Poetry Now Award
| Poetry Now Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Irish poetry collection |
| Location | Dún Laoghaire |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | The Irish Times |
| Hosted by | Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival |
| Reward(s) | €2,000 (originally €5,000) |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Currently held by | Caitríona O’Reilly |
| Official website | www |
The Poetry Now Award is an annual literary prize presented for the best single volume of poetry by an Irish poet. The €5,000 award was first given in 2005 (reduced to €2,500 in 2013) and is presented during annual Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown poetry festivals. From 2005 to 2011, it was bestowed during the Poetry Now international poetry festival (the latter event was inaugurated in 1996) which was held in March or April each year. In 2012 and 2013, the award was given during the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, in September ("dlr" stands for "Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown"). The award is sponsored by The Irish Times newspaper.
Winner: Caitríona O’Reilly, for Geis
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Winner: Theo Dorgan, for Nine Bright Shiners
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Winner: Sinéad Morrissey, for Parallax
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Winner: Dennis O'Driscoll, for Dear Life, awarded posthumously (he died in December 2012).
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Judges: Mary O'Donnell (poet and novelist), Peter Sirr (writer, editor, translator, and former winner), and Ruth Webster (bookseller).
Winner: Michael Longley, for A Hundred Doors.
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Judges: Gerald Dawe, James Harpur, and Mary Shine Thompson (all poets).
Winner: Seamus Heaney, for Human Chain.
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Judges: Brian Lynch (poet, novelist, and screenwriter), Leanne O'Sullivan (poet), and Borbála Faragó (lecturer and critic).
Winner: Sinéad Morrissey, for Through the Square Window.
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