Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill is a leading Irish-language poet whose work brings Irish myth, folklore, language, and contemporary life into vivid conversation. Her first poetry collection, An Dealg Droighin, appeared in 1981, followed by internationally translated books including Pharaoh’s Daughter and The Water Horse. She served as Ireland Professor of Poetry from 2001 to 2004 and has been translated by poets including Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon.