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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A beautiful tribute to the late Breda Wall Ryan from Nessa O'Mahony's new collection Dodder Daughter: #poetry #BredaWallRyan #NessaOMahony #DodderDaughter #SalmonPoetry

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Here's a terrific poem by Joshua Beatty from the current issue of Poetry Ireland Review (#148). And I've just learned he's been selected for this year's Poetry Ireland Introductions Programme. #Poetry #PoetryIrelandReview #JoshuaBeatty

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Very happy to see three of my poems featured in The Starbeck Orion today. You can read them here: the880.substack.com/p/welcome-to... And Paul at Starbeck is looking for submissions, so have a look at his guidelines while you're there. #poetry #TheStarbeckOrion

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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. Day Forty-Eight featuring the work of John Kenny

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Love this poem by Maurice Devitt in the latest issue of Flare (#31): #poetry #Flare #MauriceDevitt

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

For those who have lost a pet, this lovely poem by Billy Collins: #poetry #BillyCollins

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Many thanks to Eamon Mag Uidhir for selecting this poem for inclusion in the new issue of Flare (#31). It's my second appearance here and I'm delighted to be sharing pages with Maurice Devitt, Ross Hattaway, Una Ni Cheallaigh, Daniel Wade, Insaf Yalcinkaya and a host of other wonderful poets.

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Really like this poem from Kae Tempest's collection Divisible by Itself and One: #poetry #KaeTempest #DivisiblebyItselfandOne #PicadorPoetry

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Not sure about the aptness of the title, but I'm on board with the sentiment of this wonderful poem from Kerry Hardie's collection Where Now Begins. #poetry #KerryHardie #WhereNowBegins #BloodaxeBooks

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Love this little gem from Philip Larkin's collection High Windows: #poetry #PhilipLarkin #HighWindows

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I'm delighted to have two poems featured in today's New Irish Writing page in the Irish Independent: #poetry #NewIrishWriting #IrishIndependent

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A lovely poem from Gerard Smyth's collection The Turn for Ithaca: #poetry #GerardSmyth #TheTurnforIthaca #DedalusPress

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Tom Shiels @itstomshiels.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This has just got real. Stories. Songs. Seasons. collection available to pre-order now. Out December 2026. And if you’re in Leeds, tickets for the live event are available to pre-order now. All info and links here: storiessongsseasons.substack.com/p/stories-so...

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Stories. Songs. Seasons. (Live event + collection pre-order).

Stories.

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A powerful poem from Alvy Carragher's brilliant collection What Remains the Same: #poetry #AlvyCarragher #WhatRemainstheSame #GalleryBooks

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A remarkable poem by Ben Thompson in the latest issue of Flare (#30): #poetry #Flare #BenThompson

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Very happy to have a poem published in the new issue of Flare (#30). This is the one that won the NurePoets Corner Award 2025 last September: #poetry #Flare

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's difficult to pick just one poem from Cathy Galvin's beautiful new collection, Ethnology, A Love Song for Connemara, but this one in particular resonated with me. The book really needs to be read as one glorious unified love song. #poetry #CathyGalvin #Ethnology #BloodaxeBooks

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Another amazing poem from the Poems for Protest anthology, this one by Christos Constantine: #poetry #PoemsforProtest #ChristosConstantine

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A terrific poem by the late, great Charles Bukowski, sadly as relevant today as it was when he wrote it: #poetry #CharlesBukowski

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A stunning poem by Sam Aureli in Poems for Protest, a new anthology published by Rough Diamond Poetry and edited by Charlotte Cosgrove: #poetry #PoemsforProtest #SamAureli #RoughDiamondPoetry #CharlotteCosgrove

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Delighted to receive my copy of Poems for Protest, which includes two of my poems. Here's one of them. Looking forward to delving into the wide variety of what's on offer in its pages. Link in comments. #poetry #poemsforprotest #charlottecosgrove

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A gorgeous poem from John F. Deane's new collection Jonah and Me: #Poetry #JonahandMe #JohnFDeane #CarcanetPoetry

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This beautiful poem from Carmella de Keyser's newly published chapbook Chasms, a collection that explores the dark spaces in this world, but always with hope and a deep appreciation of the beauty that shines through: #poetry #Chasms #CarmelladeKeyser

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

From the latest issue of Flare (#29), which is packed with excellent poems, this beautiful tribute by Tom Conaty: #poetry #TomConaty #Flare

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Ashley about his newly assembled collection of short stories by Beatrice Grimshaw, published by Swan River Press, in which he offers fascinating insights into her life and work. You can read it here: bit.ly/4rtCPPg #MikeAshley #BeatriceGrimshaw #SwanRiverPress

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Adventures in the South Seas | Swan River Press

Conducted by John Kenny © January 2026 Mike Ashley is a major enthusiast and collector of a wide range of popular fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, and crime fiction. He has c...

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Delighted to hear that a former participant of my writing class at the Irish Writers Centre has a rehearsed reading of his play A Fight to Remember coming up at Smock Alley Theatre. I remember well Khaled Sultan's early work on it and the promise it held. Details here: bit.ly/4q6f52c

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

A poem I wrote in July of 2024 that was published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal in September of 2025: #poetry

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I love the adventurous spirit of this poem by Sheenagh Pugh:

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

These little beauties dropped through my letter box this morning, all the way from New Jersey, courtesy of Scott Laudati and Bone Machine. Looking forward to delving in. #Poetry #BoneMachine #ScottLaudati

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Love this poem from Enda Wyley's new collection, Sudden Light. Being vegan, I'll overlook the goose feather duvet. #Poetry #SuddenLight #EndaWyley #DedalusPress

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

This is such a wonderful poem, by the great Maggie Smith, nabbed from my pal Don Lawson. It's the way I try to see the world.

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

A beautiful poem from Catherine Ann Cullen's new collection Storm Damage that really resonates with me: #Poetry #StormDamage #CatherineAnnCullen #DedalusPress

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

In light of the Irish government's appalling record in addressing homelessness, a powerful poem from Patrick Cotter's excellent new collection Quality Control at the Miracle Factory: #Poetry #QualityControlattheMiracleFactory #PatrickCotter

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Just finished White Spirits, a cracking collection of short stories by David Butler. Well worth your time. #shortstories #WhiteSpirits #DavidButler

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Delighted to be sharing pages with so many wonderful poets in this new issue of The Madrid Review. Digital and print copies available here: themadridreview.com #poetry #themadridreview

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Love this poem from Jess Traynor's new collection New Arcana: #poetry #JessicaTraynor

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

From Robyn Rowland's collection Steep Curve, this heartbreaking, powerful poem:

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This is gas craic. An infection I can live with. By Edward O'Dwyer in the latest issue of Flare (#28): #EdwardO'Dwyer #Flare #poetry

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

From Lynda Tavakoli's beautiful collection A Unison of Breaths, this heartbreaking poem: #poetry #lyndatavakoli #aunisonofbreaths

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Very happy to see three of my poems published in the latest issue of Live Encounters Poetry & Writing (Volume Seven: November-December 2025). Many thanks to editor Mark Ulyseas for accepting them. You can read them here: bit.ly/49quFki #poetry #liveencounterspoetry&writing #markulyseas

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John Kenny - No Heaven - Live Encounters

No Heaven, poems by John Kenny. Live Encounters Poetry & Writing 16th Anniversary Volume Seven November- December 2025

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I'm delighted to announce that I've won the NurePoets Corner Award 2025 with my poem 'Unmoored'. The judge was the esteemed John F. Deane, which makes it a huge honour for me. #poetry #johnfdeane #poetryireland #poetryirelandreview #daedaluspress

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I've just reviewed an excellent new biography of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, written by James Rockhill and published by Swan River Press. The book also includes a number critical essays that explore different aspects of his life and work. You can read it here: johnrichardkenny.com/2025/09/19/b...

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Book Review: A Mind Turned in Upon Itself by Jim Rockhill

For many years, Jim Rockhill has been a staunch advocate for the work of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, most probably Ireland’s premier writer of supernatural tales and the uncanny. Between 2002 and 2005…

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