Linda McKenna

Who is poetry collective Femina Culpa? | Southbank Centre Introducing the new all-woman poetry collective that are as much one for the past as they are one for the future.

Read all about it! Femina Culpa (myself, Emma and @lindamckenna.bsky.social) will be at the Southbank Centre on Wednesday August 6th!

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London friends and writers! If you're interested in hearing some poetry from myself @lindamckenna.bsky.social and Emma McKervey we will be on tour in early August 🎉

@milenawilliamson.bsky.social Emma McKervey and I are going on tour to London! We will be reading at the Southbank Centre, Keats House Museum, the Bank of England Museum and Bethlem Museum of the Mind. With thanks to Culture Ireland for funding towards this. If you are in London come and join us!

1) Our latest episode features Irish Poet Linda McKenna reading "Fifty Miles" from her collection "Four Thousand Keys" published by Doire Press

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Sunday June 1st our @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social & @lindamckenna.bsky.social will be reading at @writersweek.bsky.social

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The Secret Bookshelf to host summer book festival - Books Ireland The Not-So-Secret Book Festival takes place 20—22 June in Carrickfergus.

⭐️ The Not-So-Secret Book Festival takes place 20—22 June in Carrickfergus ⭐️

@kellycrimebooks.bsky.social @jozebwrites.bsky.social @boylemo.bsky.social @lindamckenna.bsky.social @milenawilliamson.bsky.social
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Some recent and wonderful additions to the River Mill library.
@lindamckenna.bsky.social
@garrettcarr.bsky.social
@picadorbooks.bsky.social
@doirepress.bsky.social

If you are around Waterford next weekend come along and listen to @milenawilliamson.bsky.social , Emma McKervey and me reading from our new collections. With thanks to Ger Duffy.

Read three new poems by @lindamckenna.bsky.social in Issue 14.

Happy Christmas Judi

A Year at the Storms I turn 50 in 2025! Ah! Therefore, in order to prepare and feel the weight of the number itself, here are my 50 from 2024, 50 poetry collections that rocked the Storms, either by appearing on the po…

The 50 of '24!
50 Poetry Collections, chapbooks, collaborations or journals that Rocked the Storms this year. Merry Christmas to reader & writer

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My second poetry collection, 'Four Thousand Keys', published October 2024. Available from www.doire.com

Femina Culpa's Christmas Reading We will be reading poetry exploring the lives of 19th working class and the legal system, using a blend of aresearch, oral history and myth.

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Here's the link to book tickets for a pre-Christmas reading at Clifton House with Emma McKervey, Lynda Tavakoli and me. We will be reading from our new collections.

Saw someone called George Russell trending on twitter and immediately thought 'why is AE trending?'

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Join @milenawilliamson.bsky.social Emma McKervey and me at Clifton House on 19 December for a Femina Culpa reading.

Privileged to share Doire's poetic stage this year with Emily, Jo and Michael. Do read their great collections if you haven't yet. @doirepress.bsky.social

A few wintry poems from my new collection, 'Four Thousand Keys', (Doire Press), which is just over a month in the world now!

Yes

The High Window

Ooo looks good!

Thanks to BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place and Mine for the chance to chat about 'Four Thousand Keys' this morning. They also made a lovely soundscape for 'Hinterland'. You can listen again on BBC Sounds. #irishpoetry @irishtimes.bsky.social

This book. Now more than ever.

And my 5 #poets, for today, have also been published by Hedgehog #Poetry Press:

@meggiepoet.bsky.social
@philvernon.bsky.social
@nmoliverpoetry.bsky.social
@bethbpoet.bsky.social
@carolinejohnstone.bsky.social

#PoetsOnBluesky

Hi everybody. Found quite a few of the poets and writers. Still trying to find more and the gardeners and the Man U supporters......as my first post here's a wee poem that combines all of the above! Ps all my pics are terrible!