The Poet’s Library with Róisín Leggett Bohan

Róisín will divulge the origins, influences, and the skills that make one of her poems impactful. Róisín Leggett Bohan is a writer from Cork. Her work features in Poetry Ireland Review, The Stinging Fly, Banshee, The Manchester Review, Aesthetica, The Pomegranate London and RTE Radio 1. Several of her poems are featured in the anthology Beginnings Over and Over: Four New Poets from Ireland (Dedalus Press, 2025). Her poem ‘We Carried May’ was nationally showcased by Poetry Ireland for Poetry Day, 2025. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from UCC and is the co-editor of HOWL New Irish Writing. Róisín is grateful to have been awarded a literature bursary from The Arts Council of Ireland. The Poets Library is curated by Kemi George-Simpson