President Michael D Higgins gives voice to his poetry with new album recorded at Áras an Uachtárain

President Michael D Higgins published his first collection of poetry in 1990. Photo: Niall Carson.

Liam Collins

President Michael D Higgins has taken time out of his schedule to record “a significant number of his poems” for an album to be released next year.

“Work remains in progress on the project, with the President having completed recordings of a significant number of his poems, taken from across his existing published collections,” said a spokesman for the head of state in response to questions from the Sunday Independent.