Our April 2020 Poem of the Month comes from Tom French’s new collection, The Sea Field, which was published on 2nd April 2020. The Night Field It was the brothers who were partial to a yarn but it was he who pulled on boots and went to check on the cattle in The...
In times of great uncertainty we’re trying to maintain some degree of ‘normality’. This new normal includes us publishing new titles, in challenging times, by two of our longstanding authors, Tom French and John McAuliffe, and one by an author new to our list,...
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 by giving 25% Off* all titles (plus P&P) by our women writers: Sara Berkeley, Rosita Boland, Marina Carr, Vona Groarke, Kerry Hardie, Aifric Mac Aodha, Medbh McGuckian, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Nuala Ní...
Rowan Tree Readings in association with Books Upstairs present three Mayo-based poets, Seán Lysaght, Geraldine Mitchell and Ger Reidy who will be joined by singer songwriters Claire Watts and Anne Rynne for an afternoon of poetry and song. 3.00pm Sunday 23rd February...
Sara Berkeley will be performing at Ó Bhéal, Cork on Monday 10th February along with poets and short fiction writers engaged in the UCC Creative Writing MA programmes who will read from their new work. Presented by Leanne O’Sullivan, readers include Betty O’Mahony,...
Books of the Year for 2019 from various publications: Still life by Ciaran Carson The most bitter-sweet wonder of the year is Ciaran Carson’s last, late windfall of poems, Still Life. The knowing pun of the title captures the quiet delight of being not dead yet that...
