Paula Meehan

Paula Meehan is a poet from Dublin. From 2013 to 2016 she was Ireland Professor of Poetry. Besides seven award-winning poetry collections, she has also written plays for both adults and children. Her works have been translated into many languages. She has conducted residencies in universities, in prisons, and in the wider community, and she has collaborated with musicians, dancers, visual artists, and film-makers. Awards include the Butler Award of the Irish American Cultural Institute, the Laurence O’Shaughnessy Award, Cholmondeley Award for Poetry, Denis Devlin Award, and the Marten Toonder Award. As If By Magic: Selected Poems was published by Dedalus Press in 2020.