Poetry Day Ireland returns 1st May 2025 with the theme May Day!🎉 #MayDay symbolises renewal, hope, & abundance, while ...

Daljit Nagra selects Between the Ears - Play and Record with Paul Farley imagining himself as a sound-recordist. From 2013. Daljt Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Between the Ears - ...

One Irish man, Arun Sharma, explains how his upcoming poetry book has given him pause for reflection on his experiences growing up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and become catharsis for the ...

Ireland is being represented at the multilingual Printemps des Poètes-Luxembourg Poetry Festival for the first time by Wicklow poet Jane Clarke. Born in 1961, Jane grew up on a farm in the west of ...

It has been a busy few weeks for Ballaghaderreen writer Louise G Cole. She was a guest at the recent Poetry and Pints ...

JOIN a free guided tour at 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, with Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation.

Held annually in Galway, Cúirt celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of literary innovation. This ...

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This ...

Why do we turn to poetry? Ask a hundred people and you'll get a hundred answers. Still, the underlying thread of truth is ...

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Nick Henderson, Chief Executive of the Irish Refugee Council, said that fewer people are applying for asylum due to a change in Government approach.