Thanks to Colin Dardis, editor at Poem Alone for publishing my poem ' Beyond' on Poem Alone today. The painting 'Narkissos-Beyond' by my husband, the painter and musician, John Philip Murray, was the trigger for this poem. 'Beyond' has a special significance for both of us so I am particularly pleased that Colin has selected it.
I will be reading this and other poems in Waterford on Sat 29th Nov in the Gallery of Art as part of an event hosted by Ger Duffy & The Poetry Lounge...details below.
I am delighted to be reading along with Molly Twomey and Caroline Bracken at The Poetry Lounge presented by Speak Your Truth and hosted by Ger Duffy on Saturday 29th Nov 2025 2 to 4pm in Waterford Gallery of Art.
Ger has created an interesting format for The Poetry Lounge....3 readers and 3 moderators
I like the number 3, it has always had a particular significance for me.
Readers for the Nov event are:
Molly Twomey, moderated by Billy Fenton
Caroline Bracken, moderated by Ger Duffy
Bernadette Gallagher, moderated by Colette Colfer
Another 50th year celebration....Stony Thursday was founded by John Liddy and Jim Burke in 1975 and they returned as editors for the 2025 50th Anniversary Edition
The Stony Thursday Book 50 was launched at the Belltable in Limerick during Storm Claudia on Friday 14th Nov 2025. There was beverage and food and great camaraderie among all the contributors and supporters of this much loved Stony Thursday Book. Almost 50 contributors read their work on the night to a packed auditorium.
I am delighted to have my poem 'Predator' included in this special edition.
Thanks to the editors, John Liddy & Jim Burke, Etain Cooey, Arts Officer, and to Limerick City & County Council for their support of this publication.
There is a wonderful documentary on John Liddy by Dominic Taylor on YouTube.
A recent piece by Kieran Beville on The Stony Thursday Book.