A pleasure to have a poem in this very special issue of The North (UK). My thanks to editors Nessa O’ Mahony and Jane Clarke. Available to purchase here: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/shop/993/north-61
‘Solstice’ – Poetry Ireland Review
Privileged and humbled to have a poem selected for publication in Poetry Ireland Review by editor Eavan Boland. Issue 126 available to buy here: https://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/poetry-ireland-review/current-issue/
‘Anchorite’ – The Stony Thursday Book
Quite happy to have had a poem selected for The Stony Thursday Book here in Limerick.
Cúirt New Writing Prize 2018 – Shortlisted
Very proud to have made the shortlist in the respected Cúirt New Writing Prize 2018. https://www.cuirt.ie/en/announcing-winners-cuirt-new-writing-prize/
The Best New British and Irish Poets 2018 – Eyewear Publishing
Delighted to feature in the anthology The Best New British and Irish Poets 2018 from Eyewear Publishing, London. More here:
‘The Witch’s Cottage’ – The Poetry Bus
Pleased to have a poem in the latest edition of The Poetry Bus. Available here: http://thepoetrybusmag.wixsite.com/change
‘Kilkee’ – Boyne Berries
Delighted to have a poem in the respected Boyne Berries. Available to purchase here: http://boyneberries.blogspot.ie/2017/
Mairtín Crawford Award – Joint Runner-up
Humbled to take joint runner-up spot alongside Ross Thompson in the inaugural Mairtín Crawford Award. Heartfelt congratulations to a most deserving winner, Rosamund Taylor. To be considered alongside these poets, and in a shortlist of such attentive talents, is a singular privilege. My sincerest thanks to Belfast Book Festival.
http://laganonline.co/close-calls-for-12now-writers-at-belfast-book-festival/
Two Poems – Ropes 2017
As an alumnus, it is a great delight to have two poems (‘Cailleach’, ‘Tullabrackey’) in NUI Galway’s Ropes 2017.
