Washing Windows III Ed: Alan Hayes and Nuala O’Connor (Arlen House: Dublin, 2023)

I'm delighted to have my poem "Some Thing" in Washing Windows III: Irish Women Write Poetry. This poem takes a look at an imagined experience of an older Irish woman in the War of Independence and is told from the point of view of her son. Thank you to editors Alan Hayes and Nuala O'Connor … Continue reading Washing Windows III Ed: Alan Hayes and Nuala O’Connor (Arlen House: Dublin, 2023)

New Anthology – “Washing Windows Too: Irish Women Write Poetry” (Arlen House: Dublin, 2022)

Cover of Washing Windows Too (artwork showing female figures in shades of blue, greens, yellows) I'm delighted to have a poem "1922" included in Washing Windows Too: Irish Women Write Poetry (Eds: Nuala O' Connor and Alan Hayes), a new anthology featuring 100 Irish women poets who have not published a full poetry collection. Congratulations … Continue reading New Anthology – “Washing Windows Too: Irish Women Write Poetry” (Arlen House: Dublin, 2022)

Reading The Future – Dublin celebrates 250 Years of Hodges Figgis Bookshop

I am delighted to be one of 250 writers included in the anthology Reading The Future: New Writing from Ireland.  Edited by Alan Hayes and published by Arlen House to mark the 250th anniversary of the Hodges Figgis Bookshop in Dublin (wow, 250 years!), the anthology was launched on Thursday 26th April complete with traditional … Continue reading Reading The Future – Dublin celebrates 250 Years of Hodges Figgis Bookshop