Vona Groarke and Frank McGuinness on their new collections (Infinity Pool and The River Crana) this coming Sunday. Listen in! @poetryireland.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social #irishpoetry #irelandprofessorofpoetry

Vona Groarke: ‘The best thing that could happen for Irish poetry is for people to buy poetry books’ The new Ireland Professor of Poetry is looking forward to bringing some fresh ideas to the role but is ‘not in the business of ramming poetry down anybody’s throats’

'The best thing that could happen for Irish poetry is for people to buy poetry books' — Vona Groarke, The Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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🌟 Congratulations to Vona Groarke on her appointment as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry!

We look forward to welcoming Vona to Seamus Heaney HomePlace to talk about her work as part of our upcoming Autumn 2025 programme.

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