Adrian Frazier’s no-holds-barred biography of the American-born Irish poet acknowledges the cost of a life turned ‘into the ...
The atmosphere of John Fitzgerald’s Long Distance (Gallery) is set up at the off, its opening poem Familiar speaking of ...
The poem is filled with nostalgia for rural, farming, family life, and his memories come to us through Christian imagery from the story of the birth of Jesus.
A debut poetry collection from an independent Irish publisher looks set to sweep the boards at this year's TS Eliot Prize ...
This week there’s another eclectic mix of fiction, memoirs and a few poems too!
This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Mason, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Matt, who was the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024, started writing in high school and not long after ...
Poetry doesn’t just reflect life—it makes life an object of art. Whatever state or mood you’re in, poems about life are there to guide you, to ease you and to help you find meaning and make ...
Caoilinn Hughes is the author of The Wild Laughter, which won the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and Orchid and ...
Discover the radical life and poetry of Dublin native Lola Ridge at a special online lecture hosted by the American Irish ...
A chance encounter with the late Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin at Glenstal Abbey in the mid ‘90s changed the course of Helen ...
Kinsale’s newest storytelling night fosters the essence of the seanchaí tradition. Daniel Galvin is the founder of Grapevine ...
Organisers expect over 12,000 people to engage with the specially curated poetry for this year’s programme. This year’s selection is edited by award winning Irish Poet Jane Clarke and includes ...