Eavan Boland

Eavan Frances Boland[1] (24 September 1944 – 27 April 2020) was an Irish poet, author, and educator. She was a professor at Stanford University, where she had taught beginning in 1996.[2][3] Her poems were about Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish history. She was a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. Boland was born in Dublin.

Boland died on 27 April 2020, aged 75, from a stroke.[4][5][6][7]

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  1. ↑ Eavan Boland, Jody Allen Randolph, Bucknell University Press, 2014, p. xxii
  2. ↑ New York Times, "Eavan Boland, ‘Disruptive’ Irish Poet," April 28, 2020 [1]
  3. ↑ "Eavan Boland". The Poetry Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Crowley, Sinéad (27 April 2020). "Poet Eavan Boland dies aged 75". Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Poet Eavan Boland passes away aged 75". BreakingNews.ie. 27 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Doyle, Martin (27 April 2020). "Eavan Boland, leading Irish poet and champion of the female voice, dies aged 75". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ↑ University, Stanford (2020-04-28). "Renowned poet Professor Eavan Boland dies at 75". Stanford News. Retrieved 2020-04-29.