Sunday 27 February 2011

Ireland Chair of Poetry


Frankly, why don't they go the whole hog and call it a Poet Laureate? Is it in fact because there are duties that some with this position whereas the UK Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and the Scottish Makar Liz Lochhead have no specific duties.

Anyway, it's a professorial role and since 2010 it's been Harry Clifton.

SERIOUSLY INTO CULTURAL DETRITUS: WRITING THE RUSTBELT IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Professor Harry Clifton will repeat his inaugural lecture in the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, UCD on Tuesday the 1st of March 2011 at 7.30pm.

To reserve a place, please email, Aoife Moynihan at info@irelandchairofpoetry.org

Could be really interesting and not well advertised.

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