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Launch this Sunday, not to be missed if you’re in Dublin! Honoured to be reading with both of these phenomenal poets later in June at the Irish Writers Centre

Iranian authorities have executed at least 14 prisoners, including three women, in the latest wave of executions that has seen over 470 people hanged so far in 2025. ❌ All these 14 hangings were for drug-related charges in clear violation of international law, which limits the

BURSARY APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! 🥳🗒️ Open call for NI/ROIs aspiring and emerging writers to apply for this year's John Hewitt International Summer School bursary! Deadline 18th June, 2025. Apply here – all info on form! forms.gle/HFbFBB9BHHvQpp…

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Congratulations to tim macgabhann: A European Mind.🇵🇸 on the launch of his latest book ‘Black Pool’. As the CNF judge for The Four Faced Liar competition, here’s what he’s looking for the4facedliar.com/submissions Irish Writers Centre writing.ie Irish PEN Munster Literature Centre #WritingCommmunity #writing

+150 days of forced disappearance.

Huge congratulations to all the winners and highly commended poets! 💫💫 Delighted to to have a poem on the longlist! ✨✨ therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/05/…

Just a few pages in and I’m teary eyed. Patrick Holloway - I can’t wait to read on. #TheLanguageOfRemembering

And there’s more … we are at it again next week!

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Poetry Ireland would like to thank Maureen Kennelly for her vision, imagination, passion and boundless energy in her work as Director of The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. She brought her unique gifts and talents to every encounter and travelled all over Ireland supporting artists & arts workers.

⚡️🕛⚡️ Don't Forget! Deadline for submissions TheStormsJournal is 11.59pm GMT on Sunday 8th June 2025!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

I’ve been to Listowel many times but never for an event of my own. So, I’m really looking forward to chatting to Marie Gethins about #TheInheritance along with Patrick Holloway and his #TheLanguageOfRemembering Thank you Irish PEN 🙏🏽

We're thrilled to announce that #KerryHardie's ninth poetry collection We Go On has won the Pigott Poetry Prize 2025. Many congratulations to Kerry and to the shortlisted poets David McLoghlin and Mary O’Malley. #pigottpoetryprize bloodaxebooks.com/news?articleid…

Michael D just restores one’s faith in humanity. A hard act to follow.

We are thinking of Poet Gerry Dawe today on the first anniversary of his passing and sending our thoughts and wishes to Dorothea, Iarla and Olwen. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam Image: Gerald Dawe by photographer Bobbie Hanvey, from the Boston College Photographic Archives

Inspiring poetry readings by a ‘trio’ of poets Mark Granier Peter Sirr & Enda Wyley (who read a wonderful poem about Henry Shevlin) - all part of the wonderful ListowelWritersWeek Writers Week The Gallery Press Dedalus Press Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Irish Writers Centre

Wishing Issue 3 contributor Kathryn Aldridge-Morris the best for her forthcoming flash fiction collection ‘Cold Toast’ June 10th from Dahlia Books

Just got off the phone with my brother-in-law. He told me his nephew was badly injured in an air strike in Beit Lahia two days ago. One leg was severed but he continues to vomit. They are at the Shifa hospital. The CT Scanner is broken at the hospital. They checked with the

Some timely advice and useful tools for #authors, #publishers and #bookstores planning events in an increasingly fraught environment. ⬇️