Join @aoifelyall.bsky.social to celebrate the release of a new pamphlet! Details below. Pamphlet launch event: The Man Who Made Up Trees by Michael Greavy Tickets, Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite share.google/HLOJ2FjNASfk...

A treat to read at "The Poetry Lounge" in Waterford yesterday, with John Noonan and D'or Seifer. Thanks to Ger Duffy for organising and the close reading of "Blood Atlas" for the Q&A. Cheers to Catherine for the photos and @poetryireland.bsky.social for sponsoring. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Join us at Clifden Arts Festival on the 23rd Sept! Great to be part of the 2025 edition of this historic fest with other poets whom I so deeply admire. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

From today's Irish Times. Thank you to editor Gerry Smyth. From "Blood Atlas" (Arlen House, 2025) @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Great to be guest poet for a group of visiting students from @carleton.edu MN at Trinity College yesterday. We read from "Blood Atlas" and discussed the poems. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

From "Blood Atlas" (2025), pub. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

At the Irish Writers Centre earlier this week for a reading with Lauren O'Donovan, Afric McGlinchey, D'or Seifer and S.C. Flynn. Thanks to Damien Donnelly for organising this, it was a lovely event. Great to see some friends and poetic colleagues in the audience.

This week, we held our first Writers Showcase at the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Find out all about @scyflynn.bsky.social @itosha.bsky.social @lukemorganpoet.bsky.social @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social & D'or Seifer in our blog irishwriterscentre.ie/writers-show...

NEW WRITERS SHOWCASE SERIES! 🌟Spotlighting newly published writers across the island of Ireland🌟 Our first event will feature five poets from various parts of Ireland. 🗓️Wed 18 June 2025 🕣6.30-8.30pm 📍Irish Writers Centre, Dublin 🎟️ €5 (via Eventbrite) irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/wri...

Thanks so much to everyone who came to hear @itosha.bsky.social & @lukemorganpoet.bsky.social launch their new collections with Anne Tannam on Sunday @arlenhouse.bsky.social @salmonpoetry.bsky.social

Double poetry launch ! 2pm tomorrow with poetry from Afric McGlinchy, @lukemorganpoet.bsky.social & Anne Tannam: booksupstairs.ie/all-events/launch-mcglinchey-morgan/

Looking forward to reading my newest poetry purchase @lukemorganpoet.bsky.social @arlenhouse.bsky.social @booksupstairs.bsky.social Dublin launch 14:00 Sunday next, 1st June at Books Upstairs. Congratulations Luke!

Thanks to John Morley on Galway Bay FM for having me on the show to discuss "Blood Atlas"! @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Appearing on Galway Bay FM at 10.40am to discuss "Blood Atlas". Tune in online! @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Some photos from the Galway launch of "Blood Atlas" last night in Charlie Byrne's. Thank you to @mollytwomey.bsky.social for launching! I'll cherish this. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Arlen House - Celebrating 50 Years Galway launch of *Blood Atlas* @lukemorganpoet.bsky.social Winner of the 2025 Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Award Tomorrow, Friday 23 May at 6pm at Charlie Byrne's, Galway ALL WELCOME

A joy to appear in Cyphers #99 among so many great writers. And great to read my contribution at the launch as part of Strokestown Poetry Festival last weekend.

5 new poems appearing in Rochford Street Review (Australia). Thanks to Mark Roberts, Linda Adair and editors. These poems are from "Blood Atlas", forthcoming @arlenhouse.bsky.social rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/04/30/l...

A sonnet on modern love, appearing in the new issue of Fortnight. Thanks to editor @rosemaryj77.bsky.social for including my work. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Thank you to fellow poet Damien Donnelly for these deeply-felt words for my "Blood Atlas".

Full House for the reading at Milkweed in Minneapolis yesterday! And such a thrill to see "Blood Atlas" on the shelf there. @milkweededitions.bsky.social @arlenhouse.bsky.social

An honour to be presented with the 29th O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry at the University of St. Thomas, MN last night. Thanks to Dr. Gardiner, Arlen House, Irish Consulate Chicago. As past winner Moya Cannon writes, "Light is what days are made of". This day will shine for years to come.

An honour to join this wall of Irish poets who have inspired my work since I was at school. Hello from University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, where the O'Shaughnessy proceedings are beginning!

Meet me in St. Louis 😍

Happy Mother's Day, to all who celebrate! Here's one for mine: "Conducting", from Honest Walls (2016, @arlenhouse.bsky.social).

New poem in "The Cormorant" about my great-grandmother, who survived an attack by a German plane while cycling on her bike in England during WW2. Also in "Blood Atlas", forthcoming from @arlenhouse.bsky.social May 2025.

My new collection. "Blood Atlas" is available to pre-order with all good bookshops now. Including the wonderful @kennysbookshop.bsky.social and Charlie Byrne's. From @arlenhouse.bsky.social, May 2025.

from "The Lesser-Known Senses", a new 10-part sequence of sonnets featured in "Blood Atlas". This poem appeared first in "New Hibernia Review" (USA). @arlenhouse.bsky.social

New poem, first appearing in Bath Magg. From "Blood Atlas", forthcoming from @arlenhouse.bsky.social

A new poem, "Leeches", first published in Crannóg Magazine. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Join poet Dr. David Gardiner and I at Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway, at 11am on Fri 21st March. All welcome! @arlenhouse.bsky.social

from Poetry Review (Ed. Maurice Riordan), and featured in my debut poetry collection "Honest Walls" from @arlenhouse.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social

from Poetry Ireland Review (Ed. Annemarie Ní Churreáin). Part of a new 10-part sequence named "the Lesser Known Senses". @arlenhouse.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social

Author photograph taken by Erica Urech.

A new poem in Pirene's Fountain (USA) and nominated by them for a Pushcart Prize. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

New villanelle in current issue of New Hibernia Review (USA). @arlenhouse.bsky.social

A love poem, "Sonnet for a Deer Tick" (pub. @irishtimes.com). @arlenhouse.bsky.social

A new poem in @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social. Thrilled to feature in this issue themed "Legion" among so many I admire. And what a special novelty to accompany original artwork by Edward Lee. Huge thanks to the editors - be sure to check out the rest of the issue online. @arlenhouse.bsky.social