Ireland Chair of Poetry

Poetry Ireland is the administrator of the Ireland Chair of Poetry, and the current Ireland Professor of Poetry is Frank Ormsby. Here are just a few highlights from the year – see more at irelandchairofpoetry.org • Frank Ormsby’s first lecture as

Ireland Professor of Poetry, ‘The

Honest Ulsterman Revisited’ was released online in May • Four recipients of the 2021 Ireland

Chair of Poetry Student Awards and three recipients of the 2021 Project

Awards were announced during the

year - each award is valued at £1,000 • The 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry

Awards Showcase 2021, hosted by poet Stephen Sexton, featured the winners of the awards. A new initiative from the Ireland Chair of

Poetry Trust, the event raised the profile of the poets and platformed their work. • The commemorative anthology,

Hold Upon the Door, was celebrated during a special event during International Literature

Festival Dublin

A moment from Frank Ormsby’s first lecture as Ireland Professor of Poetry