15 OF THE BEST SONGS OF 2024
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If you were listening this year, you will know that *Beyonce, Sabrina
Carpenter, Charli xcx, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Halsey, SZA, WILLOW, Olivia
Rodrigo...
Martin Stannard at 70
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I thought I'd posted this a couple of weeks back, and realise now that I
didn't, but better late than never – this is an excellent tribute to the
poet Ma...
Troubles Cover
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This is the cover of my forthcoming poetry collection, designed by Lotte
Bender for Revival Press, Limerick. The photo is used with the permission
of Th...
Magda's Boy
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Film by Anthony Wilks
https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/videos/bookshop-events-films/magda-s-boy-how-george-szirtes-invented-his-mother
Her Kind UK Edition
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The Bookclub Edition!
Her Kind tells the story of Ireland's first witchcraft trial - the 1324
Sorcery Trial of Dame Alice Kyteler. It was a landmark ca...
Poetry Day ireland
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Poetry Day Ireland 2020, takes place on Thursday 30 April. Everyone is
invited to join in and celebrate poetry’s very special place in Irish
culture – t...
THE HIVE: when books get declined
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Firstly, I apologise for not being able to change titles listed in the
sidebar. I've managed to get locked out of my blogger acount, but still
have access ...
COVER OF UK/IRL ED. OF BECOMING BELLE
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Cover reveal! The UK and Ireland edition of *Becoming Belle..* It is now
available to order on Amazon.co.uk. Go here.
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There's a moth on a thistle! In broad daylight, between the showers and the
rain and the sun. It's a bit muddy like, after all the rain, in the field
at th...
PJ Lynch "Across the Atlantic Tour"
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At the beginning of November in 1620, the Mayflower and her passengers were
nearing the end of their gruelling voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. It
took ...
Pituitary Problems 2: Surgery OR Out Damn Spot
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Since the last post, there have been some developments. After a review MRI
done in April, I got back to see the neurosurgeon, just last week, for his
as...
The Art of Superstition
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My piece for The Art of Superstition at the Copper House Gallery. The
importance of saying "bless you" when somebody sneezes.
Publications
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2014 I have three poems in the web supplement to the new issue of Agenda,
here, and two poems in the print version of their next, World War I themed
editio...
Have you seen the big, new, improved Baroque?
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Here’s a little refresher on the glories that await the reader at our new,
self-hosted site at http://baroqueinhackney.com. The new Baroque is a
bigger and...