52: Annemarie Ní Churreáin

About this episode

Annemarie Ní Churreáin discusses her favorite books and her literary journey with host Ruth McKee.

Annemarie Ní Churreáin tells Ruth McKee which books she’d save if her house was on fire. Annemarie Ní Churreáin is a poet from the Donegal Gaeltacht, Ireland. Her books include Bloodroot (Doire Press, 2017), Town (The Salvage Press, 2018), The Poison Glen (The Gallery Press, 2021), and Hymn to All the Restless Girls (The Gallery Press, 2025). She is a recipient of the Irish Arts Council’s Next Generation Artist Award and a co-recipient of The Markievicz Award. Ní Churreáin has held literary fellowships in the U.S. and throughout Europe. She was the 2022-23 Decades of Centenaries Artist in Residence at Donegal County Archives. Ní Churreáin is the Poetry Editor at The Stinging Fly Magazine.

People in this episode

Host: Ruth McKee

Guest: Annemarie Ní Churreáin

Topics covered

• poetry
• literature
• Irish culture
• book recommendations
• artistic awards

Keywords

• Annemarie Ní Churreáin
• poet
• Irish literature
• book recommendations
• literary fellowships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Irish Arts Council, The Markievicz Award, The Stinging Fly Magazine

Books & works: Bloodroot, Town, The Poison Glen, Hymn to All the Restless Girls

Places: Donegal Gaeltacht, Donegal County Archives

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