Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 poems by Bernie Crawford
Bernie Crawford’s poetry has been published in The Irish Times, Poetry Ireland Review, the North magazine, and elsewhere.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Colin Bancroft
Colin Bancroft won the 2016 Poets and Players Prize. His pamphlet Impermanence is out in October 2020 with Maytree Press.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Pam Thompson
Pam Thompson is a writer and lecturer. Her publications include The Japan Quiz ( Redbeck Press, 2009) and Show Date and Time (Smith | Doorstop, 2006) and Strange Fashion (Pindrop Press, 2017).
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
4 Poems by James Finnegan
James Finnegan was shortlisted for the Hennessy Literary Award (2018) and highly commended in the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Competition (2016, 2018).
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Caroline Johnstone
Caroline Johnstone has won the Waterways Storymaking Festival Award, Imprint Writing Award, and the Beyond Borders Round III competition.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 Poems by Rona Fitzgerald
Rona Fitzgerald’s poems are published in Poems for Grenfell, Onslaught Press 2018, #Me Too, Fair Acre Press, 2018, The Blue Nib issue 39 September 2019, Ramingo’s Porch 2020 among others
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
4 poems by Emily Bilman
Emily Bilman’s three poetry books are, A Woman By A Well (2015), Resilience (2015), and The Threshold of Broken Waters (2018) all published by Troubador Books
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Neil Leadbeater
Neil Leadbeater’s latest publication is 'Penn Fields' (Littoral Press, 2019).
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Jim Ward
Jim Ward’s poem 2016 Proclamation was runner-up in the Galway Bay FM/Thoor Ballylee Poetry Challenge, 2017.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poet and novelist J.S. Watts
J.S. Watts is a UK poet and novelist who has published seven books
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Peter O’Neill
Peter O’Neill is the author of six collections of poetry
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Tess Jolly
Tess Jolly has won both the Hamish Canham Prize and the Anne Born Prize
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 poems by George Aird
George Airds poetry was shortlisted for the MaÃrtin Crawford award in 2019
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 poems by Stuart Flynn
Stuart Flynn'sdebut poetry pamphlet was published in 2001 by the British literary journal Acumen.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by David Slater
David Slater leads a poetry group in Newcastle upon Tyne. He completed an MA in creative writing at Northumbria University.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
A poem by Suria Tei
Suria Tei obtained a Ph.D. in creative writing from the University of Glasgow.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Chrissie Gittins
Chrissie Gittins' third poetry collection Sharp Hills came out from Indigo Dreams in 2019. Her short story collection Between Here and Knitwear (Unthank Books) was shortlisted for the Saboteur Awards.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Jonathan Humble
Jonathan Humble’s collection ‘Fledge’, will be published by Maytree Press in the summer of 2020.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Camillus John
Camillus John is published in The Stinging Fly, RTÉ Ten, The Lonely Crowd, and others.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Ruth Horsfall
Ruth Horsfall is a queer writer living and working in the UK. She has previously been published in Young Vagabond and Lipmag.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Michele (Miki) Byrne
Michele (Miki) Byrne has published two poetry collections and was a finalist in the Gloucester Poet Laureate competition.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
4 Pieces by emerging poet Jenny Middleton
As well as being a remarkable poet, Jenny Middleton is a full time mum. She balances writing with the chaos of family life.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by K.T. Slattery
K.T. Slattery received a special mention in the 2020 Desmond O’Grady Poetry Competition.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Maria O’Rourke
Maria O’Rourke is a full-time author, currently studying for a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
4 poems by Abigail Elizabeth Ottley
Abigail Elizabeth Ottley is a former English teacher whose poetry and fiction are widely published
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Phil Barnett
Phil Barnett expresses his fascination with the natural world through music, painting, photography, prose and poetry.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
A Poem by Nigel Kent
Nigel Kent’s collection ‘Saudade’ was published in 2019 (Hedgehog Poetry Press)
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 Poems by Paul Waring
Paul Waring’s debut pamphlet is ‘Quotidian’ (Yaffle Press 2019).
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Bob Beagrie
Bob Beagrie's most recent colection is 'Civil Insolencies' (Smokestack 2019)
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems by Terry McDonagh
Terry McDonagh’s Latest poetry collection is ‘Fourth Floor Flat – 44 Cantos’. – from Arlen House.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 Poems by Fiona Sinclair
A welcome return to The Blue Nib from poet, Fiona Sinclair
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
2 Poems from Darren Donohue
Darren Donohue is a current nominee for both the Irish Times, New Irish Writing Poetry Award, and the Strokestown International Poetry Prize.
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 Poems by Francis O’Hare
Francis O’Hare’s new collection, Sailing to Omeath, was published by Arlen House, Dublin (January 2020)
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Featured Poet Rose Mary Boehm
Rose's, ‘The Rain Girl’, will be published by Chaffinch Press in 2020
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
A poem by Doreena Jennings
Doreena Jennings is a member of the award winning ‘Carlow Writers Co-op
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
Poetry by Katharine Goda
Katharine Goda was highly commended in the Blue Nib Chapbook competition 2019
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
3 poems by Paul Jeffcutt
Paul Jeffcutt has won 32 awards for poetry in national and international competitions in Ireland, the UK and the USA
Abhaile: With Tracy Gaughan
‘Recordings’ a poem by Claire Basarich
Claire Basarich’s first collection was short listed for the Live Canon 2019 pamphlet competition.Â
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