Amazing collaboration with Estate of Seamus Heaney and English PEN and a fantastic opportunity for Irish & UK poets & their publishers Irish PEN 👏👏👏

Seamus Heaney was born #OTD in 1939. To mark what would have been his 85th, we pass on some of the nice messages visitors to the exhibition have left for Seamus.
Just as Seamus always remembered those who had gone before him, so shall we remember Seamus.

On the eve Seamus's birthday, we're delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize, a new poetry prize in partnership with our friends English PEN and Irish PEN. More details here: englishpen.org/prizes/pen-hea…

Launch of my new collection of poetry 'May Swim' in Hodges Figgis, Dublin, on May 22nd at 6.30pm. All welcome! Bloodaxe Books Poetry Ireland With thanks to Sinéad Mac Aodha, who is graciously doing the honours Literature Ireland

Today marks 5 years since #JulianAssange was arrested. He remains behind bars at Belmarsh prison in the #UK awaiting the decision on whether he can appeal his extradition to the #US . PEN International renews our call for his immediate release. Stop the extradition and…

In this review of Is it Cake? I referred to an object which was secretly cake as a 'Baudrillardian simulacrumb' and I feel like I should be allowed to retire now irishtimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

With just a month to go to the #rteshortstorycompetition deadline of 10 May 2024, have a look at judge Claire Kilroy's tips to entrants👇 Read and listen to past winners, and find out how to enter, at rte.ie/writing -- good luck! RTÉ Culture on RTÉ

Delighted to have signed a contract with Bloomsbury Books UK for my latest book 'Rethinking Feminism in Ireland'.
It features insights from over 50 activists and offers a radical re-framing that rejects neoliberal feminism - 'justice for women means justice for all.' #feminism

🍉Save the date for the 2nd #OpenMicForGaza ZOOM on #GlobalPayItForwardDay

🍉April 28 2024, 7-9 pm Irish time on ZOOM

🍉Register & donate
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PEN International mourns the loss of Palestinian writer #WalidDaqqa , who died yesterday in Israeli custody. Israel's longest-serving prisoner, Daqqa died of cancer behind bars despite calls since 2022 for his release on humanitarian grounds. We condemn violations of the rights of…

Fantastic read. Dreamt I was in Florence and Venice after I'd finished. Based on an amazing true story - exploitation of innocence, this is history
#MeToo in renaissance times brought to life! #TheMaidenofFlorence #historicalfiction Irish Writers' Union

Very excited about this. If you want to hear some of the freshest work around come along. All welcome.

Celebrating Ireland's Booker Winners
23 April: Paul Lynch & Belinda McKeon

I'm delighted to curate this new NLI series on contemporary Irish literature, focusing on particular authors & books that have made a significant impact on Irish culture.

TICKETS: nli.ie/news-stories/n…

Listen as Palestinian writer, Fatena Al-Ghorra, discusses the the destruction of cultural spaces in #Gaza , during the launch of PEN International's Case List 2023/2024. Read War, Censorship, and Persecution here: pen-international.org/news/pen-inter… PEN MENA #Israel

It's always so great to get the opportunity to read literature in translation. Fantastic #bookpost from the wonderful Bullaun Press Very much looking forward to reading #forgotteness and #withoutwakingup

“Woke agenda” driven by academics etc? Well done to Fergus Finlay for calling this out as a “term of abuse.” Equality, poverty, gender -based etc are all evidence based phenomena verifiable in solid research/official data. Brendan O’Connor

I spoke to Sinéad Gleeson last year for Tolka, where she chatted about debut novel Hagstone, the writing life and much more. To coincide with her publication this week, Tolka have posted the interview on their website, free to read. Enjoy!

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Embroidery by the first hunger strking suffragette, Scottish artist Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864-1942) #WomensArt

I completely agree, a fascinating book and great translation Sophie Hughes
And Other Stories
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Join me for this workshop on writing poems about visual art for Hugh Lane Gallery on April 25th - Poetry Day Ireland. Tickets available here: hughlane.ie/explore_learn/… The Gallery Press Poetry Ireland