Eithne Lannon is a native of Dublin. Her work has been published in Ireland, the UK, USA and Canada. Publications where her poems can be found include: The Ogham Stone, Boyne Berries, Skylight 47, FLARE, Stanzas, The Curlew and A New Ulster. She has also had work published in the anthologies Mind; Agamemnon Dead; and the anthology The Lea-Green Down: A Response to Patrick Kavanagh, Ed Eileen Casey (Fiery Arrow Press 2018.)
Publications and Achievements
- Earth Music, Eithne’s début collection, published by Turas Press in April 2019, was shortlisted for the 2020 Strong Shine Award.
- Her second collection, Everything Gathers Light was published by Turas Press in 2023.
Eithne’s work has been commended in many prestigious awards including:
- 2018 winner of the Ballyroan Library Competition
- Runner-up in Against the Grain competition
- Highly Commended in Blue Nib Chapbook competition
- Longlisted for Dermot Healy Competition 2017
- Shortlisted for Galway Hospital Arts Competition in 2018 and in 2016.
- Commended for Jonathan Swift Award
In 2016 Eithne was Artist in Residence in Loughshinny Boathouse.
Eithne is an active participant on the Dublin Open Mic scene. She has hosted local readings and read at Skerries Soundwaves Festival and Skerries Donkey Shots Festival.
Reviews and Responses
Earth Music
“These poems are studied presences, careful of concept, sound, syntax and grammar, able to transpose an extraordinary sensibility into a careful system of lines. Lovely surprises gleam in the tracks and pleats that take you into brisures of received reality.”
Máighréad Medhb
Everything Gathers Light
“Eithne Lannon’s second collection, Everything Gathers Light, is a primer of discovery and revelation. Anchored in the rivers and seascapes of North County Dublin, the precision of the language sets a spark of recognition that is universal, thereby reinforcing the sense that one of the primary ambitions of outstanding poetry must be to take the reader home.” Maurice Davitt
Everything Gathers Light works as a journey through time, place, memory. Each poem hangs one to another in a seamless way, like the branches of a greening tree. Titles act as spiritual guides, You turn / towards shadow take direction/from light. ‘the body leaves its island’, (Sometimes). There is wisdom here, old soul knowledge, sacred pathways beyond the tangible. Eamonn Lynskey, Senior Times
More reviews of Eithne’s work can be found on our Reviews page.