Entries open for Hartnett poetry award

Michael Hartnett, an outstanding weaver of words and concepts as Bรฉarla agus Gaeilge.

THE call has gone out for submissions for this year’s Michael Hartnett Poetry Award,ย whichย is presentedย each year as part of theย ร‰igseย Michael Hartnettย Literary and Arts Festival in Newcastle West.

Established followingย hisย death in 1999, the awardย isย given, in alternate years, to poetry collections in English and Irish, in honour of Hartnett’s work in both languages.

This year, the award is for a collection of poems in English, published in 2018 or 2019.

It must be a single collection, not collected or selected poems and must be a third or subsequent collection published by the poet.

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The Michael Hartnett Poetry Award is jointly funded by Limerick City and County Council and the Arts Councilย and the prize is worth โ‚ฌ4,000.

This year’s adjudicators for the award are poets Thomasย McCarthy and Geraldine Mitchell.

The winnerย will be announcedย in the autumn and the award presented to the winning poet atย ร‰igseย Michael Hartnett in October.

Organisers are working on aย condensed version of the annual literary festival,ย whichย will take place in line with Covid-19 guidelines.

Previous award winners include Julie O’Callaghan,ย Vonaย Groarke, Kerryย Hardie, Sinead Morrissey, Paddyย Bushe, Maurice Riordan, Aineย Nรญย Fhoghlรบ, Jamesย Harpur, Peterย Sirr, Mark Roper and Jo Slade, John McAuliffe andย Doireannย Nรญย Ghrรญofa,ย Seosamhย ร“ย Murchรบ,ย Mary O’Malley,ย Macdaraย Woods, andย Ailbheย Nรญย Ghearbhuigh.

Application forms and submitted booksย should be emailed to [email protected] or sent by mail to Limerick Culture and Arts Office, Merchantโ€™s Quay, Limerickย V94 EH90ย by 5pm on Friday, July 31.