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Ciarán O'Rourke @corourke91.bsky.social · 10m

Heading to Galway to read (for the 1st time) from my new #poetry collection today: Westside Library at 3pm, with thanks to Rachel Coventry for the invite 🌊 It's also having a Dublin launch in Books Upstairs tomorrow afternoon 📚

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Any of our friends/followers in London: please do join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion and reading this Saturday! All welcome (and full details below) 📚

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“... he informed it all with an inherited respect for the power and potential of an emancipatory egalitarianism.” ~ An extract from ‘[John] Hewitt on Ulster’ by Michael D. Higgins (2014) irishpages.org/product/the-...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A reminder that next weekend, Ciarán O’Rourke will be reading from his new #poetry collection ‘Prophetstown’: - at 3pm on Sat 3 Oct, Galway Westside library (@poetryireland.bsky.social) - & at 2pm on Sun 4 Oct, @booksupstairs.bsky.social📚 All welcome! booksupstairs.ie/all-events/l...

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This morning's autumn light is making my white flat look like this

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Under international law... an occupying power does not have the right to self-defence against the people it occupies.” ~ Avi Shlaim irishpages.org/product/geno...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please join us for the London launch of ‘Rotten London, Rotten Elsewhere’ by Ahmed Olayinka Sule, in conversation with Jacob Agee 🎨 Saturday 3 October, 17.30-19.30 at The Courthouse Hotel, London – 19-21 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7HL: all welcome! irishpages.org/product/rott...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“As “sustainable” is a word that now carries the additional meaning of “permitting life on Earth to continue”, I imagine us de-constructing the prejudices arising from our Eurocentrism and taking lessons form those who live and practise ecokinship...” ~ Judith Hoad (2008)

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It is our privilege to publish ‘Rotten London, Rotten Elsewhere: Letters to Power’ by Ahmed Olayinka Sule (the latest batch of which has just arrived from the printers!) 📚 irishpages.org/product/rott...

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Bernie @berniet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A clear picture without the distraction of muddled commentary and what passes for balance these days. Oxford Professor Avi Shlaim, an Arab Jew, lays out the Palestinian story with a clear account of the history behind this ongoing horror. #avishlaim #palestine #genocide @irishpages.bsky.social

Cover of "Genocide in Gaza" by Avi Shlaim.

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tried to talk about the great Jeremy Thomas on this BBC radio 4 programme, tomorrow, 4pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, 18/09/2026

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For any #poetry fans in Galway: @corourke91.bsky.social will be reading from his collection 'Prophetstown' in Galway Westside Library on Oct 3rd, followed by a discussion with Rachel Coventry 🎨 www.poetryireland.ie/news-events/... In partnership with @poetryireland.bsky.social 📚

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“The earth is traced with paths. They are like the wrinkles on an old man’s face: deepened by pain, drawn taut by vigilance, cast with a quiet light from tears of bitterness and joy, with death they become overgrown. They leave a trace...” ~ Krzysztof Czyżewski (2002)

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One of the greatest film producers, Jeremy Thomas, died last night. Bad Timing, Eureka, The Hit, Sexy Beast, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Crash, Naked Lunch. I made it back from America to be with him at the end. We drank red wine and cried. Truly loved him.

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David Hudson @dwhdaily.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In this terrific road movie — Jeremy Thomas never flew to Cannes, but drove — @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social invites us to hang with the man and hear about what motivated him to ally with Bertolucci, Cronenberg, Roeg, Miike … www.criterionchannel.com/the-storms-o...

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The Storms of Jeremy Thomas - The Criterion Channel

Directed by Mark Cousins • 2021 • United Kingdom For decades, legendary film producer Jeremy Thomas has driven from England to the Cannes Film Festival. This time, he’s joined by acclaimed filmmaker ...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“... New Yorkers Intuitively Understand This Hamster-like Gangster” ~ ‘Trump Rant’ by Chris Agee: irishpages.org/product/trum... #Trump #NoKings

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Protect the territory of conscience. Try to imagine at least once a day that you are not an American. Go even further: try to imagine that you belong to the vast, the overwhelming majority of people on this planet who don't have passports” ~ Susan Sontag (2003) irishpages.org/product/empi...

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wow, the Getty Villa in Malibu is astonishing. The ancient faces alone

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“The background reality for those who live far from the war zone is the war itself. It shares the darkness with us, the moment of night.” ~ Carolyn Forché (2024) irishpages.org/product/vol-...

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

After 5 yrs making it, just premiered full 16 hrs of The Story of Documentary Film here in Telluride. Festival brought audience pizza. I brought each person a flower - memory of suffragette Helen Todd's "Bread and Roses" If you're in LA Sept 9 7pm, Laemele Royal Santa Monica Blvd I'll be there

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Please join us for the Dublin launch of ‘Prophetstown’ by @corourke91.bsky.social: 2pm on Sunday, Oct 4th, in @booksupstairs.bsky.social, introduced by Dr. Tom Walker 📚 All welcome! (Attendance is free, but pre-booking is advised) booksupstairs.ie/all-events/l... @poetryireland.bsky.social

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“It is not possible to return to childhood and youth, I cannot resurrect my father or my brother, nor can I go back to a country that does not exist.... And yet, it all exists, because it is a part of my present identity” ~ Slavenka Drakulić (2007) 🌊 irishpages.org/product/the-...

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Deactivated my account here for political reasons, but am back and at Telluride film fest, a radical Brigadoon

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tonight! All welcome 🌊 Full information about this highly original #poetry collection is available here: irishpages.org/product/firt...

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There's @corourke91.bsky.social back in stock after the first batch sold out almost instantly

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“Shadows race across the glen... I can’t avoid the fact that the people who once lived here are gone, and now I, a stranger can pitch my tent wherever I like, and make myself at home.” ~ Margaret Elphinstone, ‘An Ecology of Haunting’ (2024) irishpages.org/product/vol-...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“If we are serious about innovation, must we not conclude that we need something new to replace our perpetual ʻwar to end warʼ?” ~ ʻThoughts in the Presence of Fearʼ by Wendell Berry (2013) irishpages.org/product/memo... #RIP

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A reminder that Garry MacKenzie’s ‘Firth’ will be launching this Thursday in Toppings (St Andrews), 7pm 📚 Please do join us! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/st-an... @vickymackenzie.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“A burnished, reflecting surface: a reverberation... It is in this sense that I have undertaken the honourable task of translating Mr Seamus Heaney’s work.” ~ Poet Pura López Colomé, who in our 2008 issue translated 10 sonnets by Seamus Heaney (died #OTD in 2013) 🎨 irishpages.org/product/lang...

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Ciarán O'Rourke @corourke91.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Reviewed some movies recently (with thanks as always to @brian-bowe.bsky.social & Sarah Cullen) 🎬 'Manhunter' headstuff.org/entertainmen... 'The Invite' headstuff.org/entertainmen... 'The Death of Robin Hood' headstuff.org/entertainmen... 'The Devil Wears Prada' headstuff.org/entertainmen...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“Sometimes we write out of darkness, / sometimes out of cool morning light.” ~ ‘Spoons’, a #poem by Moya Cannon, published in our Criticism issue (2018) 📚 irishpages.org/product/crit...

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cris @ilchinealach.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“My intention had been to travel by bus from Lukavica, in Serb Sarajevo, to Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro... ” ~ Chris Agee, ‘A Day with the VJ’ (2007) irishpages.org/product/the-...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Great to see Garry MacKenzie’s ‘Firth’ making its way in the world (and in fine company, too)! Please join us for the launch of this highly original #poetry collection next Thursday, 7pm in Toppings (St Andrews) 📚 Register here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/st-an... #NewBooks @asls.org.uk

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Eurozine @eurozine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Israel’s devastating response to the Hamas massacre on 7 October 2023 was consonant with, and rooted in, decades of state practice and ideology, write Avi Shlaim and Jamie Stern-Weiner via @irishpages.bsky.social www.eurozine.com/israels-road...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“The picture that emerges is of a country that lives by the sword, a country addicted to military force, a pugnacious, trigger-happy, ethno-nationalist, racially supremacist state, totally oblivious to international law.” ~ Avi Shlaim on Israel irishpages.org/product/geno...

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cris @ilchinealach.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

excited to start on this. best poetry from a living author I'm reading these days @irishpages.bsky.social

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“My survival still remains to me both a mystery & a miracle. That is because so many who were stronger physically & emotionally did not survive. When I came back from the camps & realized how many had not survived, I saw it had no logical explanation.” ~ Helen Lewis: irishpages.org/product/hele...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 24/08/2026

From the calm and stillness of a Scottish morning, as life becomes uncertain and strange we send you a waking breath… —“Our Waking Breath: A Poem-letter from Scotland to Ukraine”, curated by Kathleen Jamie in 2022 24 August is the Independence Day of Ukraine 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=StrA...

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Our Waking Breath: A Poem-letter from Scotland to Ukraine

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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A wee reminder that Garry MacKenzie will be reading from his latest poetry collection, FIRTH, at Topping in St Andrews next week - Thurs 3rd Sep. I'll be at the back, heckling. Come join me! 📚🐟🐚

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Beautiful opening lines of the nature #poem / segment “On Longing (Tributary)”, from Garry MacKenzie’s ‘Firth’ 🌊 Now available in all good bookshops: irishpages.org/product/firth/ @asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @booksfromscotland.bsky.social

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Bernie @berniet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This is the clear picture without the distraction of muddled news commentary and what passes for balance these days. Oxford Professor Avi Shlaim, an Arab Jew, lays out the Palestinian story with a clear account of the history behind this ongoing horror. #avishlaim #palestine @irishpages.bsky.social

Cover of the book "Genocide in Gaza" by Avi Shlaim

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“People still live amid the ruins. You can see them hanging laundry from a room on the third floor of a building cut in half. You see kids climbing over a 10-foot mound of rubble on their way home with some bread & water. Life has to go on...” ~ Samer Attar (2015) irishpages.org/product/isra...

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“The poet writes as if making an incision in consciousness. At the site of this wound, language breaks, becomes tentative, interrogational, kaleidoscopic. But it endures...” ~ Carolyn Forché (2024) Read the full essay on our website: irishpages.org/sharing-the-...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 18/08/2026

What do we sense on the moor but ghost folk, ghost deer, even ghost wolf. The path itself is a phantom, almost erased in ling and yellow tormentil: flowers of this summer and this summer only… —Kathleen Jamie, “Moor” from CAIRN (Sort of Books, 2024) #poem #poetry sortof.co.uk/kathleen-jam...

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Kathleen Jamie

What do we sense on the moor but ghost folk,
ghost deer, even ghost wolf. The path itself is a
phantom, almost erased in ling and yellow tormentil:
flowers of this summer and this summer only,
even as they flourish they’re passing into memory,
already bequeathing themselves –

The moor in summer dreams itself out of all
previous summers. Bog-cotton, the green fritillary,
the fly-catching sundew … likewise the larksong,
all iterated as though for the first time.

It is their first time! And every time before.

We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.) We pass and fade on the face of the
earth, sun-nets drifting over distant hillsides, the cloud
shadows. We become the half-sensed ghosts.

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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

One of the key sub-themes of our new ‘Genocide’ journal issue concerns what the Editors describe as “ the palpable swerve towards new authoritarian and totalitarian norms in nominally democratic countries.” More information at: irishpages.org/product/vol-...

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Joy Parry @joy13.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#BookWormSat "We are mere transients, who sing Its westlin’ winds and fernie braes, Northern lights and siller tides, Small folk playing our part. ‘Come all ye’, the country says, You win me, who take me most to heart." Kathleen Jamie - Here Lies Our Land 📷Josh Dury

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