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(3/5) Congratulations to the National Poetry Competition longlist! Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!

Very lovely to be on this list 🩶

A lovely launch of The Stony Thursday Book in Limerick with readings from stellar poetry pals🩷 Huge gratitude to Dr Victoria Kennefick (She/Her)🍉 for her immense care in compiling the book🩷 Thanks to Limerick : Culture : Arts Limerick Council - Comhairle Luimnigh Limerick Co Co 🩶

I'm taking the train. Many trains! Thrilled to be a part of this. 💜 You can read the fab poems here: poetryireland.ie/poetry-day/dis…

Palpable joy to have two poems, 'Missing my Father with Caravaggio in Belfast' and 'My Sister Glued Jesus', in this forthcoming issue of The Stinging Fly⚡️ Massive grá & gratitude Annemarie Ní Churreáin for seeing my work🩶 Stunning cover by photographer Ronan McCall and designer Eimear Gavin⚡️

Excited to be reading International Literature Festival Dublin with poetry pals of 'Beginnings Over and Over:Four New Poets from Ireland' Dedalus Press ✨️ and with the wonderful Leeanne Quinn 💛 Love to see you there on the 19th of May! 🩶

This lovely legend ❤️

Huge thanks to Dr Mary O'Donnell Enda Wyley & Peter Sirr for their close reading & praise of 'Beginnings Over and Over: Four New Poets from Ireland' Dedalus Press on series 77 of Books for Breakfast⚡️Thrilled for us poets & gratitude Leeanne Quinn Join us International Literature Festival Dublin on May 19th

So excited to be reading International Literature Festival Dublin with my poetry pals from 'Beginnings Over and Over', with the wonderful Leeanne Quinn steering us onwards, as ever 🩶 Friends, come join us 🩷

Oh, look! A poem. Thank you, Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann 🩶

I enjoyed attending the launch of ‘Beginnings Over and Over’ this evening International Literature Festival Dublin in sunny Merrion Square. What a great range of talented voices! Congrats to all four poets, mentor / selector / editor Leeanne Quinn and publishers Dedalus Press

Great launch on Mon International Literature Festival Dublin of 'Beginnings Over and Over: Four New Poets from Ireland' edited by Leeanne Quinn (Dedalus Press, Apr 2025). @ilfdublin #ILFD25 Leeanne Quinn Róisín Leggett Bohan Photo by Senan O’Reilly

Cork launch of 'Beginnings Over and Over' @WaterstonesCork Tuesday 27th of May at 6:30pm. We'd love to celebrate with you! Introductions by the effervescent Leeanne Quinn Readings by Cal O'Reilly, Mai Ishikawa & Róisín Leggett Bohan 🩶

'Beginnings Over and Over' are present in every moment. How nourishing it was to read with poetry pals International Literature Festival Dublin in celebration of this gorgeous book, holistically edited Leeanne Quinn 🩷 Gratitude to the lovely humans International Literature Festival Dublin and Dedalus Press. See you in Cork on the 27th!

Come celebrate with us tonight! Waterstones Cork, 6:30pm Love to see you there! 🤍🩶🤍

I'm so grateful to the wonderful poet and editor @annemarienichurreain for including two of my poems in this gorgeous issue of The Stinging Fly 🤍 'Missing my Father with Caravaggio in Belfast' began in @ulstermuseum while attending @seamusheaneycentre summer school. 🤍

Among these gorgeous poets, "nubbing treasure " 🤍

Thrilled to have 3 new poems featured in this issue. Thank you to the editors of Manchester Review themanchesterreview.co.uk

So excited to be featuring on RTÉ Radio 1 tonight alongside great writers. Huge gratitude to Zoë Comyns & Belinda McKeon for selecting my work. 🩶