Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland (1944-2020) was an acclaimed Irish poet and a prominent figure in contemporary literature. Known for her exploration of women's experiences and Irish identity, Boland's poetry often reflects themes of domesticity, history, and the complexities of gender. Her work has been influential in the feminist literary movement, and she served as a voice for women's perspectives in Irish poetry. In 2023, Boland was honored by having her name placed on the door of Trinity College Dublin, marking a significant recognition of women's contributions to literature.
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Eavan Boland is a poet whose work is studied by every student in Ireland.
Three Irish traditional music books from a piper, a flautist and a professor – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-16
Eavan Boland's Ode to Suburbia presents a bleak view of suburban life.
Fintan O’Toole on the commodification of Crumlin – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-15
Eavan Boland’s poem Shadow Doll describes the dress, the colours, and the veils of a bride-to-be as she conforms to the conventional expectations of feminine beauty.
‘Very ethereal and a little bit fey’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-25
Eavan Boland set up a national Irish women writers’ workshop that Éilís Ní Dhuibhne attended.
‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-21
Poet Eavan Boland captured how women’s bodies are often erased from public life.
Your body is not a ‘before’. It’s not a problem to be solved – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-19
Eavan Boland's poem 'Quarantine' addresses the historical suffering during the Great Famine.
Tuam is a microcosm for Ireland’s history of discarded bones – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-15
Eavan Boland's much-predicted appearance has buoyed the generally positive reaction to Leaving Cert English papers.
‘Students buoyed by positive to start to State exams 2025’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-05
Berman used to meet Eavan Boland regularly in library reading rooms when they were separately doing research in Dublin.
Science can’t disprove concept of an afterlife. Can philosophy make the case for its existence? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-14
Eavan Boland wrote a poem about pregnancy loss that resonates with many experiences of miscarriage.
Even the word ‘miscarriage’ seems to suggest the mother is somehow at fault – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-29
Eavan Boland's name was chosen for the renaming of Trinity College’s former Berkeley Library.
Art Attack – Frank McNally on the dangers of passive exposure to art and culture – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-21
Eavan Boland is celebrated for having a library named after her at Trinity College Dublin.
If men were killing beetles at the rate they’re attacking women, something would be done – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-14
Eavan Boland was chosen as the new namesake for the library at Trinity College.
‘I think Trinity should let us know why Wolfe Tone wasn’t chosen' – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-13
Eavan Boland was honored by Trinity College Dublin with a library named after her, recognizing her contributions to poetry and women's voices in literature.
Eavan Boland: Trinity College, Ireland’s oldest university names its first building after a woman
United States· 2025-03-06
Eavan Boland’s name was placed on the door instead.
The Enlightenment gave rise to a habit of worshipping ‘great men’, but they never had to worry about dying in childbirth – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-03
