Doireann Ni Ghriofa

She's the woman of the moment: after a sequence of acclaimed and award-winning poetry collections in both Irish and English, Clare poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa has delivered a sensational non-fiction book, "A Ghost In The Throat", nominated…

Doireann Ní Ghríofa is a bilingual Irish writer, born in Galway in 1981. She writes both prose and poetry, in both Irish and English. Her books explore birth, death, desire, and domesticity. Her awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish…

Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone. When weren't getting together of a Sunday…

Last weekend's Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2016 saw the lights of the literary world, in Ireland and beyond, descend on Dun Laoghaire to inform, inspire and entertain. Headstuff Poetry Editor, Angela Carr, was there, taking it all…

Doireann Ní Ghríofa, an award-winning bilingual poet, currently holds the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary awarded by Paula Meehan. Her most recent book is Clasp (Dedalus Press, 2015).  She will appear at Cúirt 2015 alongside Elaine Feeney…

This month there’s so much poetry happening that you won’t even know how to handle it. I can barely handle it myself. I’ve changed this beat way too many times. My poor little heart is way too fickle. It wants all the poets. After much…

You cannot make a list of Women's Day Poetry, without including this poem. The earth would shake, much like it did beneath this phenomenal woman’s hips. Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman is one of the most renowned celebrations of womanhood…