The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce the publication of a special commemorative anthology featuring original poems, essays and reflections by emerging poets in response to the work of creative mentors. 

Edited by the recipients of the 2019 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Award — Mícheál McCann, Summer Meline, Marcella L.A. Prince, and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe — with Frank Ormsby as advising editor, the anthology aims to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s Nobel Prize win, as well as honour the contribution and legacy of the Chairs of Poetry and their peers, among a new generation of poets. Continuing their fine work, as seen in the Poet’s Chair series, UCD Press will publish the anthology in late 2020.

In an effort to celebrate the unique and formative relationships that exist between new writers and their creative mentors, the editors hope for this anthology to spark an intergenerational dialogue by bridging established, well-known names in Irish literature with newfound, diverse voices, and illuminate the literary heritage, traditions, themes and resonances unfolding in contemporary Irish poetry.