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.
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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 […]
My mother-in-law’s calendar
My mother-in-law has marked her calendar for a roadtrip.
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 […]
A Bantry Story
I am more than a bit excited writing this post. Five years ago, I attended my first ever advanced poetry workshop in Bantry despite chancing my arm applying for it. I remember I had just won a local radio poetry competition and I rang the West Cork Literary Festival Box Office to see if it was […]
Mention in the Irish Times
It was lovely to get a mention in the Irish Times today from Ciaran Carty in his article about the Hennessy Awards. He also gave a bit of a plug to my book, which was a nice bonus! I can’t believe it’s already a year since I won the poetry section of the Hennessy Awards and it’s […]
Who is the Irish Man?
I’m trying to write some new material, which was kicked off from a discussion in my local writing group a few months ago. Our group were lucky to be joined by Pat Parks, an American professor, who worked with us on a project inspired by W. B. Yeats. On our first session, Pat simply asked […]
Lost and found
It’s amazing what props up in proper book shops. I found this collection by David Marcus, a second generation of Jewtown and best known for his work in the Irish Literary scene. This book was in Chapters in Parnell Square in Dublin and was published by New Island in 2007.
A poetic place
When the weather is good, there’s no better place for poetic inspiration than the bogs and strands of Co. Mayo. What a way to spend World Poetry Day.
Shine/Strong Award
I was delighted to have been able to go and see the Shine/Strong Awards ceremony at the dlr Mountains to Sea festival today. The winner was Breda Wall Ryan from Doire Press. Here are some blurry photos from the back row of the theatre.