Catherine Gander

Catherine Gander is a scholar, poet, and critic. She is the author and editor of several academic and creative publications, including Matches (Verve Poetry Press, 2024) and the forthcoming Beyond Ourselves: Contemporary Poets on Muriel Rukeyser (West Virginia UP). Catherine led the Irish Research Council-funded mentorship project ‘Diversifying Irish Poetry’, for which she partnered with Poetry Ireland to make meaningful and lasting change to Ireland’s reviewing culture and broader literary landscape. Born in London, Catherine lived in many cities and countries before finding her home in Ireland. She is associate professor in the Department of English at Maynooth University, where she also co-served as the institution’s first Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Catherine Gander’s attendance at West Cork Literary Festival is supported by the Irish Writers Centre