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First New Poetry Books of 2020
KICKING OFF A VERY STRONG YEAR of new publications, on Tuesday 4th February, 2020 at Poetry Ireland we present the launch of no fewer than
Writing Home: The ‘New Irish’ Poets
NOW AVAILABLE Following an open call which drew hundreds of submissions, this major new anthology of ‘writing from Ireland’ reflects the changing nature of Irish
Luminous Things – A Favourite Book
Poet Enda Wyley writes about her favourite book of poems A Book of Luminous Things, Czeslaw Milosz’s anthology of international poetry, is one of my
Gender and Poetry Publishing in Ireland
For those who may be interested, the following is the full text of our February 2019 response to the Irish Times’ invitation to comment on
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Fire And Snow And Carnevale by Macdara Woods
The late Macdara Woods recalls the genesis of his poem Fire And Snow And Carnevale, perhaps best known in its musical setting by Anúna, part
My Daughter in Winter Costume by Mary O’Donoghue
US-based Irish poet Mary O’Donoghue on the background to her villanelle, My Daughter in Winter Costume, included in the 2017 Dedalus Press anthology The Deep
Metathesis by Enda Coyle-Greene
Enda Coyle-Greene sketches the background to her poem ‘Metathesis’, included in the anthology The Deep Heart’s Core: Irish Poets Revisit a Touchstone Poem (Dedalus Press,
