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Who can now be considered Ireland’s leading poets in the aftermath of Seamus...
Originally published in RÍ- Rá, the entertainment supplement of The Irish Post, Saturday 28th September, 2013. There was a sunlit absence. Seamus Heaney, ‘Mossbawn:...
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The Shooting Gallery Press: A response to some of the reactions to my feature...
That’s Charlie told… OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS, I’ve received no shortage of emails, text messages, tweets, comments on the site and words on the street from those people who felt strongly about my...
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Interview: Patrick Chapman & Dimitra Xidous, editors of The Pickled Body
Dancing its way into the market of poetry magazines, The Pickled Body– a new, Dublin- based quarterly- launches this Friday, 29th November, in The Back Loft, its first themed issue being ‘The Red...
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Interview: Micheal O’Siadhail, poet
Originally published in Rí- Rá by The Irish Post, Saturday December 7th, 2013 Best Known for poems that evoke a certain despondency, Micheal O’Siadhail has been celebrated this year by the publication...
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Poetry: ‘Emergency’, a new poem by Simon Armitage
Recently published in the New Statesman, Simon Armitage’s latest poem, ‘Emergency’, is a welcome reminder of the Yorkshire poet’s ability to both observe and reflect the despondency and the socio-...
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Five Remarkable Poetry Collections from 2013
Originally published in Rí- Rá in The Irish Post, Thursday December 12th, 2013 Loath as I am to pick just five books, here are some collections of original poems from poets writing in the English...
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New features: The Saturday Song, The Sunday Poem
As of this weekend, I’ll be running two regular, weekly features on music and literature: The Saturday Song and The Sunday Poem Keep an eye out for two weekly music and literature features that I’ll be...
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Paul Simon pays tribute to Seamus Heaney in Dublin
The late Seamus Heaney, whose devoted readership and long list of fellow poets and friends celebrated his life’s work, last night, at Dublin’s National Concert Hall. LEGENDARY singer- songwriter Paul...
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Double Shot @Books Upstairs: Kate Quigley
Double Shot is a new series of poetry readings at the new Books Upstairs premises on D’Olier Street, providing a platform for one emerging and one established poet to share their work. A new series of...
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Double Shot @Books Upstairs: Jessica Traynor
Double Shot is a new series of poetry readings at the new Books Upstairs premises on D’Olier Street, providing a platform for one emerging and one established poet to share their work. A new series of...
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Hibernian Writers: Susan Lindsay
Susan Lindsay SUSAN LINDSAY is originally from Dublin but now lives in Galway. She has read her work at Over the Edge literary events and at Clifden Arts Week and has been a member of the Hibernian...
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Hibernian Writers: Kevin Conroy
Kevin Conroy KEVIN CONROY was born in Dublin and is currently living in Kildare, has worked in U.K., Germany, Swaziland, South Africa, U.S. and Ireland as a teacher, professional engineer, manager in...
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Hibernian Writers: Breda Wall Ryan
Breda Wall Ryan BREDA WALL RYAN grew up on a farm in County Waterford and now lives in County Wicklow. She holds a B.A. in English and Spanish from UCC; a Post-graduate Diploma in Teaching English as a...
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Hibernian Writers: Brian Kirk
What is your earliest memory of poetry at home or in school? At school, I enjoyed Kavanagh and Yeats, but I also found myself drawn to George Herbert, John Donne and Hopkins. My parents would have...
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Hibernian Writers: John Saunders
JOHN SAUNDERS is a founder member of the Hibernian Writers’ Group. His collections are After the Accident (Lapwing Press, 2010) and Chance (New Binary Press, 2013). One of three featured poets in...
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Hibernian Writers: Maeve O’Sullivan
MAEVE O’SULLIVAN works as a media lecturer in the further education sector in Dublin. Her poems and haiku have been widely published and anthologised since the mid-1990s, and she is a former poetry...
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Hibernian Writers: Annette Skade
Annette Skade What is your earliest memory of poetry at home or in school? From Ancient Volumes of the Children’s Encyclopaedia, with beautiful black and white illustrations. Mainly narrative poems,...
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Hibernian Writers: Amanda Bell
Amanda Bell is a freelance editor living in Dublin. She completed a Masters in Poetry Studies in DCU in 2012, which proved a catalyst for her own writing, and since that time her work has appeared in...
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Hibernian Writers: Afric McGlinchey
Afric McGlinchey Afric McGlinchey grew up in Ireland and Africa. A Hennessy Poetry Award winner, other awards include the Northern Liberties Prize (Editors’ Choice) 2012, and the Poets Meet Politics...
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