I’m featured in this special anniversary edition of the Hodges and Figgis anthology with over 200 other writers. I have a poem in there somewhere about Emrys, less than a […]
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Blue Nib Chapbook Competition
I was very happy to see that 8 of my poems were a runner-up in the Blue Nib Chapbook Competition. The 8 poems are all about my son, Emrys, most […]
Troubadour Poetry Prize 2017
I was delighted to be one of the winning entries to the Troubadour Poetry Prize this year. I won a 2-year subscription to the Manhattan Review so I am looking forward […]
Doire Press on Tour!
Tonight, I headed to Kilkenny for the first of the Doire Press Reading Events with David Butler and Annemarie NíCurrain. It took place in the lovely Stone House Bookshop. After […]
Debut Collections
I went to Dublin to see Brian Kirk, Emma McKervey and Amanda Bell read from their respective first collections. Lisa Frank from Doire Press interviewed the three poets and each […]
Viva Los Gatos!
I had a great time in California over the last week with a trip supported by Culture Ireland to the Los Gatos Irish Literary Festival. I spend 4 and a […]
Sunflower Sessions Reading
I was the featured reader at the Sunflower Sessions in Capel Street, Dublin on the 27th September, my first reading of the new year, nicely sandwiched between Rosh Hashannah and […]
California-bound
I have been asked to be one of the 16 Irish writers to travel to Los Gatos in California for the 2017 Irish Writers’ Festival. I will be taking part in two […]
Bryan Cheyette Lecture
I attended an interesting lecture about Jews in Irish Literature, including “metaphorical” Jews, by Bryan Cheyette in Trinity College. I had heard about the talk as he mentioned that he […]
Tears of Laughter – My great grandmother’s book
I was very grateful to be sent a copy of my great grandmother’s book, Tears of Laughter. Esther Morris (née Cristol) was born in Cork and published three short plays. […]