The Poetry Now Award is an annual literary prize presented for the best single volume of poetry by an Irish poet. The €5,000 award[1] was first given in 2005 (reduced to €2,500 in 2013)[2] and is presented during annual Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown poetry festivals. From 2005 to 2011, it was bestowed during the Poetry Now international poetry festival (the latter event was inaugurated in 1996) which was held in March or April each year.[3] In 2012 and 2013, the award was given during the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, in September ("dlr" stands for "Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown").[4][5] The award is sponsored by The Irish Times newspaper.
| Poetry Now Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Irish poetry collection |
| Location | Dún Laoghaire |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | The Irish Times |
| Hosted by | Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival |
| Reward(s) | €2,000 (originally €5,000) |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Last awarded | 2020[citation needed] |
| Currently held by | Caitríona O’Reilly |
| Website | www |
History
edit2018
editWinner: Leontia Flynn, for The Radio[6]
Shortlist:[6]
- Tara Bergin, The Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx
- Leontia Flynn, The Radio
- Conor O'Callaghan, Live Streaming
- Mark Roper, Bindweed
- David Wheatley, The President of Planet Earth
Judges:[6]
2017
editWinner: Paddy Bushe, for On A Turning Wing[7]
2016
editWinner: Caitríona O’Reilly, for Geis[8]
2015
editWinner: Theo Dorgan, for Nine Bright Shiners[9]
2014
editWinner: Sinéad Morrissey, for Parallax[10]
2013
editWinner: Dennis O'Driscoll, for Dear Life, awarded posthumously (he died in December 2012).[5]
Shortlist:
- Catherine Phil MacCarthy, The Invisible Threshold.
- Dennis O'Driscoll, Dear Life.
- Harry Clifton, The Winter Sleep of Captain Lemass.
- James Harpur, Angels and Harvesters.
- Mark Roper, A Gather of Shadow.[2]
Judges: Mary O'Donnell (poet and novelist), Peter Sirr (writer, editor, translator, and former winner), and Ruth Webster (bookseller).[2][11]
2012
editWinner: Michael Longley, for A Hundred Doors.[12][13][14]
Shortlist:
- Moya Cannon, Hands.
- Michael Longley, A Hundred Doors.
- John Montague, Speech Lessons.
- Bernard O'Donoghue, Farmers Cross.
- Macdara Woods, The Cotard Dimension.[12][15]
Judges: Gerald Dawe, James Harpur, and Mary Shine Thompson (all poets).[12]
2011
editWinner: Seamus Heaney, for Human Chain.[16]
Shortlist:
- Sara Berkeley, The View from Here.
- Ciarán Carson, Until Before After.
- Dermot Healy, A Fool's Errand.
- Seamus Heaney, Human Chain.
- Paul Muldoon, Maggot.[3][17]
Judges: Brian Lynch (poet, novelist, and screenwriter), Leanne O'Sullivan (poet), and Borbála Faragó (lecturer and critic).[3]
2010
editWinner: Sinéad Morrissey, for Through the Square Window.[18]
Shortlist:
- Ciarán Carson, On the Night Watch.
- Vona Groarke, Spindrift.
- Sinéad Morrissey, Through the Square Window.
- Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, The Sun-fish.
- Peter Sirr, The Thing Is.[19]
Judges: John F. Deane, Alan Gillis, and Maria Johnston.[19]
2009
editWinner: Derek Mahon, for Life on Earth.[20][21]
Shortlist:
- Colette Bryce, Self-Portrait in the Dark.
- Ciarán Carson, For All We Know.
- Leontia Flynn, Drives.
- Pearse Hutchinson, At Least For a While.
- Derek Mahon, Life on Earth.[22]
Judges: Kit Fryatt, Sean O'Brien, and Joseph Woods.[22][23]
2008
editWinner: Harry Clifton, for Secular Eden: Paris Notebooks 1994–2004.[22][24][25][26][27]
Shortlist:
- Harry Clifton, Secular Eden: Paris Notebooks 1994–2004.
- Eamon Grennan, Out of Breath.
- Dave Lordan, The Boy in the Ring.
- Dennis O'Driscoll, Reality Check.
- Matthew Sweeney, Black Moon.[28][29]
Judges: Philip Coleman, Sasha Dugdale, and William Wall.[28][30]
2007
editWinner: Seamus Heaney, for District and Circle.[16][31]
Shortlist:
- Seamus Heaney, District and Circle.
- Medbh McGuckian, The Currach Requires No Harbours.
- Paul Muldoon, Horse Latitudes.
- Caitriona O'Reilly, The Sea Cabinet.
- David Wheatley, Mocker.[32]
Judges: Eileen Battersby, Niall MacMonagle, and Maurice Riordan.[33]
2006
editWinner: Derek Mahon, for Harbour Lights.[21][34]
Shortlist:
- John F. Deane, The Instruments of Art.
- Nick Laird, To a Fault.
- Derek Mahon, Harbour Lights.
- Sinéad Morrissey, The State of the Prisons.
- Conor O'Callaghan, Fiction.[35]
Judges: Patrick Crotty, Gerard Fanning, and Fiona Sampson.[35]
2005
editWinner: Dorothy Molloy, for Hare Soup, awarded posthumously (she died in January 2004) for her début collection.[36][37]
Shortlist:
- Paul Durcan, The Art of Life.
- Alan Gillis, Somebody Somewhere.
- Medbh McGuckian, The Book of the Angel.
- Dorothy Molloy, Hare Soup.
- Peter Sirr, Nonetheless.[38]
Judges: Simon Armitage, Selina Guinness, and Colm Tóibín.[36][39][40]
References
edit- ^ "DLR Poetry Now 2011" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
The winner will receive €5,000.
- ^ a b c "Irish Times Poetry Now: shortlist of five". Irish Times. 25 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "DLR Poetry Now 2011" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "The Irish Times Poetry Now Award 2012 Shortlist". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Poetry prize for O'Driscoll last collection". Irish Times. 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Smyth, Gerard. "Leontia Flynn wins Irish Times Poetry Now Award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Gerry Smyth (25 March 2017). "'Irish Times' Poetry Now Award won by Paddy Bushe". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Caitríona O'Reilly wins 'Irish Times' Poetry Now award". Irish Times. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Theo Dorgan wins Irish Times-Poetry Now award". Irish Times. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Sinéad Morrissey wins 'Irish Times' Poetry Now award". Irish Times. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office announce the judges for the Irish Times and Strong/Shine Poetry Awards at Poetry Now /Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 3rd-8th September 2013". Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Michael Longley wins €5,000 poetry prize Irish Times, 8 September 2012.
- ^ Irish Times Poetry Now award winner announced The Griffin Trust, 8 September 2012.
- ^ Longely wins €5,000 Poetry Now award Archived 5 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Wake Forest University, 10 September 2012.
- ^ Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist announced Irish Times, 22 January 2011.
- ^ a b Heaney wins 'Irish Times' poetry award Irish Times, 26 March 2011.
- ^ Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist announced Irish Times, 22 January 2011.
- ^ Sinead Morrissey wins €5,000 'Irish Times' Poetry Now award Irish Times, 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b DLR Poetry Now 2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Retrieved: 28 March 2011.
- ^ Derek Mahon Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Retrieved: 28 March 2011.
- ^ a b Mahon wins 'Irish Times' poetry prize for new collection Irish Times, 28 March 2009.
- ^ a b c DLR Poetry Now 09 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Retrieved: 28 March 2011.
- ^ Poetry judges announced Irish Times, 1 December 2008.
- ^ Harry Clifton wins Poetry Now award Irish Times, 5 April 2008.
- ^ Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist announced Irish Times, 22 January 2011.
- ^ Poetry needs to be protected from agendas – Clifton Irish Times, 1 July 2010.
- ^ New chair is a poet in his prime Irish Times, 1 July 2010.
- ^ a b DLR Poetry Now 08 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Retrieved: 28 March 2011.
- ^ 'The Irish Times' Poetry Now shortlist Irish Times, 1 March 2008.
- ^ Irish Times Poetry Now Award 2008 Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. Retrieved: 28 March 2011.
- ^ Heaney work a unanimous choice Irish Times, 31 March 2007.
- ^ Poetry Now 2007 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Retrieved: 28 March 2011.
- ^ Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist Irish Times, 2 February 2007.
- ^ Collection cited for 'wonderful flexibility and tonal command' Irish Times, 24 March 2006.
- ^ a b Shortlist for 'Irish Times' Poetry Now 2006 prize Irish Times, 28 January 2006.
- ^ a b Late poet's work wins award Irish Times, 1 April 2005.
- ^ Songs of a spirit's resilience Irish Times, 11 March 2006.
- ^ New voices on poetry shortlist Irish Times, 29 January 2005.
- ^ New poetry prize launched, Bookseller, Tom Holman, 12 October 2004. [dead link]
- ^ "New voices on poetry shortlist", The Irish Times, 29 January 2005. Via The Irish Times (registration required).
External links
edit- Poetry Now, website for the annual international poetry festival.
- Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, website for the annual book festival.