I had the privilege of reading some of my prose poems for EatTheStorms the Poetry Podcast. Thanks Damien Donnelly🫶 🎧Check out Ep 15: open.spotify.com/episode/5UG0PZ…

🍉 WRITERS FOR PALESTINE 🍉 We're proud to partner with our pals ESEA Publishing Network Fitzcarraldo Editions Palestine Festival of Literature esea.sisters for an eve of readings and political teachings at SET on June 13 All proceeds from sales and tickets will go to direct aid 🌱 bit.ly/3V3dzA7

So happy to be shortlisted for the Mairtín Crawford Poetry Award. Can hardly believe it. Thanks Belfast BookFestival and all involved.

No competition in poetry

Aw wish I was there in person this evening to meet all these great writers, however will be joining online. ✨Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre

An extract of a poem by Gazan poet, Haidar Al-Ghazali. The poem was shared by ActionforHope from their series of literary texts written by poets in #Gaza.

Pinching myself! Thrilled to have been awarded 2nd runner up at the Mairtín Crawford Awards 2024. Huge thanks to judges Dawn Watson and Kathleen McCracken. Big congrats to poetry winner Lianne O’Hara Thanks to moyra_donaldson, Crescent Arts Centre & Belfast BookFestival. It means a lot.✨

Thanks HOWL New Irish Writing for selecting my poem 'Ars poetica' featuring the heartache, lies and plagiarism experienced by a nine year old poet (Posting for a friend 😌). Can't wait to read it in #HOWL24 later this year.

Happy Pride from all of us at Strange Birds! We're so excited to be able to announce our first LGBTQIA+ focused feedback group, which will be run by Elena Sichrovsky. The first session is open for sign ups now: meetup.com/amsterdam-crea…

Big love to The Mersey Review for giving this little ekphrastic poem a home. Check out Issue 3 it's great! themerseyreview.com/issues/3/ilove… 🫀💪💅

"On the Island of La Grande Jatte there is a distinct lack of feet. No one is going anywhere. Day-trippers float in water, on grass." 'I love the way' by Derville Quigley (Derville Quigley), in Issue 3 themerseyreview.com/issues/3/ilove…

submit to these good people

lucille clifton forever.

President Michael D Higgins has said there is "no room anymore for anyone to avert their gaze" from Gaza. rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Here’s a sneak peak of what Poetry Ireland Review Issue #143 edited by Mícheál McCann has to offer with a poem from Emily Cooper SOMEONE IN SEVILLE IS THINKING OF KILLING YOU The issue launch is this Saturday KilkennyArtsFestival Pre-order your copy now: poetryireland.ie/publications/p…

Eeeek! Delighted to be listed as a contributor to HOWL Magazine coming soon. All credit to the wonderfully generous editors: 🐺🐺🐺 Róisín Leggett Bohan & Lauren O'Donovan

Billy Collins

We would love if you could join us to celebrate the launch of HOWL 24 with a selection of fantastic readings and fine company at Waterstones Cork on Wednesday, Oct 2nd at 6:30pm🚀 With thanks to Cork City Arts & Cork City Council Munster Literature Centre Irish Writers Centre Poetry Ireland

LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY! I am so proud to have compiled this stunning collection of poetry from the winner, runners up and highly commended entries in this year's Patrick Kavanagh Award. It's stunning outside and in and I can't wait to share it with you all! 💫⭐️✨️🌟💫✨️🌟

Yay! I've a little story 'The Baby Lobster' coming soon in the inaugural issue of Frazzled Lit *closed for subs* 🦞🦞🦞 Thanks to the editors!