Geraldine Mitchell

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Just to say I am about to become an ex of X…. I can no longer stand the sight of that black logo, death symbol, emblem of what its maker is up to, of what more may be to come. See you over on FB or on insta, perhaps… Just keep reading poetry, please!

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Such an honour to be opening this extraordinary artist’s exhibition this evening in Westport. @GFAward @poetryireland @IrishWritersCtr @OC_Gallery

[Custom House Studios + Gallery @customhousestud]

@customhousestud are pleased to host Cogadh na gCarad/ the War between Friends by Eoin Mac Lochlainn. Exhibition runs from Thursday 31stAugust until Sunday 24th September 2023, Opening reception Thurs 21st Aug 6pm-8pm by Geraldine Mitchell, Writer/Poet.

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

@JacqBetula @CirclingThurles This is wonderful news.

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

Today's Poetry Thread: PROTEST

"What's the sense / Of being an adult and having no voice?" Feel free to add poems.

[Sally Hayden @sallyhayd]

By Cameron Awkward-Rich.

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

“Second hand gloves will become lovely again;
their memories are what give them
the need for other hands…”

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

Galway Kinnell reads an actual life-saving poem

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Refugee crisis reveals the racism in our smug republic https://t.co/2ItVn5unJA via @andyjpollak

[Jeff Crisp @JFCrisp]

"The EU rails against people smugglers, but its draconian policies keep them in business."
https://t.co/MkvOVADBvQ

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

@IrishLitTimes From my first collection, World Without Maps. Poem written on learning of John McGahern’s death in 2006. Was in a train heading west.

[Sally Hayden @sallyhayd]

Pretty blown away by this shout out in Irish president Michael D. Higgins’ speech for #WorldRefugeeDay.
Maybe this can be a motivator too for other journos working on tough issues: I guess we never know where our reporting is reaching & who is listening. https://t.co/JxEaCMCTHj

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

@festivalinvan @poetryireland Have a lot of fun, Elizabeth. I hope you stray out Mayo way!

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Have a great launch tonight. And thanks for having me in this celebratory issue. Mighty!

[The Stinging Fly @stingingfly]

Excitement! We’re delighted to be part of today's delicious line-up. If you haven't snagged tickets for Stanley Tucci, why not come to one of our 25th anniversary events instead!
6pm Editors' interview - https://t.co/OGOzgJHDWt
8.30pm Summer issue launch - https://t.co/MWMjRtbLZ4

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Wow indeed

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

An absolute joy.

[Strokestown Poetry @Strokestownpoem]

What a grand finale to our 25th festival. This great lady was in fine voice and read some recent work What a treat! Our thanks to all our generous sponsors and loyal attendees who revisit each year. The planning for next year starts in a few weeks @poetryireland @ArlenHouse

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

This is how we win or lose the fight against big bucks and those for whom profit comes before any concern for the environment and still less for the future. Do read and sign! It’s about more than the disappearing birds…

[Paula Meehan @PaulaJMeehan]

Stop the Destruction of the Curlew Wintering Grounds at Magheramore - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/lAhuizEP8E via @Change

Crucial habitat threatened. Please read & sign petition. Up the curlews!

[Poetry Day Ireland @PoetryDay_IRL]

.@Nessao, @gmitchellpoet , Moya Cannon, Mary O'Malley and @LaoiseKelharpo come together to celebrate Eavan Boland's legacy for #PoetryDayIrl three years after her passing.

🕰️ 8pm 27 April
📍 St. Thomas’s Church, Dugort, Achill, Mayo

https://t.co/fBdw9bmv0f @BollAchill

[Sunday Miscellany @RTESunMisc]

Skipping mothers, rebel songs and a donkey’s moment of glory... with Maeve Edwards, James Harpur, Clare Monnelly, Pier Kuipers, Geraldine Mitchell, Colin Regan and Claire Garvey @ClareMonnelly @pkvisualid @gmitchellpoet @RTERadio1 @RTE_Culture #stpatricksdayparade #MothersDay2023

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Grateful to Gill Stoker at the Mary Evans Picture Library for choosing my poem to accompany this gorgeous image marking St Brigid’s Day and Ireland first national holiday in her honour, our ‘matron saint’. @poetryireland

[Mary Evans Picture Library @Mary_Evans]

It's #StBrigidsDay marking 1st day of spring in the Gaelic calendar (and a public holiday for the 1st time this year in Republic of Ireland, lucky things). Spring seems a BIT optimistic, but this lovely illustration of Brigid by F. Cayley Robinson has spring-like overtones.

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

Beautiful image of Brigid from the Mary Evans Picture LIbrary blog, to go with my poem St Brigid Dreams of the Arrival of Spring…chosen, aptly, as poem of the week for the week that’s in it.
https://t.co/ovHRoxboo7

[Geraldine Mitchell @gmitchellpoet]

This poem from ‘Mountains for Breakfast’ (Arlen House, 2017) just snuck out into the world again. Via ‘Staying Human’ (Bloodaxe, 2017) where it also got a second chance. Many thanks, Yorkshire Times.
@ArlenHouse @BloodaxeBooks @IrishTimesBooks @poetryireland @IMcMillan