Poetry, Art, & Self-Determination – A Personal Reflection by Katya van Huystee
Ukrainian Creative Hub with curator Dr Nathan O'Donnell at IMMA On the 28th of November 2023, poet Hazel Hogan facilitated the first of two writing workshops aimed at engaging the Ukrainian community
Final Call for Submissions to Commemorative Archive
Over 600 poems archived. Presenting the Poetry as Commemoration archive to UCD Library Since January 2022, we have collected over 600 poems inspired by the War of Independence, the Civil War, and
UCD President Launches Commemorative Letterpress Book of Newly- Commissioned Poems
At the launch of Grief's Broken Brow at MoLI On 22 November, UCD President Professor Orla Feely marked the final months of the Decade of Centenaries with the launch of Grief’s Broken
The Poetry Jukebox arrives at IMMA
A Poetry Jukebox has been installed at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) as part of a collaboration with UCD Library’s Poetry as Commemoration initiative. The sound installation, which plays recordings of contemporary
Grief’s Broken Brow Presented to Expert Advisory Group
Presentation of Grief’s Broken Brow to the Decade of Centenaries Expert Advisory Group On Tuesday, 24th October 2023, Evelyn Flanagan and Dr Catherine Wilsdon visited the Department of An Taoiseach to present the Expert
Creative Archives: A Poetry as Commemoration Symposium
Creative Archives - A Poetry as Commemoration Symposium Join us on Thursday 12 October for a one-day symposium exploring commemorative poetry and creative engagement with archives. Showcasing the work of Poetry as Commemoration, a
In the Media
New Podcast Revisits The Soloheadbeg Ambush A Century On. Hosted by journalist and broadcaster, Catherine Fogarty, this recently launched
podcast records highlights of a unique event, held in Tipperary Town Library to mark International Women’s Day 2024.
UCD donates limited edition book ‘Grief’s Broken Brow’. National Library of Ireland, 4 Mar. 2024.
International Women’s Day celebrated at Tipperary Town Library. Tipperary Live. 15 Mar. 2024.
Special International Women’s Day Event To Take Place In Tipperary Town. Tippmidwestradio.com. 22 Feb. 2024.
Soloheadbeg ambush: ‘The men who killed your great-grandfather took shelter in … Catherine Wilsdon – The Irish Times. 20 Jan. 2024.
Poetry as Commemoration contributors on Morning Call With Catherine Fogarty by Tipp Mid West Radio. 13 Nov. 2023. (Segment starts at 1hr 27mins)
Inaugural Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School a resounding success. Ireland Live. 5 Oct. 2023.
Decade Of Centenaries ‘Poetry Jukebox’ At Galway City Museum. Culture Night. 22 Sept. 2023.
Countdown to MacDonagh Hedge School. Nenagh Guardian. 11 Sept, 2023.
Poetry Jukebox commemorates Galway connections to Ireland’s struggle for independence. Galway Daily. 28 Aug, 2023.
Tipperary museum to mark its tenth birthday with inaugural Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School. Tipperary Live. 28 Aug, 2023.
Two University of Limerick writers feature in new ‘Poetry Jukebox’. 18 Aug, 2023.
Museum Celebrates with MacDonagh Hedge School. Nenagh Guardian. 18 Aug, 2023.
‘Poetry Jukebox’ BITE-SIZED HISTORY. History Ireland, Issue 4 (July/August 2023), Volume 31
Poetry As Commemoration – deepening our collective understanding of a crucial period in Irish history 1912 – 1923 by Angela Graham. The Honest Ulsterman, June 2023.
New Poetry Jukebox Commemorates Irish History in The People’s Park. ilovelimerick.ie 17 May, 2023.
Poetry Jukebox pops up in Limerick park . Live95FM, 17 May 2023.
New Poetry Jukebox Commemorates Irish History in The People’s Park, Limerick.ie, 17 May 2023.
New installation in Limerick park has people scratching their heads. Limerick Leader, 16 May 2023.
Museum commemorating 1916 Rising leader celebrates 10th anniversary Offaly Express, 4 May 2023.
Poetry as Commemoration participant, Anna O Laoghaire, discusses her poem ‘Sentinels’ on Tipp Mid West Radio. Listen at 38min 28 secs. 23 Jan 2023.
Civil War poem by Wexfordman Ned Culleton included in national collection in the James Joyce Library at UCD. Irish Independent. 10 Jan, 2023.
Poetry as Commemoration – Poetry Jukebox comes to Cobh. 28 Nov 2022.
Poetry Programme: how poems deepen our understanding of the past. RTE.ie 4 Nov 2022.
Blood Pulled My Shoe Off: The Birth of the Free State in the Words of Maire Comerford. The Irish Times. 31 Oct. 2022.
The Irish Times Books Newsletter, 30 Sept. 2022.
Imagine Arts Festival Waterford, 25-30 Oct. 2022.
Jukebox of Poetry installed in Waterford’s Cultural Quarter. 22 Sept. 2022.
Jukebox reciting poetry added to Waterford’s Cultural Quarter. WLR FM. 14 Sept. 2022.
Waterford public encouraged to engage with poetry jukebox containing 20 poems. 23 Sept. 2022.
Sound, thanks, Cork Independent. 24 Aug. 2022.
Cork to host poetry jukebox to commemorate centenary of conflicts. Irish Independent. 18 Aug. 2022.
Word on the street is Cork to get poetry jukebox. Irish Examiner. 12 Aug, 2022.
The Crescent Arts Centre to host Poetry as Commemoration Poetry Jukebox throughout Belfast Book Festival. 17 May, 2022.
Poetry as Commemoration Commissions. Poetry Ireland, 6 May 2022.
Poetry as Commemoration Commissions Announced. Irish Times Weekly Round up. 29. Apr. 2022.
New initiatives will bring poetry about commemoration to the fore. Irish Independent. 2 Sept, 2021.
‘Poetry as Commemoration’ – A new partnership for the Decade of Centenaries with the Irish Poetry Reading Archive at University College Dublin (UCD) Library. Gov.ie. 26 Aug, 2021.
‘Poetry as Commemoration’ – New partnership for Decade of Centenaries with Irish Poetry Reading Archive. UCD.ie. 26 Aug, 2021.
Poetry as Commemoration – an all island project. Artscouncil-ni.org. 26 Aug, 2021.
