A happening!

A wee reminder, the launch is today at 6.30pm. There'll be some great readings from contributors, not to be missed. All welcome, as ever!

The Shannon at Termonbarry this morning Strokestown Poetry Jane Clarke Enda Wyley

A grey morning on the banks of the Shannon but wonderful atmosphere at Strokestown Poetry Festival. Come and join us - ⁦Mary O'Donnell⁩ and I will be reading tonight at 7.30. ⁦Dedalus Press⁩ ⁦Salmon Poetry⁩ ⁦Bloodaxe Books⁩

Anger, yes, its everywhere: We need to talk about why we’re all so angry

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RIP Paul Auster

All welcome!

Poetry Ireland Review no 142, which I had the pleasure to edit, arrived in the box today. My thanks to all contributors--there could have been many more had I had space!--to Director Liz Kelly, to manager Paul Lenehan, and administrator Megan Johnston. Available now!

If you would like to spend a week in beautiful Armagh immersed in writing and writers apply! It’s a fabulous week and this is a great opportunity 👏

'I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief.
I come into the presence of still water.' (Wendell Berry)

At last

A transformative jnitiative if it continues . . . Catherine Martin signals ‘ground breaking’ basic income scheme for artists to be expanded

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Super programme with Diarmuid Ferriter presenting Ireland's Tracks and Trails and the Monaghan Way, beautiful lake country idylls. Might be worth doing one on The Black Pig's Dyke? My lovely home hinterland!

Looking forward so much to a bilingual reading with poet Sara Ribeiro this coming Thursday 11th. Details below!

🎉🌼🌸April Fools! 🌸🌼🎉

Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren't women at all, but men, every last one of them.

In passing the Scottish Hate Crime Act, Scottish lawmakers seem to have placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their…

Well go you Dr. Annelle Sheline for resigning from an untenable situation! And listen up Joe Biden and note how your former employee could no longer bear to be seen to endorse your gutlessness!

Strokestown Poetry Festival beckons again & I'm delighted to be reading poems with Jane Clarke & Pat Boran strokestownpoetryfest.ie/programme-year…

Good news and new members at last!
Eight new members elected to Aosdána

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