My new collection. "Blood Atlas" from @ArlenHouse is available to pre-order from all good bookshops now. Including the wonderful @KennysBookshop and @ByrnesBooks. Out May 2025
Two days to go until The Stinging Fly Summer 2026 Issue Launch🌞
🗓️Saturday 16 May, 8pm, Merrion Square Park
Book your ticket:
https://t.co/PRb3t9mpeF
Join us for this eclectic celebration of the Summer 2026 issue, featuring contributor readings, conversation and connection – and a DJ session by music journalist, Siobhan Kane 🎵
Siobhan will be playing records - a special set responding to our cover artist Diarmuid Breen’s evocative painting 🎨
Event line-up:
@LukeMorganPoet, Eleanor Hooker, @mcmonaglewriter, Eva Morrissey, @collett_lauren and William Brady
The evening will also feature the announcement of the winner of this year’s Stinging Fly / @FelicityBryan Fiction Prize. The launch event is hosted in partnership with @ILFDublin
Poet penpals from age 15. 17 years later, now published authors, we met for the first time and read together in Maine. Here's to the teachers who encourage and inspire!
@ArlenHouse
The first of my readings in Maine went well yesterday with laureates Julia Bouwsma and Audrey Gidman in Portland. Thanks to Maine Irish Heritage Centre for inviting and hosting. We all read a poem by Heaney for his birthday. @ArlenHouse
I gave the annual Gerson Reading at @UConn last night. Thank you to the Dept of English for inviting me, especially @DrMaryBurke, and to professor Sean Forbes for welcoming me to campus. @ArlenHouse
Happy to announce I've joined the team at @Strokestownpoem festival!
Get your entries in for the comp, judged by the mighty Rachael Hegarty. Prize is €1,000. More details on the website.
https://t.co/DdlIqvj5hH
Happy to announce I've joined the team at @Strokestownpoem festival!
Get your entries in for the comp, judged by the mighty Rachael Hegarty. Prize is €1,000. More details on the website.
https://t.co/DdlIqvj5hH
Any day I get upgraded to Luke Kelly is a good day! 🤣
Joking aside, I'm humbled and delighted that "Blood Atlas" is the @Solasnuacht poetry book group choice for February.
@ArlenHouse
https://t.co/EXNwmsJ24a
Ambassador Nolan hosted a festive Christmas party at the Irish Residence for the Irish community and dear guests & partners, marking 100 days in Morocco. Writers Luke Morgan & Nessa O’Mahony joined, with harp music by Gaelle Vandernoot ✨
A fantastic morning on 10 December at Rabat American School, where Irish writers Luke Morgan @LukeMorganPoet & Nessa O’Mahony led a poetry-writing workshop with high school students. Great creativity and engagement throughout! 
A wonderful 🇮🇪 Literature Evening on 9 December at the Embassy of Ireland, featuring writers Luke Morgan @LukeMorganPoet & Nessa O’Mahony, moderated by Mourad Mkinsi. The audience was deeply moved by their insights and poetry readings, with great engagement throughout the event.
Nessa O’Mahony & Luke Morgan @LukeMorganPoet visited Mohammed V University for an inspiring symposium, featuring Atlantean, The Boat, Irish literature discussions, poetry readings, and a lively Q&A.