Vona Groarke

Public Displays of Affection: Poetry Ireland Introductions 2020 is an anthology of poetry from Poetry Ireland, the national poetry organisation. This anthology features the very best of Ireland's emerging poets for 2020, as chosen by Vona Groarke, award-winning poet, editor and essayist. Along with a pair of superb poems, each poet provides an insightful prose piece on a favourite - favourite poet, musician, literary character - or writes a 'pandemic postcard' about the creative life in lockdown.
Featuring Lani O'Hanlon, Eoin Hegarty, Kate Quigley, Nancy Graham, Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe, Lianne O'Hara, Mícheál McCann, Charis McRoberts, Eva Griffin, Jake Hawkey, Mark Ward, Sinéad Nolan, and Tory Campbell, along with superb photographs from Samantha Obman. Quality poems and quality prose from Poetry Ireland: connecting poetry and people.