The Poetry Summer School
The Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School is an annual intensive week of creative development for emerging poets, with seminars, workshops and one-to-one tutorials, alongside a programme of readings and other evening events. Time is scheduled for writing and the development of new work, as well as to explore and engage with the rich literary networks in the city.
The Poetry Summer School is led each year by Professor Nick Laird and will be held this year between Mon 23 - Fri 27 Jun 2025. Applicants will be contacted in May regarding the outcome of their application.
“I thought it was extremely immersive in both literary and cultural knowledge...our ability to meet with multiple mentors in addition to our workshops also felt like a true shifting point in my work.” Alex Peterson
Poetry Online Summer School 2023
TO APPLY
Applications for the 2025 Poetry Summer School are now closed.
“I have to say the week really did exceed expectations. Such an outstanding group of readers / writers / editors at the Seamus Heaney Centre and such valuable contributions from the visiting writers also. It felt like I was getting the core of what they would present through an entire semester. ” John Knowles
Poetry Online Summer School 2023