Runner Up Patrick Kavanagh Award 2023. Poems in Poetry Ireland Review, Crannog etc. Arts & Culture Officer @UCC. I review books @irishexaminer. Views my own
If your political ideology leaves you in a position where you have to defend a young mother being shot in the face along with the right of a billionaire to monetise creation of child sexual abuse material - it’s never too late to reflect on how you ended up there.
2025 has been my year to discover a whole new world of contemporary #Irish poets and their enormous generosity. And I've got a poem in the latest issue of @poetryireland!
#poetrycommunity
https://t.co/jUKIc9CTej
"My Irish grandfather, he was a very hip old guy. One of the things Irish people are known for is being able to read between the lines..."
#OnThisDay in 1941, legendary musician @akadrjohn was born in New Orleans. To celebrate, here's a classic interview
https://t.co/af16XtJW9B
In today's @irishexaminer I'm reviewing Giuliano da Empoli's The Hour of the Predator, an analysis of the decline, as he sees it, of western political structures in the face of unique 21st century threats.
https://t.co/Q1iAGRWoEu
I may be biased because they were the first magazine to ever publish one of my poems but The Moth is a brilliant, beautiful magazine and a fiver is a steal. Go and buy some back issues.
‘The Moth magazine is a thing of beauty’ Caoilinn Hughes
'It manages to have gravitas and coolness simultaneously’ National Poetry Library
'It’s beautiful. I always want to frame it ’ Fiona Benson
Back issues from just €5, including P&P...
🦋 https://t.co/TqQCGyq28A
Join us for the next instalment of The Poetry Lobby, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, and hosted by Anne Donnellan!
Featuring a stellar line up of poets, and as always, an open mic session.
📅Sunday, November 23rd
⏲️3:00pm-5:00pm
📍Menlo Park Hotel, Galway
🎫Free
Launch No 2 for The Storms, the printed journal of poetry, prose & visual art, is the audio companion on @EatTheStorms , the podcast.
This bumper episode episode is 2 hours+ and is now available on @ApplePodcasts@amazonmusic@podbean and @Spotify
https://t.co/oofBxsp2yH
For the day that's in it. My poem Halloween, written Halloween 2024. This poem will be reproduced in forthcoming Cork City Libraries Anthology, curated by the brilliant @JennyMitchellGo and due to be published in April 2026. #Halloween#poetrycommunity