Monthly Archives: April 2020

An update on the next Living Room Folk Session, which is part of Culture Ireland’s celebration of Poetry Day on Thursday, 30 April. Mairéad O’Donnell, Maeve McCann and myself are going out live online at 5pm tomorrow. Please join us … Continue reading →

I am completely shocked and devastated to learn of the sudden death of Eavan Boland. Her loss to poetry is indescribable. She made writing about female experience, both contemporary and historical, possible. She led and she challenged. As well as … Continue reading →

I am delighted and honoured that Mairéad O’Donnell has invited me to be part of the next Living Room Session, with fellow Fermanagh woman Maeve McCann. This Session, From Home to Home, is supported by Culture Ireland and  Poetry Ireland/ … Continue reading →

Another Country Diary piece. From the city. For a strange Easter. (And yet we call this Friday good.) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/10/country-diary-lessons-from-the-birds-on-self-isolating