Introducing our 2018 judges

LUCIA SHEEHAN

Lucia Sheehan’s first passion was in discovering the power of voice. Lucia studied with The College of Sound, becoming a practitioner of Sound Healing and a tutor in the college. Through ‘The Naked Voice’ she was first introduced to poetry. 'Poetry as I had never heard it before,' Lucia recalled. It was not the poetry of school books and analysis, but spoken aloud and evoked memories.

PROFESSOR EOIN DEVEREUX

Eoin Deveraux is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at UL where he specialises in media analysis. Recognised as an expert on the media and popular culture, he has co-organised symposia on Morrissey, The Smiths and David Bowie. Eoin is also a creative writer having been nominated for a Hennessy award earlier this year.

DR MATTHEW POTTER

Dr Matthew Potter is Curator of Limerick Museum. A graduate of the University of London (BA) and NUI Galway (PhD), he is the author of several books and journal articles. He is also the author of The Curious Story of the Limerick, a history of how the limerick verse got its name.