Washing Windows IV: Irish Women Write Poetry What an extraordinary evening in Belfast with 30 diverse voices reading. Such power, so moving and exhilarating. The largest launch ever held in the Irish Secretariat Belfast Irish Foreign Ministry Arts Council of Northern Ireland Foras na Gaeilge ACNI Writing Helena Nolan

Today is the last day for submissions for Issue 19. Submissions close at midnight tonight, Sunday June 30th. For guidelines, see: tinyurl.com/ycxzdrjd.

#HeritageWeek2024 is starting this weekend and we are delighted to have been invited back by Galway Civic Trust to host another poetry evening - and what a fabulous line-up we have for you! Join us for some great poetry readings and an open mic at 6PM on 23rd August in Druid Theatre.

Did you know that Galway Civic Trust is celebrating 30 years this #heritageweek2024? A whole day of events is scheduled to mark it. And we have been invited too! Join us for poetry readings and an open mic on Friday in the The Mick Lally Theatre. Book your seat here: tinyurl.com/495adufw

See you this evening at 6! Can't wait.

We are delighted to release the launch details for Issue 19! Hosted by Susan Millar DuMars and featuring a reading by poet Michael Dooley, it will be a great evening of poetry again in #Galway. See you in the library on 24th October at 6PM!

I am finding today's news feeds from the US incredibly depressing so I'm sharing some positive news instead. Online launch for Issue 19 of Skylight 47 coming up next Friday. Please join us and let's drown our sorrows in poetry.

Just look at all the great poets lined up to read from their most recent collections this coming Friday! Quite a few of our contributors will be joining to read their lovely poems as well. Join us at 7PM online at us02web.zoom.us/j/83617809579 for the online launch of Issue 19!

Lovely launch this evening of Issue 2 of Ragaire Literary Magazine in the PorterShed. Congrats to the editors and all the readers!

If you're looking for a present for the poetry lover in your life, or indeed, yourself, why not take a look at the digital or printed copy of our latest issue - Issue 19? Spend some quality time with some great poems over Christmas ... tinyurl.com/2ubszzhu

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/

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

Looking forward to seeing this mighty anthology launch tomorrow at Strokestown Poetry. Delighted to have a poem in the mix. Huge thanks due to Alan Hayes : Arlen House and Nuala O'Connor.

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

Looking forward to being interviewed tomorrow with my fellow editor, Bernie Crawford, about Skylight 47 and reading some of our own poems. From 3.30PM in Dundalk Library. Some great poets reading before and after us at this event!

Celebrating Arlen House at 50 Victoria Melkovska's poem from *Washing Windows V* is the poem of the week in The Guardian newspaper. Many thanks to Carol Rumens. BUY: Blackwells (free international postage) Blackwells.co.uk 9781851325559

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!

See you all at 4.30 this afternoon for poetry readings and the open mic in the Hall of the Red Earl, Galway to celebrate #heritageweek2025

Looking forward to this reading tonight at 7.45 and sharing a few poems with the great people of Lime Square Poets.

Hi all, just one more day to go until our submission window for Issue 21 closes. Send us your art and poetry by midnight (Irish time) tomorrow, Wednesday 15th October. You can find our submission guidelines here: skylight47poetry.wordpress.com/submissions/