“I entered my reading the way an echo enters a sound.” ~ Eavan Boland

One small island, one giant treasure trove of artistic talent. The island of Ireland has had four Nobel Prize laureates in Literature: William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, and Seamus Heaney. It has also produced many extraordinary women poets, including Nuala Ní Domhnaill and Eavan Boland.

​​In collaboration with John J. Burns Library at Boston College, the Charitable Irish Society and the Eire Society of Boston, with funding from Ireland's Emigrant Support Program, are pleased to host an evening of Irish poetry readings, featuring in particular poems by Eavan Boland in tribute to her recent passing and renaming of Trinity College Dublin's main library in her honor. Please bring a poem by your own favorite Irish poet to read, or just come to listen and enjoy.

The program of readings will begin at 7:00pm, following a complimentary beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres reception beginning at 6:00pm.

This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome. No registration required.

For directions and advice on parking and accessibility, please see: https://libguides.bc.edu/burns/visit/events