Poets Coaching Clinic with Anne Tannam returns 9th April! These clinics are great for poets looking to sharpen their craft, explore writing ideas and techniques, or seek various professional opportunities. 🕒 30 minute slots: 7:30am to 7:00pm BOOK NOW: …ryirelandcoachingclinic.youcanbook.me

I am very excited to be Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Age & Opportunity 🌈 Bealtaine Festival's Poet in Residence this Year. Visit their website, bealtaine.ie, to book events or register your own!

#GoodMorningDublin at 10am: Colm Brosnan chats with Oli Crawley about #DublinCoffeeFestival 12th & 13th April in the #RDS. For #PoetryDayIreland, CeolagusCraic is joined by Anne Tannam, poet in residence with Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann, about May Day with events all over the country on Thursday.

We’re joining in the Bealtaine Festival celebrations with “Lust for Life” themed events! Facilitated by Poetry Ireland Bealtaine Festival Poet in Residence Anne Tannam at Project Arts Centre: Wild & Precious Life❤️‍🔥 1st May, 6:30pm | Poetry Day Ireland 2025 Book: bealtaine.ie/bealtaine-even…

Lust for Poetry with Anne Tannam ✏️🔥 Interactive two-hour poetry workshop 🗓️2nd May, 2pm 🎟️ Book: bealtaine.ie/bealtaine-even… Anne Tannam Bealtaine Festival

8 clinics & 100 + poets later, our Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Poets Coaching Clinic ends (but don't worry; we've plans for more!). 🙏 to all the amazing poets who graced the Zoom sessions & shared their stories, challenges and triumphs! #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetinresidence

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…

‘Sparks the Fire’ - my poem commemorating Bealtaine Festival’s 30th Anniversary hanging outside the Project Arts Centre. Loving the honour of being the Bealtaine Festival & Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Poet in Residence this year. #BealtaineFestival #bealtaine #poetry Age & Opportunity 🌈 .

I enjoyed Bealtaine Festival #30 tea party IMMA today. Great to see #poetry front & centre, with poet-in-residence Anne Tannam reading her commissioned poems & Pat Boran also smashing it. There were also two commissioned choral pieces, sung by the fab forgetmenotchoir 💪🏻

Special thanks to the @BrinkerhoffPoet Foundation & Dublin City University, Prof. Dáire Keogh & Marcella Bannon, for their vital support of the 2023–2025 residency. Hundreds of poets have been inspired & uplifted by Anne’s unwavering passion for the craft. Beir bua agus beannacht Anne Tannam💛

Can't wait!

Dublin launch of my "Blood Atlas" and "À la belle étoile" by Afric McGlinchey was wonderful yesterday. Thank you to Books Upstairs for hosting and Anne Tannam for the fabulous launch speeches. Copies of both books available now in Books Upstairs! Alan Hayes : Arlen House

The latest statement from PEN International pen-international.org/news/optisrael… #CeasefireImmediatelyInGaza #ceasefire2025 @CatherineDunneAuthor Therese Kieran Neil Hegarty Sue Divin Cauvery Madhavan John O'Donnell

Congratulations to Kurdish poet & honorary member İlhan Sami Çomak, who spent 30 years in prison in Turkey, has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Jack Hirschman Poetry Prize, an International award honouring writers whose work reflects ideals of justice, peace & human dignity.

Opportunity for writers! Apply now for Irish Writers Centre's Evolution Programme 2025-2026. Aiming to support to writers to advance their craft & career with confidence & resilience through a number of supports info & apply: bit.ly/4mU9WJZ

Poets Coaching Clinic with Anne Tannam on July 16, 2025! 🕒30 minute slots – 10:00am to 4:00pm ✍️Reserve a slot here: …landpoetscoachingclinic.youcanbook.me/?jumpDate=2025… 🚨If you book but can no longer make it, please cancel your booking so another poet can take your place.

This is not business as usual. My new UN report, From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide, is out today. It shows how corporations have fueled and legitimised the destruction of Palestine. Genocide, it would seem, is profitable. This cannot continue, accountability must

**THE WAXED LEMON IS OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS**We are now accepting submissions for Issue 10 from Thursday July 3rd to Monday July 21st, 2025. Please check out the submission guidelines on our website thewaxedlemon.com Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Waterford Arts Irish Writers Centre #filíocht

Many of you will know Angela T. Carr, a fellow poet who kindly compiles the list of poetry competitions and opportunities on her blog post 'A Dreaming Skin'. Any size donation is welcome.