Wednesday 13th – Saturday 16th May 2026
Cork International Poetry Festival
The Cork International Poetry Festival is Ireland’s biggest annual poetry festival. It celebrates Cork as a vibrant poetry scene with international connections. Every year major Irish and international poets gather for four days of readings, discussions, workshops and film.
The programme of readings taking place this year at the Cork Arts Theatre is as follows:
Wednesday 13th May @ 7pm
Stephen de Búrca and Gerard Smyth
Wednesday 13th May @ 8.30pm
Cian Ferriter and Enda Wyley
Wednesday 13th May @ 10pm
Shangyang Fang and Jennifer Lee Tsai
Thursday 14th May @ 7pm
Cathy Galvin and Greg Rappleye
Thursday 14th May @ 8.30pm
John F. Deane and Martha Sprackland
Thursday 14th May @ 10pm
Christina Hennemann & Audrey Molloy
Friday 15th May @ 7pm
Simon Maddrell & Máighréad Medbh
Friday 15th May @ 8.30pm
Niall Campbell & Polly Clark
Friday 15th May @ 10pm
Anthony Joseph & Patricia Smith
Saturday 16th May @ 3pm
Fool for Poetry & Gregory O’Donoghue Prize Readings
Saturday 16th May @ 4.30pm
Isabelle Baafi & Dean Browne
Saturday 16th May @ 7pm
Kevin Graham and Bruce Snider
Saturday 16th May @ 8.30pm
Leo Boix and Henry Cole
Saturday 16th May @ 10pm
Kim Moore & Annemarie Ní Churreáin