Pat Boran
(Ireland, 1963)
Pat Boran was born in Portlaoise, Ireland, in 1963 and currently lives in Dublin. Prior … |
Colm Breathnach
(Ireland, 1961)
Breathnach was born Cork City in 1961. He studied philosophy and Irish at UCC and now … |
Kimberly Campanello
(United States, 1980)
Shit makes me involuntarily hungry. (‘Consent’) The opening two … |
Ciaran Carson
(Northern Ireland, 1948)
Ciaran Carson was born and grew up in Belfast, where Irish was the first language of … |
Brendan Cleary
(Ireland, 1958)
Like many others, I first encountered the poetry of Brendan Cleary in the pages of the … |
Harry Clifton
(Ireland, 1952)
Harry Clifton was born in Dublin in 1952. He studied at Blackrock College and later at … |
Michael Coady
(Ireland, 1939)
Michael Coady was born in 1939 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, where he has lived … |
James Cummins
(Jordan, 1981)
James Cummins was born in the Middle East, but because of his pale skin and ginger … |
Paula Cunningham
(Ireland, 1963)
Paula Cunningham was brought up in Omagh, County Tyrone, and has spent much of her … |
Ailbhe Darcy
(Ireland, 1981)
Ailbhe Darcy was born in Dublin in 1981, raised there, and currently lives in South … |
Celia de Fréine
(Ireland, 1948)
Celia de Fréine is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and poet who writes in … |
Louis De Paor
(Ireland, 1961)
Louis de Paor was born in Cork in 1961. Despite being a decade younger than the … |
John F. Deane
(Ireland, 1943)
John F. Deane is one of the most gifted and influential poets in Ireland, not only … |
Greg Delanty
(Ireland, 1958)
Greg Delanty is one of the most important lyric poets of Southern Ireland. Although the … |
Katie Donovan
(Ireland, 1962)
Katie Donovan, born 1962, grew up on a farm in County Wexford and is now based in a … |
Theo Dorgan
(Ireland, 1953)
Theo Dorgan was born in 1953 into a large working-class family on Cork City’s … |
John Ennis
(Ireland, 1944)
John Ennis was born in Westmeath in 1944. A winner of the Listowel Open Poetry … |
Martina Evans
(Ireland, 1961)
Martina Evans was born in 1961 to a large family in County Cork, where her mother ran a … |
Peter Fallon
(Germany, 1951)
Peter Fallon was born in Germany to Irish parents and moved to Ireland at the age of … |
Patrick Galvin
(Ireland, 1927–2011)
Patrick Galvin was a playwright, songwriter and author of a bestselling series of … |
Miriam Gamble
(Belgium, 1980)
Miriam Gamble was born in Brussels in 1980 and grew up in Belfast. She belongs to … |
Alan Gillis
(Ireland, 1973)
For anyone unfamiliar with the work of Alan Gillis it might be a surprise to discover … |
Vona Groarke
(Ireland, 1964)
Vona Groarke was born in 1964 in Edgeworthstown in the Irish Midlands, a town already … |
Kerry Hardie
(Singapore, 1951)
Kerry Hardie was born in Singapore in 1951 and grew up in County Down. Once a … |
James Harpur
(Britain, 1956)
James Harpur was born in Britain in 1956 to an Irish father and a British mother and … |
Michael Hartnett
(Ireland, 1941–1999)
Michael Hartnett was born in Croom, County Limerick, in 1941. He was one of the most … |
Seamus Heaney
(Ireland, 1939–2013)
Seamus Heaney was born between Toomebridge and Castledawson in Northern Ireland in … |
Joseph Horgan
(United Kingdom, 1964)
Born to Irish parents and raised in Birmingham, England, Joseph Horgan has lived in … |
Trevor Joyce
(Ireland, 1947)
Trevor Joyce was born in Dublin in 1947 and raised between Mary Street in the city … |
Brendan Kennelly
(Ireland, 1936)
Brendan Kennelly is a celebrated figure among his own countrymen, almost as much so as … |
Michael Longley
(Ireland, 1939)
Michael Longley belongs to the leading Irish poets of his generation. He was born to … |
Dave Lordan
(United Kingdom, 1975)
Dave Lordan was born in Derby, England, and grew up in Clonakilty in West Cork. He has … |
Aifric Mac Aodha
(Ireland, 1979)
Aifric Mac Aodha was born in Dublin in 1979. Her first collection, Gabháil … |
Catherine Phil MacCarthy
(Ireland, 1954)
Catherine Phil MacCarthy was born in County Limerick in 1954 and educated at … |
Derek Mahon
(Ireland, 1941)
Derek Mahon was born in Belfast in 1941 and studied French literature at Trinity … |
Jennifer Matthews
(USA, 1976)
Jennifer Matthews, originally from Missouri, lives in County Cork. She writes poetry … |
John McAuliffe
(Ireland, 1973)
John McAuliffe was born in 1973 and grew up in Listowel, Co Kerry. He studied at NUI … |
Thomas McCarthy
(Ireland, 1954)
Thomas McCarthy was born and raised at Cappoquin Co. Waterford. He began to publish … |
Paula Meehan
(Ireland, 1955)
Paula Meehan was born in 1955 and raised in two famous working-class districts of … |
Máire Mhac an tSaoi
(Ireland, 1922)
Máire Mhac an tSaoi was born in Dublin in 1922. Her father, Seán … |
John Montague
(USA, 1929)
John Montague was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1929. At the age of four he was sent to … |
Alan Jude Moore
(Ireland, 1973)
Alan Jude Moore was born in Dublin and began publishing poems at turn of the millennium … |
Sinéad Morrissey
(Ireland, 1972)
Historically attuned and touchingly personal, imaginatively wide-ranging and … |
Panchali Mukherji
(India, 1973)
Panchali Mukherji was born in Calcutta, India in 1973. She was educated in India and … |
Paul Muldoon
(Ireland, 1951)
I first met Paul Muldoon in 1984 at an almost intimate reading in University College … |
Gerry Murphy
(Ireland, 1952)
Gerry Murphy was born in Cork in 1952. After dropping out of university in the early … |
Richard Murphy
(Ireland, 1927)
Richard Murphy was born eighty years ago in the West of Ireland into a Protestant … |
Aidan Murphy
(Ireland, 1952)
Aidan Murphy was born in Cork in 1952. He lived and worked for many years in London, … |
Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
(Ireland, 1958)
Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin is a teacher, poet, filmmaker and visual … |
Caitríona Ní Chléirchín
(Ireland, 1978)
Caitríona Ní Chléirchín won first prize in the 2010 Oireachtas competition for new … |
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
(Ireland, 1970)
Ní Chonchúir is one of a younger generation of Irish poets who look more to Europe for … |
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
(Ireland, 1942)
Ní Chuilleanáin was born in Cork in 1942, educated there and at Oxford before … |
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
(United Kingdom, 1952)
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was born in Lancashire, England in 1952 to Irish physicians, and … |
Liam Ó Muirthile
(Ireland, 1950)
Liam Ó Muirthile is a poet and writer. Born in Cork City in 1950, he learned … |
Mary O’Donoghue
(Ireland, 1975)
Mary O’Donoghue, even more than most poets, is in love with words. She delights … |
Dennis O’Driscoll
(Ireland, 1954–2012)
Dennis O’Driscoll was born in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1954. He has written … |
Derry O’Sullivan
(Ireland, 1944)
Derry O’Sullivan was born in Bantry, County Cork, in 1944 into an … |
Conor O'Callaghan
(Ireland, 1968)
Conor O’Callaghan was born in Newry, County Down, and grew up in Dundalk. The … |
Eugene O'Connell
(Ireland, 1951)
Eugene O’Connell was born near Kiskeam in northwest Cork in 1951. He has published a … |
Mary O'Donnell
(Ireland, 1954)
Mary O’Donnell was born in Co. Monaghan, an area whose geographical proximity to … |
Gregory O'Donoghue
(Ireland, 1951–2005)
Gregory O’Donoghue was born in Cork in 1951, son of the poet and playwright Robert … |
Mary O'Malley
(Ireland, 1954)
Mary O’Malley was born in Connamara and educated at University College, Galway. She … |
Bernard O’Donoghue
(Ireland, 1945)
Bernard O’Donoghue was born in North Cork in 1945. He moved to Manchester in the United … |
Ciaran O’Driscoll
(Ireland, 1943)
Ciaran O’Driscoll was born in Co. Kilkenny and lives in Limerick. He has published … |
Michael O’Loughlin
(Ireland, 1958)
Michael O’Loughlin was born in Dublin in 1958 and studied at Trinity College Dublin. In … |
Leanne O’Sullivan
(Ireland, 1983)
Leanne O’Sullivan was born in Cork and is currently completing her Bachelor’s degree in … |
Paul Perry
(Ireland, 1972)
Paul Perry’s poems often possess a confessional delicacy and apparent simplicity … |
Justin Quinn
(Ireland, 1968)
Justin Quinn’s third collection, Fuselage (2002), opens with a longish … |
Billy Ramsell
(Ireland, 1977)
Billy Ramsell was born in Cork in 1977 and educated at the North Monastery and UCC. He … |
Maurice Riordan
(Ireland, 1953)
Maurice Riordan (born in Lisgoold, Co. Cork in 1953) was educated at University College … |
Mark Roper
(UK, 1951)
Mark Roper was born in Derbyshire in 1951, and brought up in North London. He went to a … |
Gabriel Rosenstock
(Ireland, 1949)
Gabriel Rosenstock was born in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick and studied at University … |
Maurice Scully
(Ireland, 1952)
Maurice Scully published his first book of poems, Love Poems and Others, in … |
Eileen Sheehan
(Ireland, 1963)
Though set for the most part in her native Kerry, Sheehan’s poetry is far more … |
Peter Sirr
(Ireland, 1960)
Peter Sirr, a freelance writer and translator, is one of Ireland’s most … |
Gerard Smyth
(Ireland, 1951)
Gerard Smyth was born in Dublin in 1951. His first two books were published by the New … |
Matthew Sweeney
(Ireland, 1952)
Born in Lifford, Co. Donegal in 1952, Sweeney lived principally in London from the mid … |
David Wheatley
(Ireland, 1970)
David Wheatley was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1970. He grew up outside the city in the … |
Landa Wo
(France, 1972)
Landa Wo is an Angolan-French poet. Born in 1972 in Saint-Etienne (France) he is a … |