Paula Meehan

Paula Meehan is one of Ireland’s most revered poets. A former Ireland Professor of Poetry, she is celebrated for her uncompromising engagement with the politics of gender and class, and for work that combines lyrical intensity with emotional insight, exploring themes of inheritance, nature and time. For this event Meehan reads a mix of old and new work, including poems from her most recent collection, The Solace of Artemis.