Author Archives: Mary Montague

My Country Diary piece in today’s Guardian.

The story of my erstwhile lockdown companion. Today’s Country Diary.

Well, we pulled it off! The first online Living Room Folk session went out yesterday. If you didn’t get to chance to watch us live, you can catch up here. Thanks to Mairéad O’Donnell for her able hosting of the … Continue reading →

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  

My remaining contracted workshops/events offered through Queen’s Open Learning that were upcoming in May are now cancelled. I got an email from HMRC informing me of the grant available to self-employed people. But the scheme won’t be open till June. … Continue reading →

The usual frantic run-up to Christmas was leavened by two events which fortuitously found themselves referred to on the same page on the Poetry Ireland website. So before that page vanishes into the ether, here is a preserving screenshot, dear … Continue reading →