Ireland Chair of Poetry
The Ireland Chair of Poetry honours the exceptional, world-renowned contribution of Irish poets to international literature.
Paul Muldoon is the Ireland Professor of Poetry 2022-2025.
Meet Paul Muldoon
Ireland Professor of Poetry 2022-2025
Paul Muldoon was announced as the Ireland Professor of Poetry in November 2022, at a small reception hosted by President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, in Áras an Uachtaráin.
Professor Paul Muldoon is the ninth Ireland Professor of Poetry, taking over from the previous holder, Frank Ormsby.
What is the Ireland Chair of Poetry?
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust was established in 1998 following the award of the Nobel Prize of Literature to Seamus Heaney to honour the exceptional, world-renowned contribution of Irish poets to international literature.
It is jointly held between Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council.
