I was over the moon to hold Jewtown in my hands for the first time this evening and read from it. I was one of three readers tonight in Books Upstairs. I read alongside Michael J Whelan (Peacekeeper, Doire Press) and Rita Ann Higgins (Tounglish, Bloodaxe). Everyone was there to see Rita but I think […]
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Back in UCD
As part of my very busy May 4th, I was invited to read 8 of my poems for the UCD Poetry Archive. It was to happen in the library and my only memories of this were fumbling around for my student card while a very angry looking security guard looked on. It’s all gone much […]
Recording for the Poetry Programme
I was delighted to be back at RTE’s Poetry Programme with Rick O’Shea again. It was lovely to meet Claire Cunningham who made me feel very welcome. I was somewhat prepared this time because Dave Lordan had sent me some fairly tough questions beforehand so I assumed these would be asked of me. I’m really […]
Hennessy Poetry Winner 2016
I was delighted to see that the winner of the Hennessy Emerging Poetry competition was Jane Clarke. I have read Jane’s collection, The River, and have listened to her read from it a few times at different events and enjoyed them thoroughly. The poems that won Jane the accolade are all from this collection.
Getting ready for Poetry Archive
I had the odd experience of having to transcribe some of my poems from Jewtown from print to pen and paper. As part of my visit to UCD on Wednesday, where I will be reading 8 of my poems for the poetry archive, I was asked to hand-write the poems as the archive people think […]
Published in Southword
I was delighted to see my poem, Mary Daly, which also features in my collection Jewtown, was published in the latest issue of Southword, one of Ireland’s most prominent literary journals. I’m delighted to be in the company of some very fine poets including the winner of the Gregory O’Donoghue prize this year. Here it […]
My mother-in-law’s calendar
My mother-in-law has marked her calendar for a roadtrip.
Upcoming Readings
It’s been a busy few weeks in terms of the final edits of the book and I’m delighted that Jewtown is with the printers now. I’ve also been very lucky to have been approached by some festivals and booked in for readings. After the launch on May 27th, I’ll be reading at the Hay Festival in Kells, the […]
America is not the World
America is not the World is a journal from Pankhearst in which I have a poem. The blurb reads: From Pakistan to Israel, Macau to India, Australia to Vietnam, Texas to Peru, we are not the borders that divide us. Rachel Nix is the editor and it contains poems and short fiction. It looks lovely and […]
It’s…the book cover
I think I’m just going to let this speak for itself.