# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Seamus Heaney HomePlace is delighted to welcome Paul Muldoon back to the Helicon stage during our tenth anniversary year.

Through the prism of his own poems, Paul Muldoon will offer a brief survey of Irish history from earliest times to the present day. This illustrated lecture will feature poems on the Vikings, the Normans, the English, the Troubles of the second half of the 20th century, as well as more recent events in Ireland. 

Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television producer for the BBC in Belfast, he taught at Princeton University for thirty-five years. He is the author offifteen collections of poetry including Joy in Service on Rue Tagore, published by FSG and Faber and Faber in 2024. Among his awards are the 1972 Eric Gregory Award, the 1980 Sir Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award, the 1994 T.S. Eliot Prize, the 1997 Irish Times Poetry Prize, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, the 2003 Griffin International Prize for Poetry, the 2004 American Ireland Fund Literary Award, the 2004 Shakespeare Prize, the 2006 European Prize for Poetry, the 2015 Pigott Poetry Prize, the 2017 Queens Gold Medal for Poetry, and the 2020 Michael Marks Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2024 he was elected a Saoi of Aosdana, an Irish fellowship of artists.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/magherafelt/paul-muldoon-a-history-of-ireland-in-12-poems/200030174619908
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Magherafelt
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 45 Main Street, BT45 8HT Bellaghy, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 54.80787
- **long**: -6.52117
- **full address**: 45 Main Street, BT45 8HT Bellaghy, United Kingdom, Seamus Heaney Homeplace, 45 Main Street, Magherafelt, BT45 8, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems being held?
  - **A:** Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems takes place on Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 45 Main Street, BT45 8HT Bellaghy, United Kingdom, Seamus Heaney Homeplace, 45 Main Street, Magherafelt, BT45 8, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems?
  - **A:** Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems is organized by Seamus Heaney HomePlace.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Magherafelt, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Paul Muldoon: A History of Ireland in 12 Poems sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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