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First reading of Book 2

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by simon
First reading of Book 2

Before I get my hands on book 2, Ah, Men! I’ll be reading as part of the Bray Literary Festival. I’ll be reading with some superstars of the literary scene. I can’t wait!

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Lithuanian Poetry Festival

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by simon
Lithuanian Poetry Festival

Had a very enjoyable evening at the Lithuanian Poetry Ireland | Poezijos Pavasaris Airijoje festival during the week. Great to meet some great Irish and Lithuanian poets.

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Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Posted on April 15, 2019April 13, 2019 by simon
Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Really chuffed to get an honourable mention in this competition. Over 2000 entries and got in the top 10. The poem is Man Talk and will be in my upcoming book later this year.

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The North

Posted on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by simon
The North

This very fine magazine cane in the post today. Great to see so many familiar faces in it. I have a review in it where I checked out books by John O’Donnell, Geraldine Mitchell and Noel Monahan. It’s the first book review I’ve done since school.

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Allingham Festival Poetry Competition

Posted on November 7, 2018 by simon
Allingham Festival Poetry Competition

Happy to have come second place in the annual Allingham Poetry Festival. I’ve entered this a few times and never got anywhere! Delighted also that it was one of my new poems that was successful.

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In an Index

Posted on October 13, 2018 by simon
In an Index

I’m delighted to have a tiny piece in this set of essays – Irish Questions and Jewish Questions. Two of my poems from Jewtown are mentioned in the book.

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Published: Algebra of Owls

Posted on September 28, 2018 by simon
Published: Algebra of Owls

It’s been a very quiet year for me in terms of getting poems published; rejection after rejection after rejection. Therefore I was relieved to finally get something published after almost 6 months in the popular web-based journal Algebra of Owls. The poem, Apple, is not a particularly new one but I never managed to get […]

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The Tricky Second Collection

Posted on July 30, 2018 by simon
The Tricky Second Collection

Some exciting news – at least for me – Doire Press will publish my second collection in late 2019! Jewtown will have a new sibling, which has been brewing for the last few years and is nearly ready to unleash. My aim is to make the poems I’ve written a lot better, yank out the […]

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Carlow Arts Festival

Posted on June 12, 2018 by simon
Carlow Arts Festival

I had a nice time reading some new work at the Carlow Arts Festival in their big tent. I read with the rest of the Carlow Writers’ Group with Jane Clarke, Grace Wells, Mark Roper and Maurice Davitt.

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Poetry Ireland Review

Posted on May 1, 2018 by simon
Poetry Ireland Review

Very pleased to find a new poem of mine accepted for Poetry Ireland Review.

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