Irish Times Poetry Now shortlist

The Irish Times Poetry Now Award shortlist was announced on 30th January. The Award is presented annually to the author of the best single volume of poems published by an Irish poet in the previous year.

The five poets listed for the award are:

Ciaran Carson for On The Night Watch

Vona Groarke for Spindrift

Sinéad Morrissey for Through the Square Window

Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin for The Sun-Fish

Peter Sirr for The Thing Is

The winner will be announced during the DLR Poetry Festival, March 25th-28th.