Join me at Strokestown Poetry Festival Sat 3rd May 2025

The highlight of May 2025, apart from my birthday...when I will become two thirds of the Beast, I am delighted to be reading at the wonderful Strokestown Poetry Festival. Thanks to Joe Woods, Festival Director.

Do join me if you are able:

on Saturday 3rd May at 12:15 PM in the Stables at Strokestown House, County Roscommon.

New Voices, New Work from Macha & Revival Press.
Sam Furlong, Bernadette Gallagher & Eilish Martin 

Admission: €8

Book your ticket here

The Risen Tree celebrates its first birthday

Today’s Lesson

my strength was completely drained,

     as moisture is dried up by the summer

        heat. Psalm 32:4

  

Each day I have to relearn

that which I understood yesterday

and each day before that.

Forgive it says.

Forgive.

 

The Risen Tree celebrates its first birthday today. Thanks to Revival Press for publishing my debut poetry collection in 2024.

Winter Warmer Poetry Festival 2024

 

Cork city sustains two poetry festivals... one in spring, and now it is time for the Ó Bhéal Winter Warmer Festival. Thanks to Paul Casey and the committee for inviting me to give a poetry reading from 16:30 on Fri 22nd Nov at Nano Nagle Place Cork
I look forward to sharing some poems and listening to the many other voices over the weekend. Maybe I will see you there.