Irish poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, hailed by the Irish Literary Supplement as the “most acclaimed Gaelic poet of the century,” will read from her work at 8 p.m. Feb. 13.
In addition, fiction writer Ellen Akins will read from her work at 8 p.m. Feb. 16.
Both events are free and open to the public and will take place in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201.
Dhomhnaill, who writes exclusively in Irish Gaelic, was born in Lancastershire, England, in 1952 and raised in Ireland.
Her books include An Dealg Droighin (1981) and Féar Suaithinseach (1984) — both of which were awarded the Arts Council Prize for Poetry and the Séan O Riordáin Award — and Feis (1991).
Her books in English translation include Rogha Dánta (1986), Pharaoh’s Daughter (1990), The Astrakhan Cloak (1992), Cead Aighnis (1998) and The Water House (2000).
Her poems have been translated by a who’s who of Irish poetry, including Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Derek Mahon, Michael Longley, Medbh McGuckian, Ciaran Carson, John Montague and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.
Akins, born and raised in South Bend, Ind., is the author of four novels, including Home Movie: A Novel (1988), Little Women: A Novel (1990) and Hometown Brew (1998), as well as a collection of short stories, World Like a Knife (1991).
She has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram Merrill Foundation; a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; and a Whiting Writer’s Award.
For more information, call 935-7130.