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Eavan Boland

Irish poet, author, and professor (1944–2020)

Eavan Boland

Boland, 1996

BornEavan Aisling Boland
(1944-09-24)24 September 1944
Dublin, Ireland
Died27 April 2020(2020-04-27) (aged 75)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationPoet, author, professor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Period1962–2020
Notable awardsJacob's Award
1976
Spouse

Kevin Casey

(m. 1969)​
Children2
RelativesFrederick Boland (father)
Frances Kelly (mother)

Eavan Aisling Boland[1] (ee-VANASH-ling BOH-lənd;[2] 24 September 1944 – 27 April 2020) was an Irish poet, author, and professor.

She was a professor at Stanford University, where she had taught from 1996.[3][4] Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish history.[4] A number of poems from Boland's poetry career are studied by Irish students who Eavan Boland biography - Best Poems VIN