poetry

STYLE

Dublin-based poet and stylist Jan Brierton shares her favourite things

Today is Work Poetry Day, and to celebrate we caught up with poet, stylist and podcaster Jan Brierton…

By Lauren Heskin

90s, nineties

AGENDA

From Spice Girls to The Den: An ode to growing up in 1990s Ireland

A poem dedicated to the wonder and joy of growing up in Ireland during the 1990s, by a…

By Geraldine Carton

Dani Gill

LIVING

Dani Gill on creating a poetry collection about identity, vulnerability, and human connection

Ahead of the publication of her second poetry collection, Lessons in Kindness, we caught up with curator, producer,…

By Sarah Gill

poet and writer Emily Cooper

LIVING

The Writing Shed: Emily Cooper on her creative space, her writing routine and everything in between

Irish poet and prose writer Emily Cooper speaks to Sophie Grenham about Greek Mythology, writer's block and her…

By Sophie Grenham

Victoria Kennefick

LIVING

The Writing Shed: Poet Victoria Kennefick on her most-read books, Kennys Bookshop and her godfather’s blue cardigan

Just completing her debut, 'Eat or We Both Starve', poet Victoria Kennefick on her creative space, her writing…

By Sophie Grenham

Felispeaks

LIVING

Five minute’s with Longford spoken word artist Felispeaks

By Lauren Heskin

Amanda Gorman

AGENDA

Biden’s inauguration is packed with star performers but this young poet you need to watch

Twenty-two-year-old poet Amanda Gorman will read her original poem The Hill We Climb at the inauguration of President-elect…

By Jennifer McShane

Mary Oliver Geese

EDITORIAL

‘Words that have saved lives’ The wild and precious life of Mary Oliver

“Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you about mine.” The words of American poet…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

12 beautifully poignant poem lines worth reading and remembering

For years, poetry has struck me in a way that I've found difficult to explain. While skillfully written…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

World Poetry Day: 10 of the most beautiful lines from Irish poetry

In honour of World Poetry Day, we're looking at our Irish homegrown talent As it's World Poetry Day,…

By Erin Lindsay

EDITORIAL

‘Take Care’: This beautiful poem by Michael D Higgins will make you feel better

While skillfully written prose can undoubtedly be beautiful, poems, both devastating and delightful, touch the soul in an…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

‘Are you Mrs Frost?’ Rosita Boland on living in poet Robert Frost’s home

Writer and adventurer Rosita Boland thinks back to a rather interesting stay in the US when she was a…

By IMAGE