Photograph: Mr Tim Dooley, Dr Hannah Sullivan, Professor Aileen Douglas and Professor Harry Clifton.Īt an award ceremony this evening in Trinity, Professor Harry Clifton, a member of the judging panel said of Three Poems: 'The Sandpit after Rain' explores the birth of a child and the loss of a father with exacting clarity. 'Repeat until Time' begins with a move to California and unfolds into an essay on repetition and returning home, at once personal and philosophical. It is a wry and tender study of romantic possibility, disappointment, and the obduracy of innocence. 'You, Very Young in New York' captures a great American city, in all its alluring detail. Though each poem stands apart, their inventive and looping encounters make for a compelling unity. Hannah Sullivan was awarded the prize for her debut collection Three Poems, which was published by Faber & Faber in 2018. The patron of the John Pollard Foundation is Stephen Vernon, Chairman of Green Property plc, who named the Foundation in memory of his grandfather, John Pollard. Valued at €10,000 the prize is sponsored by the John Pollard Foundation and administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre in the School of English, Trinity. This is the first year of the prize, which will be awarded on an annual basis to the author of an outstanding debut poetry book collection in the English language. Poet Hannah Sullivan was announced as winner of the inaugural John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize at Trinity College Dublin today (16 April 2019). Photograph: Mr Stephen Vernon, Dr Hannah Sullivan and Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast. Poet Hannah Sullivan wins inaugural John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize
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