Poetry Now Award

Poetry Now Award
Awarded forBest Irish poetry collection
LocationDún Laoghaire
CountryIreland
Presented byThe Irish Times
Hosted byMountains to Sea dlr Book Festival
Reward(s)€2,000 (originally €5,000)
First awarded2005
Last awarded2020[citation needed]
Currently held byCaitríona O’Reilly
Websitewww.poetrynow.ie

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[1] was first given in 2005 (reduced to €2,500 in 2013)[2] 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.[3] In 2012 and 2013, the award was given during the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, in September ("dlr" stands for "Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown").[4][5] The award is sponsored by The Irish Times newspaper.

  1. ^ "DLR Poetry Now 2011" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011. The winner will receive €5,000.
  2. ^ "Irish Times Poetry Now: shortlist of five". Irish Times. 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ "DLR Poetry Now 2011" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. ^ "The Irish Times Poetry Now Award 2012 Shortlist". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Poetry prize for O'Driscoll last collection". Irish Times. 7 September 2013.