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Huge thanks to #GerardSmith The Irish Times for publishing my poem 'my mother, wearing a pencil skirt, in a meadow' as today's #saturdaypoem Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Dublin UNESCO Irish Literary Times Irish Writers Centre Scottish Poetry Library Skylight 47 Books Upstairs

Over 150 calls for submissions of #poetry, #fiction, flash, #nonfiction, #art, #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in February 2025. Best of luck & pls share! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

This week is the last week for submissions to appear in Issue 20. Lots of great work already sent in so make sure you don't miss the deadline. Please send us your submissions before midnight (Irish time) on Friday 28th February. Submission guidelines here: skylight47poetry.wordpress.com/submissions/

I'll be down in Listowel next week for a reading and conversation in Woulfe's Bookshop. Be great if you could help me spread the word! Rts much appreciated

Thank you to all the poets and artists who submitted during the open call for Issue 20 - our submission window is now closed as of last Friday, Feb 28th. We look forward to reading all the poems and reviewing all the artwork!

Looking forward to hearing our editor, D'or Seifer, read this week for Lime Square Poets!

Cuirt 2025 is coming up very soon - can't wait! The New Writing Showcase is a special event every year and we are delighted to announce Terri Metcalfe as our Open Window reader and Helen Fallon as our selected reader from Issue 19. See you there! cuirt.ie/whats-on/new-w…

Great demand for tickets for the New Writing Showcase next Wednesday at Cúirt Festival where our two readers, Terri Metcalfe and Helen Fallon will be performing - together with the other fantastic readers selected. We hear it might even be sold out! ..... #cuirt2025

It's all about to start off here now for the New Writing Showcase. Isn't this layout for Nuns Island Theatre gorgeous! #cuirt #cuirt2025

We are delighted to join Dundalk poets on Saturday 7th June for their Tribe & Fire: Poetry Day. Editors Bernie Crawford and Ruth Quinlan will be interviewed about Skylight 47 and read some of their own work. 3:30PM in Dundalk Library. See you there! tinyurl.com/3jrhw2ay

Our editor, D'or Seifer, will be treating Athlone to some of her poems next Tuesday. Don't miss it!

Delighted to be reading at the Irish Writers' Centre with the fantastic Lauren O'Donovan, Luke Ó Muireagáin, Afric McGlinchey and Stuart Charles Flynn this Wednesday at 6:30pm. would love to see you there if you're free and able to attend! :)

Bestselling anthology *Washing Windows V* honours amazing Irish literary women, pioneering librarians & booksellers, including in Galway the late Mrs Maureen Kenny & Anne Brennan of Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery plus Josephine Vahey @galwaylibraries Galway City Library who continues to make a huge

Honoured and beyond to be launching Skylight 47 issue #20 in Galway on Thursday at 6pm! I have huge admiration for Skylight 47: one of Ireland’s only broadsheet formats, every issue so beautifully and carefully printed, alongside exquisite art 🖼️ Hope you can join me!

Delighted to be reading at this event on 4th July, 8pm, Ballina, Bridge Creative Arts Centre, Ballina, Tipperary. Delighted to be reading in such lovely company! It would be great to see you there!

Issue 20 copies all set to go for the launch. Looking forward to catching up with all our poetry friends tomorrow (Thursday) in Galway City Library at 6PM.

The new issue of Skylight 47 has arrived! Very glad to be included, reviewing 'Still Time' by Nora Brennan (Revival Press), 'Leafing' by Christina Hennemann (CERASUS Magazine), & 'Naming Love' by Geraldine Mitchell (Alan Hayes : Arlen House) 📚 Launching 6pm, Thurs (Galway City Library) 🎨

A lovely line-up of poets at our next online launch - all having a recent collection reviewed in Issue 20. Poetry contributors will also read their selected poems from the current issue. Please join us on Zoom next Friday 25th at 7PM. We'll share the link very soon!

A stellar cast of poets lined up to read from their most recent collections this coming Friday. And lots of great poems from our issue contributors too. Join us at 7PM online at us06web.zoom.us/j/82855341054 for the online launch of Issue 20!

See you all online later this evening (7PM) for our latest launch of Issue 20 and the poetry collection showcase! Use this link to join: us06web.zoom.us/j/82855341054