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Gareth Cummins
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Poet Profile: Greg Beatty
Welcome to our fifth poet profile! This time we look at Greg Beatty and his winning poem Burning a Witch which was read by Hardy Bucks...
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Gareth Cummins
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Poet Profile: Claire Hampson
Welcome to our third poet profile! In this article we'll be looking at Claire Hampson and her poem Scar Tissue - the fourth track of 11...
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Gareth Cummins
Mar 11, 20232 min read
Poet Profile: Gregory Patrick
Welcome to the second of our poet profiles! Gregory Patrick's poem Probably was chosen to be the third track on the 11 Whispers album....
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Gareth Cummins
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Poet Profile: Chris Black
Welcome to the first of our poet profiles! Here, we will look at the winners behind the poems of the 11 Whispers album. Our first winner,...
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Gareth Cummins
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Press: Basil McBride's Word of the Week
There is a pluripotency to the word “press” – it can mean a lot of things. You can press down on something; press it in a certain...
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Gareth Cummins
Feb 25, 20231 min read
Whisht: Basil McBride's Word of the Week
Definition: hush (used to demand silence). I was discussing the etymology of the word “whisht” recently with a source that I believe to...
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Gareth Cummins
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Victualler: Basil McBride's Word of the Week
Definition: A butcher. Also a term for a person providing or selling food or other provisions. There’s an awful shortage of hen’s teeth...
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Gareth Cummins
Jan 2, 20231 min read
Album Competition
Poetry is meant to be heard, not just read. Rather than just presenting your poem in print, 10 winning poems will be read out by a...
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Gareth Cummins
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Tribulation: Basil McBride's Word of the Week
Definition: a cause of great trouble or suffering. Hello all, I hope ye are having a good week, are rested, and are in good health. I...
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Gareth Cummins
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Monuments & Other Poems - Book Launch Coming Soon!
Lee Sheridan's first collection of poems Monuments is concerned with one's personal connection with place and the moments of insight that...
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Gareth Cummins
Nov 4, 20222 min read
A Busy First Year...
Below is the cover of Lee Sheridan's St George's Day. Set over a single work shift, the story is set in the author's hometown of Maynooth...
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Gareth Cummins
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Christina Hennemann - Winner of the Luain Press Winter Poetry Competition 2022
Congratulations to German poet, Christina Hennemann for her winning poem Party Politics. Christina is the author of the poetry collection...
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