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Elaine Feeney Should Come With A Trigger Warning
Elaine Feeney is the kind of poet I want to be when I grow up. I remember the first time I saw her read, and the second, and the third. She has that remarkable ability to blow you away each time, even if it's work you've already heard. She…
Liam Ryan Speaks About What’s Happening in the Shade
Liam Ryan is an architect, a thing which is clear from the beautiful structure and attention to detail in his collection. A Tipperary man, he now resides in Laois with his family. His first collection Touching Stones was published with…
Poetry Chef Inja Cooks Up Some Words
Inja is one of the UK’s most energetic, crowd-pleasing and versatile performers. An exceptional artist, MC and host whose work spans a huge variety of genres including dubstep, hip-hop, grime, drum ‘n’ bass, and freestyle poetry. He has…
Hollie McNish Thought Poetry Was Arty Farty Wank
Hollie McNish is an unstoppable poetic force. Her videos have gone viral and her words have touched people in every corner of the world. Hailing from the UK, she has performed on stages just about everywhere. Her poetry has been noticed by…
Stephen Murphy and the Curse of Getting Things Done
Stephen Murphy is one of the nicest guys in Irish Poetry. Humble to a fault, and a little shy of his own success there is no arguing that he is indeed a poet of the people. His work is scathing, controversial, warm and full of insight into…
Why Erin Fornoff lets Lingo Destroy her Sanity, Health and Relationships
As Co-Director of the Lingo Festival, it goes without saying that Erin Fornoff is at the heart of Ireland’s spoken word and slam poetry scenes. I spoke to her in the build-up to Lingo’s second year and found out her thoughts on what it is…
Meet A.M. Juster: Poet, Translator and Academic Extraordinaire
A.M. Juster is an impressive poet by any measure. He has enough awards to bury you in, enough published books to build an exotic poetry tower and is a graduate of both Yale and Harvard, with two honorary doctorates. He has translated and…
Accidental Poet Mary Kennelly Talks About Finding Writing and the Silence of the Blank Page
Mary Kennelly is a familiar name on the poetry scene. She's been involved in arts events in Ireland for many years, including Listowel Writers’ Week, taking to the spoken word tent at Electric Picnic's Mindfield and the Brendan Kennelly…
Quick fire questions with poet Charles Bane Jr.
Charles Bane, Jr. has no shortage of writing accolades. He is the American author of a chapbook published with Curbside Splendor , a collection called Love Poems that is available from Aldrich Press, and Three Seasons: Writing Donald Hall.…
Poetry Ireland Introduction Series |10| Michael Dineen
Michael Dineen is a poet from Cork based in Dublin. He has been published in Southword, The Shop, The Penny Dreadful, Weary Blues and Abridged. As well writing poetry he is a keen marathon runner, gig goer and traveller. He can be found on…