Brendan Kennelly - The Poet as Thinker

Declan Kiberd was a student of Brendan Kennelly at Trinity College Dublin. He took a PhD from Oxford University for his thesis Synge and the Irish Language (1979;1992). In this lecture Declan focuses on the “lyrical” elements which conjoin the poetry of Kennelly with his critical writings and his work as a teacher. Introduced by poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice with special guest Dr. Mary McAuliffe, Director of Gender Studies at UCD and niece of Brendan Kennelly. This lecture was held in Kerry Writers' Museum on Friday April 28th 2023 as part of the 'Brendan Kennelly - A Living Voice' celebration weekend. Opening address by Cara Trant, Executive Director of Kerry Writers' Museum. Funded by NEWKD under the Rural Development Programme.