I’m looking forward to reading at the Poetry Ireland Day Open Mic, lead by the fabulous Kevin Higgins, next Thursday 2nd May at the Linen Hall at 8pm. Poetry Ireland Day this year has as it’s theme – Truth or Dare. What poems will I dare to read next Thursday? I’ll have to think about …
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Poetry Ireland Introduction Series. I am so grateful to have been selected for this year’s Poetry Ireland Introductions Series. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, the poets selected gathered at Poetry Ireland headquarters in Dublin for two days of workshops. The experience really stretched me as a writer and brought me out of my comfort zone. But …
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Nailed to the Cross by words Good Friday always seems to find me in a reflective mode. What do I reflect on? My own Garden of Gethsemane and my own Good Friday. But also the Good Friday’s we all go through. The suffering inflicted on our bodies and minds by others but also by ourselves. …
I will be reading at the International Literature Festival Dublin on Wednesday 22nd May at 7pm in Poetry Ireland as part of the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series and I am so looking forward to it. Writing has given me so many new experiences. The experience of reading aloud to an audience is something I …
What an incredible experience it was to attend the Hennessy Literary Awards on March 28th in Smock Alley. The event was like a graduation for me, it was that special. An occasion to celebrate all I have achieved. I strayed into the world of poetry from the world of fiction two years ago and for …
Welcome to my blog. Firstly thanks to Dave Kavanagh for building this site. I now have my very own space on the world wide web to run wild and have lots of creative fun!
Friday 12th April at 6pm I will be reading at the launch of The Cormorant in the Factory Performance Space in Sligo.