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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/

This is a fantastic opportunity for writers. I was fortunate enough to participate last year and it was an absolutely amazing experience, I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Delighted to have a poem in this. Best of luck with the launch!💕

Looking forward to reading here tomorrow 🙌

You are invited to the Arlen House 50th birthday launches *Washing Windows V: Women Revolutionise Irish Poetry* and *Menagerie* Nuala O'Connor Friday 9 May, 6.30pm Books Upstairs Sat 10 May, 2pm, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire (level 3) in partnership with dlr Libraries ALL WELCOME

This will be great!🙌

This is a fantastic project, I was lucky enough to be part of it last year. Go for it!

Yes we did!

You are warmly invited to the Arlen House 50th birthday launches Galway, Friday 16 May, 6pm *Washing Windows V: Women Revolutionise Irish Poetry 1975-2025* & *Menagerie* Nuala O'Connor Charlie Byrne's Bookshop CharlieByrne'sBooks ALL WELCOME

Celebrating Arlen House at 50 You are warmly invited to the launch of *Featherweight* the debut collection by Noelle Lynskey Noelle Lynskey Portumna, Sunday 18 May, 5pm Irish Workhouse Centre Launch by Geraldine Mills ALL WELCOME

RIP Paul Durcan. This was the first poem I read by him, and it absolutely broke me.

ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!! 🔥🔥 Applications close next Monday the 2nd of June for Freedom To Write 2025! This is an opportunity not to be missed! Workshops, tours, The John Hewitt International Summer School, and lots more! johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri… The John Hewitt Society Irish PEN

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS 😎🔥 The 38th John Hewitt International Summer School will take place Monday 28th July to Saturday 02nd August 2025 – and applications for our (in)famous bursary open TOMORROW! Spread the word far and wide! We are SO HYPED! 🥳

It’s a great project-apply!

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Literature, drama, workshops, politics, poetry, music and did we mention literature? Tickets for The 38th John Hewitt International Summer School - which runs from 28 July - 2 August in The Marketplace, Armagh are now ON SALE! marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/ev…

Delighted to say my winning poems have been published online. Thanks to all involved 💕#poetry #irishpoetry

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!