A poem for Bloomsday: Brighton Square 1882
To mark the centenary of James Joyce’s Ulysses, a poem about his birthplace
Two poets, one city: Thomas Kinsella, Eavan Boland and Dublin
Festival event to celebrate the special way the capital became central in their poetry
Thomas Kinsella, one of Ireland’s finest poets, has died, aged 93
Poetry editor Gerard Smyth salutes a poet renowned for The Táin and Butcher’s Dozen
‘A man of contradictions’: Bob Dylan turns 80
American history and sprawling geography, has been central to musician as a poet and songwriter
Derek Mahon, one of Ireland’s leading poets, has died, aged 78
His poem, Everything is Going to be All Right, captured the national mood during the pandemic
Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin wins Irish Times Poetry Now award
Former Ireland professor of poetry wins €2,000 prize for The Mother House
Six named on ‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now award shortlist
Prize worth €2,000 will be presented as part of Mountains-to-Sea dlr book festival
Noted Irish poet Macdara Woods dies at age 76
Work of almost five decades adds up to a life-long unitary project of great coherence
