and it’s so great to see it out in the world at last. @theemmapress.bsky.social @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social

Masters by @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social is launching tonight at @booksupstairs.bsky.social - don't miss it!

Hello. I regularly forget this site exists

My poem, "Roberta," here in the latest of Impossible Archetype. impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social 💜

One of my all time favorite poetry publications, the always brilliant Impossible Archetype, is an international online journal of LGBTQ+ poetry edited by Mark Ward. @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social Their 18th issue just dropped. Check it out! impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com

Thank you @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social for ten incredible years of Impossible Archetype. Truly an impressive accomplishment, a wonderful LGBTQ+ poetry journal, and an incredible opportunity for new and established poets. impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com

LGBTQ+ poets, four days left to submit to Impossible Archetype! Submissions open until this Friday August 1st for Issue 18. Full guidelines here: impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com/submit/

Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.

Irish Poets, the Red Line Book Festival Poetry Competition is open now. Free to enter, with cash prizes, it's judged by Aifric Mac Aodha. Closing date for entries is 8th September! redlinefestival.ie/events/red-l...

LGBTQ+ poets, Submissions for Impossible Archetype Issue 18 are OPEN NOW until 1st August. Full guidelines here: impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com/submit/

Tomorrow “Beginnings Over and Over” at Waterstones Cork! Thursday Pamphlets in Dublin. And finally Friday is RAGAIRE issue 3 launch in Galway 🏎️ 💨

It’s the week of launches — 3 in 4 days! Very much looking forward to visiting Dublin on Thursday to launch Ben and Rafael’s pamphlets 🚀 hopefully see you there 🐺 @poetryireland.bsky.social

Weldon Kees. (1943). [from ' The Last Man']

A new poem by me, a cento featuring lines by a whole host of inspiring poets. Thanks to fruit journal for giving it a home, and thrilled to be part of their magazine!

Happy Poetry Day in Ireland, Law Day in the US, Calendimaggio in Italy, and International Workers Day everywhere.

Poetry Day Stop 1! @poetryireland.bsky.social the lovely Castletymon Library with 5th Class St Kevin's NS @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social

What magazines are open for poemmmmmssss?

Loads of great events happening on Thursday - May Day & Poetry Day @poetryireland. Looking forward to heading to several South Dublin Libraries to run workshops for local 6th classes @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social www.poetryireland.ie/poetry-day/

I am a man that's made of meat / You're on the internet looking at feet

cis people you can just do this you can make it impossible for them to police any of this and all it will take is a trans flag badge

Sensible from Lord Sumsion: apple.news/AgcPZtGYrScq...

Dick. It's a compelling argument.

My #poem "An Exercise in Astral Projection" can be read for free now in Impossible Archetype: Issue 17 edited by @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social 🐜🪸🐠 | impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com/17-2/

Issue 17 of Impossible Archetype is now live at impossiblearchetype.wordpress.com. This Editor's Note continues what is now an ongoing saga now of The Conductor, The Driver and The Narrator.

Coming in Oct from the mighty @theemmapress.bsky.social, Masters, a book of 20 poems responding to dead queer male painters' work. Delighted to have a crop of Henry Scott Tuke's gorgeous 'The Critics' as the cover (there's a poem on it in Masters) Pre-orders begin in Jul w/ the book out in Oct!

Welsh writer Gillian Clarke will be in conversation with Irish poet @janeclarke.bsky.social tonight,Thursday 20 March, at the @hayfestival.bsky.social Book Club, 7pm-8pm. Free online event, but booking required.

On Wednesday 26th March at 7pm, please join us online to celebrate the launch of Father's Father's Father by Dane Holt. The event will be hosted by Caroline Bird and will feature readings, discussion & audience Q&A. Book your ticket here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6JazB...

It's publication day! 🎉 PLEASE DON'T READ THE FOOTNOTES PLEASE* by Rob Walton is out now! ⭐ * a collection of short stories for middle-grade readers that breaks all the rules! Zig-zag across the page between the funny stories and their footnotes... 😂📝 Grab a copy here: buff.ly/cXsMe8n

Only two more weeks to go until the launch of IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE by @chennessybooks.bsky.social

POETS, where are you?

Part of the front of a care home Oil painting

Any noise people on here? Vomir is playing Anseo on Jun 21st with support from Luxury Mollusc and others: www.eventbrite.ie/e/vomir-dubl... #harshnoise #noisemusic #harshnoisewall #hnw

Second Adebisi Shank date added due to phenomenal demand @buttonfactory.bsky.social Dublin August 23rd. Tickets on sale now www.ticketmaster.ie/adebisi-shan... @umackdublin.bsky.social

Our walk earlier turned into a scene from a folk horror film.

Living well / I AM / Living well / I am / for the BEST REVENGE

Poem about my first boyfriend that appeared in Poetry Wales in 2023.

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.

Sometimes in life, one needs to listen to a cunty little remix

A wonderfully in-depth review of Ron's latest. newohioreview.org/2024/11/07/r...

Coming soon (as always, I managed to misspell someone's name, despite proofing!)

It me. Come learn about Twine. Tis free

PREORDER NOW Caught in a city-wide outbreak of sleep paralysis demons, a cartoonist attempts to unmask a killer knifing down dancers at the Disco. shop.maudlinhouse.net#disco-murder...

A ‘garden path sentence’ is a grammatically correct sentence that tricks the reader into misinterpreting it. The old man the boat. (The boat is manned by the elderly.) The prime number the few. (People who are exceptional are few in number.)

@wowpresentsplus.bsky.social When is there new UNHHHH? We need it! The world needs it! Whennnnnnnnnn? @trixie57.bsky.social @katyaotm.bsky.social

"Whether in Ludlow or Venice, Spence crystallizes moments from the ongoingness of grief, drawing images from the natural world" 🌊 ~ Rebecca Foster Buy 'Daughter of the Sun' by Rachel Spence: buff.ly/u823krz

Submissions are now open for The Prompt, a new writing series for RTÉ Radio 1. Eight of Ireland's best writers have set prompts for you - details here: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Tickets for Writehawks 3 at @booksupstairs.bsky.social are live (and free!) On March 26th, I'll be talking to @caoilinnhughes.bsky.social, @griffski.bsky.social, and Rob Doyle about books they really think you should read. Tickets flew for the last one... booksupstairs.ie/all-events/w...