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In these days of software programmes and search engine language applications, it may be tempting to think of translation as a semi-mechanical, quasi-scientific task that can be quite adequately achieved with the help of technology – or at least with … Continued
Back From Away is the second full collection from the force of nature that is Damien B. Donnelly. He is the award-winning author of the poetry pamphlet Eat the Storms, a Stickleback publication and the conversational pamphlet In the Jitterfritz … Continued
It’s almost 7 years to the day since Turas Press published its first book: on May 5th, 2017, we stood in this room to celebrate my own collection. Since then, it has been a rollercoaster of activity, supported by so … Continued
Words, music and vocals Keith Burke, single release date: September 9th This week I had the privilege of hearing a single from Keith Burke’s new album, his fourth since he emerged onto the music scene with his 2004 album, The … Continued
ISBN print: 9781913598433 Format: Paperback 92 pages Price: €13/£12 When I first read a selection of new poems from Julie-Ann which, she explained, dealt with her experience of living with a chronic illness, FND, I was both greatly impressed by … Continued
Writing is a system of belief – scripture! People often tend to overlook this simple fact. And, its most fervent practitioners, like so many other believers, live with it every day. This belief system of theirs is their way of … Continued
Kate Camp (2017) “The Internet of Things,” Wellington: Victoria University Press, ISBN 9781776561063 Kate Camp is an award-winning New Zealand poet whose fifth collection, “The Internet of things” is an arresting fusion of the everyday and the numinous. The title … Continued
When Ross asked me to launch his third poetry collection How To Sleep with Strangers I was faced with a dilemma. His two earlier self-help books, The Gentle Art of Rotting and Pretending to be Dead had failed to deliver on … Continued
Eamonn Lynskey (2017) It’s Time ISBN 978-1-910669-86-0 published by Salmon Poetry, Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare. The title of Eamonn Lynskey’s third collection – It’s Time, from Salmon Poetry – hints at the many layers of meaning woven into this ambitious … Continued