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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

A Feast

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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 · 30/06/2026

You're very kind, Carmella. 😊

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

Many thanks for your kind words, Greg. 😊

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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 · 28/05/2026

Many thanks, Paul. Yes, sad to see it end. An excellent publication.

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Thanks, Carmella. Much appreciated. 😊

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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 · 25/04/2026

You're going to have to let me know the author and title now.

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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 · 30/03/2026

Many thanks for your kindness, Carmella. 🖤

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John Kenny @johnkenny13.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

That's fantastic news. Congratulations, Paul.

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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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