Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke will give a public reading at the Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin, on Thursday 9 April.
She will read from across fifteen books, from Shale (1994) to Infinity Pool (2025).
Free event. Limited seating — booking essential via link on our website.
The Ireland Chair of Poetry & UCD Press are delighted to announce Talking Heads: Writings from the Ireland Chair of Poetry by Paul Muldoon, Ireland Professor of Poetry 2022–2025.
Launching Nov 30 at MoLI. Available in bookshops nationwide from Nov 2025.
Pre-order:
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Jessamine O’Connor travelled to Le Havre with the support of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award 2025, collaborating with composer Thomas Drouard on a musical poem.
Her Travel Report is now available on our website 🔗
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Vona Groarke standing on the steps of the National Concert Hall, Dublin
We’re delighted to share the inaugural speech of Vona Groarke, Ireland Professor of Poetry 2025–2028 ✨
Read her reflections on poetry and her vision for the next three years
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PIR 146: COVER REVEAL
We are thrilled to reveal the cover for PIR Issue 146, provided by Northern Irish artist, Stephen Johnston. PIR 146 is now available for pre-order on our website!
Visit: www.stephen-johnston.co.uk
Funded by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
The incoming Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke was interviewed by Edel Coffey in The Irish Times on Saturday.
Read the full article here:
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The next Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke, was interviewed in the Sunday Independent’s My Life in Books at the weekend
Read the article here:
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Image of David Cerny's sculpture Wenceslas, hanging from the ceiling of Lucerna Passage in Prague. The sculpture is of a man sitting on the belly of an upside down dead horse hanging from the ceiling by his hooves.
Susannah Dickey recently travelled to Prague with the support of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award 2024, to explore the work of visual artist David Černý.
You can read the full travel report here:
irelandchairofpoetry.org/travel-repor...
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Hurrah! Congratulations to Vona Groarke, the new Ireland Professor of Poetry. Vona will be at WCLF on Sunday in a special @thegallerypress.bsky.social event alongside Tom French and Aifric Mac Aodha ♥️👏
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The Ireland Chair of Poetry was set up in 1998 following the award of the Nobel Prize of Literature to Seamus Heaney and is jointly held between Queen’s University, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Headshot of Vona Groarke
Vona Groarke has been welcomed by the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry.
The position will run from September 2025 to November 2028.
For the full press release visit www.irelandchairofpoetry.org