Wicklow Poet Jane Clarke pays Tribute to Irish Poet Eavan Boland who passed away aged 75 - The Morning Show

The Morning Show

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 - 15 minutes

The Royal Irish Academy's expressed its sympathy with her family, saying "she was a pleasure to work with".

She published ten volumes of poetry, releasing her first collection, 23 poems, in 1962 -- before she was 20 years old.

Her work remains very well known, having featured on the Leaving Cert English syllabus in recent years.

Jane told Declan Meehan about the first time she met Eavan Boland at The Brockagh Centre in Laragh.