I went to @seamusheaneycentre for the launch of PIR 146 Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann, edited by the wonderful, Stephen Sexton. Great to meet Maria and Liam. Thanks to @annetannampoetry for the review. ‘Stench…a debut collection to be rightly proud of, full of wit and vitality.’ Cheers Anne!

I’m grateful to all who came to the launch of ‘Stench’ in the Ardhowen last week. Thanks to Maureen Boyle for her uplifting intro, & Ursula Burns, for beautiful music. Cheers to Marty and Réaltán Ní Leannáin, for booksales, and the staff of the #ardhowen. Thanks to Alan Hayes : Arlen House for publishing.

Innisfree, Me Arse!, performed at the Fermanagh launch of ‘Stench’, published by Arlen House. The sound on the night was fantastic, but I’d no fancy recording mic. I missed a line ‘Skins ash and beech’, but you get the gist! #yeats Publishing Women youtu.be/h3P_E3iGAi4?si…

‘Border Child’ - It does no harm to remember how far we’ve came. Recorded at the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen at the Fermanagh launch of my debut collection, ‘Stench’, published by Alan Hayes : Arlen House. Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon youtu.be/CHbZynCv5WY?si… via YouTube

Happy National Poetry Day 2025! The Stench of Poetry youtu.be/-uHs_UO6q2k?si… via YouTube Publishing Women Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

I’ll be launching ‘Stench’ alongside James Finnegan, and his collection, ‘A Butterfly and Its Shadow’ at Letterkenny Cath Qtr Festival on Saturday 18th October. Thanks to the committee for inviting me back. Details of their brilliant festival attached. The room is gonna stink.😉🚀🚀📚

I’ve a few events in Oct/Nov coming up in Donegal, Galway, and Tipperary. Thanks to the organisers for including me. A shout out to Anne McDonald for offering to introduce ‘Stench’ in Charlie Byrne's at #Halloween. The ghost will hide when the waft of poetry rises! X

Our Literary Festival is about promoting emerging and established Irish writers. We are delighted for our Poetry Reading event in Dillons Hotel taking place on Saturday, at 7pm that James Finnegan and Trish Bennett Writer will read their work. All welcome!

Don’t say I didn’t warn ye. I’ll be in action in @dillonshotel Letterkenny tomorrow night at 7. James Finnegan will be reading from his collections too. Thanks to Alan Hayes : Arlen House Publishing Women for publishing ‘Stench’. See ye soon Letterkenny Cath Qtr and thanks for inviting me. X

It’s a dream come true to be launching at Charlie’s. My late MIL, Moira (mentioned in my piece on The Prompt on RTE) introduced me to Charlie’s twenty years ago. Please spread the word. We’d love to see ya. Let the ‘Stench’ of poetry lift the spirits this Halloween. X 👻🎃📚

Thanks for catching me in action! An honour to read with James.

Poetry People 26th Oct, Reading. Thanks to Rachael Hegarty for including me with the mighty poets, Jessica Traynor, Grace Wilenz, and my Arlen House bro, Luke Morgan. Alan Hayes : Arlen House Publishing Women rte.ie/radio/radio1/p…

A thrill to have my poetry featured on RTÉ Radio 1 last night! Link here courtesy of Trish Bennett, who also features on the programme. Great to share the airwaves with Jessica Traynor and Grace Wilentz Alan Hayes : Arlen House

Friday 31st, see ye there🤞📚🚀

Charlie Byrnes, Galway, this Friday, 31st October. Please share, the more the merrier!

Magnificent to see that the recent launch of Trish Bennett Writer 's first poetry collection 'Stench' published by Publishing Women at our recent #LiteraryFestival was covered in the Leitrim Observer / Leitrim Live.

Excited to be reading from "Blood Atlas" at the Alan Hayes : Arlen House book launch in Belfast on 4th Nov. Hosted by the Irish Secretariat Belfast, and featuring launches from fellow poets Celia de Fréine, Deirdre Cartmill, Ruth Carr and Csilla Toldy.