Poetry as Commemoration Jukebox unveiled in St. Stephen’s Green
A new Poetry Jukebox installation was launched in St. Stephen’s Green on Thursday, June 9th as part of the Poetry as Commemoration initiative led by UCD Library and supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture,
Poets to Engage with Challenging Period of Irish History
Poetry as Commemoration and Poetry Ireland have commissioned ten poets to write a poem, in English or Irish, inspired by documents from the War of Independence and Civil War. Writers will select an archive anywhere
‘Contours and Colours’: Poetry as Commemoration
Commemoration is the practice of calling for the remembrance of a person or event from the past. As Dr. Laura McAtackney notes, it is an assertion that something or someone is worthy of being remembered.
Identifying Inspirational Artefacts
In February 2022, James Phelps, an MA student in Public History at UCD, joined the Poetry as Commemoration team to assist in identifying archival materials relating to the War of Independence and Civil War that
Special Collections – Inspiring creative practice
Interacting with special collections and archival materials can be an impactful experience for the user. Turning the pages of a 16th century book, reading a propaganda pamphlet from the Irish revolutionary period, finding notes
In the Media
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.
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.
