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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking forward to reading at the Kinsale Literary Festival on Oct 1st, Daltons bar at 7:30, alongside fabulous emerging and established writers organized by the equally fabulous Matthew Geden. www.wordsbywater.ie/event/right-...

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

We Fall We Carry! Epic day at Cork International Poetry Fest @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It’s Superposition’s one year birthday! I’m forever grateful to the @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social, and CANT WAIT to hear this year’s winners read tomorrow at 3pm at Cork Arts Theatre — especially Roisin Leggett Bohan reading from We Fall We Carry!

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Ha! Love it! I’ll have to keep that review for the cover of the next book @kevinmacalan.bsky.social 😝

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Today: Cork launch of the phenomenal Goddess Complex by Shaunna Lee Lynch at Cork City Library during @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social 👏 👏 👏

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Can’t wait to talk all things Publishing with the Irish Writers Centre March 7

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HOWL New Irish Writing @howlwriting.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Submissions close today 🖤 🐺 howlwriting.ie

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Looking forward to the reading and editing ahead 😍

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HOWL New Irish Writing @howlwriting.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

We’re delighted to share some very good news: Molly Twomey and Gunnhildur Jónatansdóttir are joining the HOWL 26 team working on English language poetry and fiction. More @ www.howlwriting.ie/post/new-add...

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HOWL 26 Team Additions

We’re delighted to share some very good news: Molly Twomey and Gunnhildur Jónatansdóttir are joining the HOWL 26 team working on English language poetry and fiction.Both are writers whose work and pre...

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Very grateful to see my chapbook Superposition reviewed in the winter issue of The Poetry Review by Godelieve de Bree. There’s no greater joy to a poet than a careful, generous reading — especially from a journal that has shaped so much of the poetry landscape.

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Looking forward to reading at Cultivating Voices this weekend with a wit of fabulous poets 🤩 (it’s one of my favourite word games to think of collective nouns for a group of poets)

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Very much enjoying issue 146 of PIR which is packed with new poems and art by Stephen JohnsonVery grateful to @isabeldwyer.bsky.social for reviewing my pamphlet Superposition, to @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social for publishing it, and to @poetryireland.bsky.social for providing a platform 🙏

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Cork World Book Fest @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Lauren O’Donovan @LaurenODonovanW.bsky.social has won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award, Cúirt New Writing Prize, Southword Subscriber’s Poetry Prize and, most recently, the Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition. Lauren is a grateful recipient of Cork County Council Arts and Arts Council funding.

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Really delighted to be honoured by the Sister Cities organization and Dr. Nicole Emmelhainz-Carney who will read from and discuss my poetry books Taxidermy Heart and Superposition in Newport News, Virginia this Sunday over what sounds like most delicious afternoon tea 🫖🎂

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Wonderful launch for @mollytwomey.bsky.social’s Chic to Be Sad last night in @waterstones.bsky.social 😍

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Getting caught up on summer media — it was a thrill to be at the award ceremony for the CIPF Farmgate Award this year which went to the amazingly talented Victoria Kennefick for Egg/Shell — www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

It was an honour to be interviewed by the Echo last month about my book Superposition — here’s the link to the article online in case anyone wanted to read it and missed the print edition: www.echolive.ie/corklives/ar...

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Cork author: 'There isn't enough discussion about fertility problems'

Prize-winning Carrigaline poet Lauren O’Donovan tells COLETTE SHERIDAN about her latest work, and why she feels there isn’t enough discussion around ...

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Little late posting, but had such a brilliant time in Galway for the @ragairemagazine launch. RAGAIRE is available to buy online, or at loads of good bookshops 🤩 ragairemagazine.com/buy/ ### Photos by Alanna Scully Photography

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

If you’re a writer in Ireland, you’ve probably used Angela’s website to learn about submissions:

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

My chapbook Superposition has one rating on Amazon - 4/5 stars 😱 There’s no review text so I’ll never know why my first and only review was docked a star 🤪 It must have been because of late delivery or something surely 😝

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Jennifer Horgan will read from her debut poetry collection Care in our @doirepress.bsky.social event on Fri 11 July and her book got an incredible @irishexaminer.bsky.social last weekend. "This is a book filled with outstanding poems" @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

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Poetry review: A debut that urges us to care

Divided into five sections, this is a collection that very deliberately speaks to Ireland in the 2020s

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 01/07/2025

Programmes, curations and the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

In the most violent unstreamed wrestling competition of 2025, in the final round, in the very last minute, I beat my website into obedience and now you can finally buy both my books online! (If that’s what you’re into 🖤) laurenodonovan.com

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Honoured and beyond to be launching Skylight 47 issue #20 in Galway on Thursday at 6pm! I have huge admiration for Skylight: one of Ireland’s only broadsheet formats, every issue so beautifully and carefully printed, alongside exquisite art 🖼️ Hope you can join me!

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Celebrating Seamus Heaney’s ‘North’ 50th birthday yesterday in Cork with fabulous company Róisín Leggett Bohan, Molly Twomey, and Tom McCarthy 🛥️ 🌊

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

It was terribly fancy and very cool to get to read some poems at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin this week. I’m so grateful to everyone who came, and to the wonderful IWC staff — especially the fantabulous Damien Donnelly — All the professional photos by ANDRES POVEDA

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

What an amazing treat and honour to be invited to read @IrishWritersCtr alongside 4 poets I admire so much — really a bucket list moment! So grateful for the wonderful IWC team 🙏 and especially Damien!

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Can’t wait to read in Dublin at the Irish Writers Centre this Wednesday at 6:30pm along with the incredible poets Afric McGlinchey, Luke Morgan, D’or Seifer, and S. C. Flynn. Would love to see you there if you are free, willing, and able! irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/wri...

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Writers Showcase: The Out of Towners - Irish Writers Centre

Join us at the Irish Writers Centre on Wednesday 18th June at 6.30pm for the first of our Writers Showcase.

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

My first appearance on The Echo was almost 30 years ago when I had the chance to hold a Royal Python at a pet fair. Today I’m lucky enough to be featured again in the Book Recommendations section for “Superposition” available to buy now — munsterlit.ie/bookshop/

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Can’t wait for this! Reading in the big city 🏙️ If you’re around Dublin, it would be wonderful to see you!

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Honoured and delighted to be the featured reader at Lime Square Poets on June 12th! This event is online and completely free 💚 www.limesquarepoets.com/event-detail...

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Lauren O'Donovan & Open Mic | Lime Square Poets

Join us on Zoom for a poetry reading by Lauren O'Donovan followed by Open Mic!

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HOWL New Irish Writing @howlwriting.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended the pamphlet launch in person or in spirit! Pamphlets are available for sale now in most bookshops and on our website: howlwriting.ie

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

One of the greatest joys in my life is to call this astonishing woman my work wife. I don’t know anyone who works harder or cares more about the smallest detail of every project

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Delighted to have a poem in this issue of Ragaire and to be reading at the launch this evening in Galway!

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

It is a childhood dream come true, and a bucket list item ticked, to have Superposition available to buy Waterstone's Cork along with some of the finest chapbooks Ireland has to offer, all published by Southword Editions @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Taxidermy Heart is now available to borrow at libraries nationwide! 📚 📖 💜

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

It’s the week of launches — 3 in 4 days! Very much looking forward to visiting Dublin on Thursday to launch Ben and Rafael’s pamphlets 🚀 hopefully see you there 🐺 @poetryireland.bsky.social

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Having a poem in Washing Windows V, among so many other superb Irish Poets, is an honour and a delight. Photo taken with the backdrop of my dirty windows — because sure isn’t window washing a job for the rain? 🌧️ Huge thanks to editors Nuala O’Connor, Alan Hayes, and @arlenhouse.bsky.social

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The word of the month is definitely “grateful” — I’m so lucky to launch Fool for Poetry winning chapbook Superposition at CIPF25. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it, supported from afar, and/or who bought a book — you make it all possible 🙏

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Definitely a moment to see your books for sale in such stellar company 🤩 I’m going to have to buy all new hats 👒

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Launch day 🚀!! Tickets for today’s launch are sold out, but Superposition is available to buy in Waterstones, and soon in other bookshops and online at the @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social website. I’ll also be reading at Lime Square Poets and the Irish Writers Centre in June 📚 🎊

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I’ve made it now for real lads — RTE Poem of the Week! There’s only one thing for it: I have to retire now while I’m ahead. Superposition launches this Sat at 3pm Cork Arts Theatre during Cork International Poetry Festival @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

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Poem Of The Week: Dear Small Girl by Lauren O'Donovan

Our Poem Of The Week comes from Cork poet Lauren O'Donovan, taken from her new poetry chapbook Superposition.

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I have the honour of moderating Rosemary Jenkins’ and Pat Boran’s event at CIPF tomorrow May 14th Cork Arts Theatre from 7pm. I hope you can join us! @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Thrilled to get an advance copy of Superposition! It’s such a surreal moment 🤩 Superposition launches Saturday at 3pm Cork Arts Theatre during the Cork International Poetry Festival with @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social — and with thanks to Cork County Arts who supported the work with a bursary.

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Feeling fancy at City Council Chambers today for a reception with mayor Dan Boyle for the Cork International Poetry Festival which kicks off officially next week. What a real treat ⭐️

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Lauren O’Donovan @laurenodonovanw.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The launch of Taxidermy Heart was a joy yesterday. Thank you for all the support 💜 I am luckier than a four leafed clover to be part of the Irish writing community 🍀 Huge thanks to @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social, Creative Ireland, Cork City Libraries, Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Arts Council, MLC 🙏

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