As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2024, we came together to celebrate the life and work of poet Eavan Boland, who died in 2020.A selection of invited writers read their favourite of Eavan's poems, and shared a memory of their connection with her. There was also music, contributing to what was a friendly and inclusive evening to commemorate the beloved poet.

MC: Evelyn ConlonReaders: David Butler - Mise ÉireMary Rose Callaghan - An Irish Childhood in England:1951Ella Barry - Legends (for Eavan Boland)Susan Connolly - The Lost LandEvelyn Conlon - The Grape PickersKatie Donovan - The PomegranateAnne Fitzgerald - That the Science of Cartography is LimitedCatherine Phil MacCarthy - The JourneyMary Milne - In Our Own CountryEiléan Ní Chuilleanáin - The Oral TraditionMary O'Donnell - A Woman Painted on a LeafGerard Smyth - UnheroicLouise C Callaghan - MarginJoseph Woods - QuarantineMáiride Woods - LoveSarah Casey - EvictionMusicians:Róisín Ward Morrow & Breifne Holohan - The Wounded Hussar and Cailín as Contae Lú