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I Have Fallen in Love With The New Irish Passport

The 2026 design celebrates the wildlife, landscapes and seasons of Ireland, and includes poetry in Irish and English by Eavan Boland, Biddy Jenkinson, Thomas Beggs and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe. The … Continue reading →

July 27, 2026 · 3 Comments

Eavan Boland on the Seditious Nature of Poetry QUOTES FOR WRITERS

Eavan Boland, the Irish poet, author and academic, on how poetry can get away with it…

February 19, 2023 · 3 Comments

Making a Poem – Eavan Boland QUOTES FOR WRITERS

If you can’t do a poem, you can do a line. And if you can’t do a line, you can do an image — and that pathway that leads you … Continue reading →

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