Harry Clifton

And then there were five: Poetry Now shortlist announced

Four women and one man will vie for this year’s €2,000 best Irish collection prize

Literary listings: Merriman Summer School, Yeats in Dublin, and Rebellion at Stinging Fly

A round-up of upcoming events in the books world

What is poetry? Three masters look for answers

Beekeeping, Belfast and Buddhism: books of lectures by Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan and Michael Longley cast the net wide

Theo Dorgan wins Irish Times-Poetry Now award

Cork-born poet takes €2,000 prize for ‘Nine Bright Shiners’ collection

Poetry: Shock of the new in a slew of selected poems

Tom Paulin, Harry Clifton, Noel Monahan and Paul Perry all have new collections

Questions for Cúirt after middling performance

Competition is fierce on the literary festival circuit and on the evidence of last weekend Cúirt needs to do more to set itself apart

Dublin book event to celebrate capital city in verse and song

One City One Book festival described as ‘world-leading example’ of how to promote literature

Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony

Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice

Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony

Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice

Irish Times Poetry Now: shortlist of five

Harry Clifton, James Harpur, Dennis O’Driscoll, Catherine Phil MacCarthy and Mark Roper are all up for €2,500 prize

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