Friday 20 May 2022

It's that time of year


Sharpening my scythe, 2020
See a short article and my poem Haymaking published in 
Scythe Association of Britain & Ireland 


This morning I woke to rain watering the earth, and now, a few hours later I look out my study window at the sun glistening on the raindrops in the hedge. Birch leaves wave in the breeze and the firs above Kilmurry stand still near the barely rotating blades of the windmill.

On my birthday I reflect back over the year, over six journals. So much life in words and breaths. I am taken by the ending to Eimear Ryan's essay in Literary Hub 'How Sports Profoundly Shape Us, Even After We Quit': "Gradually, through repetition, we come back to ourselves".

Thanks to everyone who has supported me in any way from a walk and chat to publication and readings. Thanks to the Arts Council for their Agility Award in 2021. 
In April of this year I read at the intimate Plugd venue in Cork as part of the Rebound Festival hosted by Eimear Ryan and I participated in workshops during the year with a number of writers including Matthew Geden, Sarah Byrne and in July with Paul Muldoon. 
I have work accepted for publication later this year by Dreich and The Frogmore Papers and was delighted to have two poems published recently by Agenda.  Other publications over the past year include:

Saturday 30 April 2022

From Darkness Poetry Day Ireland 28th April 2022

From Darkness published by Cork County Council Library & Arts Service for Poetry Day Ireland 28th April 2022



Friday 15 April 2022

Agenda Journal April 2022

Agenda is a particular favourite of mine and so I am very pleased that the editor, Patricia McCarthy, has accepted two of my poems for Agenda Volume 55 1-2, Weatherings web supplement.







Tuesday 5 April 2022

Reading at Rebound Arts Festival, Cork

Rebound Arts Festival is taking place in Cork from 8th to 10th April and I am delighted to read my work as part of the 'Pen to Paper to People' event from 9pm on Saturday 9th at PLUGD RECORDS on Cornmarket Street.  'Pen to Paper to People' is produced by Shelby Harrison and host is Eimear Ryan.

It would be lovely to see you there.  Tickets are €5 and you can book online at ucc.ie/reboundartsfestival


Check out the website for details of venues and other events happening throughout the weekend.




Sunday 13 March 2022

Porridge One Poem


                                                    Photo by Niklas Hamann on Unsplash

Love this image for my poem A Line Drawing published for One Poem by Porridge Magazine