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Inside Island Issue 173 are the winning and shortlisted poems for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize 2025. Huge thanks to judges Amy Crutchfield, John Kinsella and Kate Middleton for selecting my poem as runner-up in such a strong field. Congratulations to all!

Hello––my book Underland has been adapted into a feature film & the world premiere is Tribeca in June. It's taken 4.5 years––& the team have created something truly astonishing. A documentary that's groundbreaking in form, voice & tone. I hope you might get to see it one day. In

Mary O'Donnell reviews Mary O'Malley, Patrick Holloway, Eilish Martin and a new anthology og young poets edited by Leanne Quinne for Dedalus Press: Poetry from Ireland. Lots of coffee needed ... buzzsprout.com/1162427/episod… Enda Wyley Dedalus Press Carcanet Press Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Aosdána

“I could watch / anyone die, but I looked away. Still, / I wore the war on my back. I put it / on every morning.“ — Donika Kelly . . . This poem appeared in Poem-a-Day, published by the Academy of American Poets, 2019. Shared here with deep gratitude.

Say hello to SPIT, the latest novel by david brennan which will be published on 17th June. Available now for pre-order from our website: epoquepress.com/online-store/S…

May there be countries that offer scholarships and simplify visa procedures for students who had their US visas revoked. To those students, I hope my message reaches you: by challenging the decaying world we live in, you have paved the way for a new one. May many more join. And

Poetry Ireland's Poet in Residence Anne Tannam welcomes Culture on RTÉ to this year's Poetry Day Ireland celebrations. "Poetry lovers of the world, unite! Go on, spread a little poetry, spread a little hope." Read Anne's full article here: rte.ie/culture/2025/0…

At an exhibition in Amsterdam, a long poster lists the names of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. Standing before it is heartbreaking. Every loss hurts deeply. May God have mercy on them, heal the wounded, and spare us further grief.

📍Seen in Berlin, Germany

Voted in Best Books of the Week Financial Times The Financial Times; newly released by Mercier Press and available in bookshops now mercierpress.ie/books/wed-have… ft.com/content/bca594…

Do you understand?

It was my honor to be at the airport in Dublin this morning to welcome the great Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed from Gaza. The world owes him and his colleagues in Gaza a debt it can never repay. His spirit is unbreakable.

I always have, and still do, wish to capture the photo that would stop this war — that would stop the killing, the death, the starvation. And I still wish for it. But if our photos can’t stop all this tragedy and horror, then what is the value of a photo? 1/3

Since the highest officials of our 'government' have stated that people with autism will "never write a poem" or live beautiful lives, I'm sharing this poem written by an autistic child. She used my poetry prompts that show everyone has a voice within. Education matters, and it

—Marie Howe

“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news…I want a death that the world will hear.” She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished. 10 of her family were killed with her. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

If a president withholds funding appropriated by Congress — that's authoritarianism. If a president threatens to impeach judges — that's authoritarianism. If a president seeks to take away the license of media that criticize him — that's authoritarianism. We must stop him.

Chef's kiss dismount on this marvel of a poem by Alina Ştefănescu.

Some uncensored messaging to Coachella 🤝🇵🇸

Easter Saturday in bed doing a thing I love: reading poetry. Thanks to Stephanie Burt for this great big generous hug!Includes astute & fascinating readings of each poem. Old friends & new discoveries. Harvard Press Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann The Poetry Society Poetry Foundation #poetry #queer