A poem in memory of Elizabeth O’Farrell and Julia Grenan
February’s two Hennessy New Irish Writing winning poems
A new poem by Macdara Woods
A new poem by Joseph Woods, author of Cargo and Ocean Letters
This month’s Hennessy New Irish Writing poetry winner
A new poem by Peter McDonald
Two poems, Nurture and Juno, from poet Liz Quirke
Kevin McAleer and Fintan O’Toole cast a cold eye on Lissadell and try to improve on WB’s original lines. Have a go yourself below and maybe win a prize #ImproveOnYeats
Poems by Brendan Kennelly, Conor O’Callaghan, David Park and Rita Ann Higgins, taken from Everything to Play For: 99 Poems about Sport
As part of a series by Irish writers to mark Human Rights Day, the poet and author goes back to her schooldays to explore the right to education
November's Hennessy New Irish Writing winning poems
By Lynda Tavakoli
September’s Hennessy New Irish Writing winning poems
Ema Tobin is the joint winner of the Hennessy New Irish Writing poems of the month
Darren Donohue is the joint winner of the Hennessy poems of the month for June
This poem celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Mansion House as the residence of Dublin’s Lord Mayor
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