Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann

Connecting Poetry and People. Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon & the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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✨Visual Poetry Between Image and Word: Discussion & Workshop with Renata Pekowska✨

📆Saturday, 20th June 2026
🕛11:00 am
📍Matheson Creativity Hub, IMMA, Kilmainham, Dublin

🔗Details/Booking: https://t.co/bxmIcbULcy

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✨So Say So with special guest Nithy Kasa.✨

‘So Say So’ is an event that spotlights poetry, storytelling, and music. It is curated by the esteemed poet, Stephen James Smith.

📆Thursday June 18th
🕛7:30pm
📍Waterford Arts Centre
🔗Book: https://t.co/MEnHmpwIPj

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🖋 A special Poetry Lounge for the Sean Dunne Literary Weekend.

📆Sun 14th June
📍Japanese Gardens, Tramore
🕛11-1pm: Haibun Workshop facilitated by Ger Duffy
🕛2-3:30pm: Screening: ' Sean Dunne: Waterford Poet,' followed by panel discussion.

🔗Details: https://t.co/ix2pF14Yda

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✨ We are delighted to be partnering with Process Facilities Group International on the launch of the inaugural PFGi Poetry Award 2026! ✨

Details/Apply: https://t.co/KO7mMC94Bi

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The James Joyce Centre presents a wonderful evening of poetry and song James Joyce and The Great Irish Poets Songbook, with tenor Dean Power and composer and pianist James Hurley on Sunday, June 14th at 7pm. 🎶🎹

🔗More details at: https://t.co/1ukBLATyZe

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✨🎉Happy Poetry Day Ireland 2026! 🎉✨

The theme for Poetry Day this year is Home. 🏠

This year there are over fifty events taking place around the country the full programme and details on events in your area are available on https://t.co/kLvrIbECh5.

#PoetryDayIRL

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Wonderful to see our Poetry Day Ireland posters around the city as Béarla agus as Gaeilge as we build up to our national celebration of Poetry this Thursday!

Thanks to @DubCityCouncil for their support with this initiative. ❤️🏠

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✨We are delighted to have so many brilliant 'home' poetry events taking place across the island for Poetry Day Ireland 2026.✨

🏠Check out all the events taking place in Waterford, Westmeath, Wicklow and Online!

🔗More info: https://t.co/NnufoINpUf.

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✨We are delighted to have so many brilliant 'home' poetry events taking place across the island for Poetry Day Ireland 2026.✨

🏠Check out all the events taking place - from Galway to Tipperary!

🔗More info on https://t.co/NnufoINpUf

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✨We are delighted to have so many brilliant 'home' poetry events taking place across the island for Poetry Day Ireland 2026.✨

🏠Check out all the events taking place in Dublin!

🔗More info and booking details for all events available on https://t.co/NnufoINpUf

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✨We are delighted to have so many brilliant 'home' poetry events taking place across the island for Poetry Day Ireland 2026.✨

🏠Check out events in your area here - from Antrim to Down.

🔗More info and booking details for all events available on https://t.co/NnufoINpUf

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We are delighted to present our first Insights Masterclass of the year, presented by Sean Borodale.

'Finding Lightning in the Unlikely' explores how a poem starts, and what to do when it does.

📅Wed 3 June
🕔6:30-8:30PM
💻Online
🎫€20

🔗Book: https://t.co/ybfUj056UN

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✨🏠 This Poetry Day Ireland we are proud to host our first poetry reading in our new 'home' at No. 11 Parnell Square.

Readings from Medbh McGuckian, Sean Borodale, Paul Casey, Eilean Ni Chuilleanáin, Seosamh Ó Murchú and Marcus Mac Conghail. 🖊

🔗Book: https://t.co/bDrlmr479C

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A wonderful evening yesterday with @ILFDublin for the launch of Poetry Ireland Review issue 148, edited by Sinéad Morrissey.

Many thanks to all the brilliant contributors to this issue, and to the excellent readers last night.

Buy now on the Poetry Ireland website❤️🏠

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Mountshannon Arts Festival in association with Poetry Ireland presents: Taking Flight

Poetry Reading and discussion with Colm Keegan and Lavie Olupona

📅Saturday 30 May
🕔2:00pm
📍Anita's Store, Mountshannon
🎫€10/€8 with wristband
🔗More info/booking: https://t.co/e4KeehG7ca

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OPEN CALL: THE AODH RUADH Ó DOMHNAILL POETRY EXCHANGE - SEPTEMBER 1-30 2026

🍀 REQUIREMENTS: Any poet over 18. Born/resident in Ireland. At least one published collection of poetry.
🗓️ DEADLINE: 12:00am 29th May

More info: https://t.co/Ue9z0i1H4j

Supported by Poetry Ireland.

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We are coming to the end of another school year with the Writers in Schools Scheme. 🏫🍎

We are delighted to soon be adding some exciting new names to our team of writers, so teachers keep an eye on our website and be sure to get applications for 2026/27 school year in early!

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Máighréad Medbh Dwelling

🔗Wednesday, 27th May
🕔6.30pm
📍Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

Dwelling, Máighréad Medbh’s tenth book, is a work of excavation: lyrical, archival, and embodied.

🔗More info/book your spot: https://t.co/B9zI5Dow5y

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Poetry Ireland Review 148, edited by Sinéad Morrissey, is now stocked at @ILFDublin!

Pop down to the festival to be the first to pick up a copy and soak up some poetry over the weekend!

PIR 148 is available to purchase on our site, and will be sent to subscribers on Monday ❤

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We are delighted to be working with @IrishRail to showcase poems on DART services ahead of Poetry Day Ireland 🚂🖋

Enjoy some lovely 'Home' themed poetry on your daily work commute, trip to town, or weekend jaunt to the coast! Be sure to snap a picture and tag #PoetryDayIRL