Author: Michael Dooley

A poem of mine, ‘Redux in the Blockhouse’, in Southword, Issue 41. My thanks to editor Patrick Cotter. Available to purchase here: https://www.munsterlit.ie/Southword/41.html

Pleased to have two poems, ‘River, at Dusk’ and ‘Passerine, Born’, included in the Dedalus Press anthology Local Wonders. My thanks to editor Pat Boran. Available to purchase: https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/local-wonders/

Privileged to have worked with the singular Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe on this Solus Nua project. The poems are an attempt to write from the perspectives of the two horses of Cú Chulainn, Liath Macha and Dubh Sainglend, and are generously accompanied by images and video by the artist Yingge Xu. The project is facilitated by Fallow Media, and owes a debt of gratitude to the skills of Ian Maleney.

Available here: https://viewsource.solasnua.org/

Grateful to Editor Colette Bryce for selecting ‘Peninsula at Night’ for issue 132 of Poetry Ireland Review. Issue available for purchase here: https://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/poetry-ireland-review/editorial/issue-132

Happy to have had a poem in Issue 42 Vol. Two of The Stinging Fly. Available to purchase here: https://stingingfly.org/product/summer-2020/

A poem shortlisted for the Strokestown International Poetry Prize 2020

Really pleased to have a poem make the longlist from a pool of over 16,000 entries. My thanks to all involved at The Poetry Society. https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/national-poetry-competition/

Delighted to have returned to the shortlist for the Cúirt New Writing Prize. https://www.cuirt.ie/winners-of-cuirt-new-writing-prize-announced/

So happy to hear that my poem, ‘Two Teenagers, Standing in the Rain’, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Strokestown Prize.

Strokestown International Poetry Prize 2020

Happy to be taking part in the Poetry Introductions readings at Cork International Poetry Festival. Grand Parade Library, 27 March 2020, 2:30pm.