Jess Traynor

Masters by @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social is launching tonight at @booksupstairs.bsky.social - don't miss it!

Oh I read this ages ago and I think I thought I'd dreamed it.

Please consider ordering some books today from the wonderful @booksupstairs.bsky.social to show your support.

A few online orders or in-store book purchases would be a nice way to support Books Upstairs after this horrible attack. Who does this? To an independent book shop?

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

@sarahmaintains.bsky.social is on her way home. So much relief, but also so much admiration for her bravery and the bravery of all those on the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Next stop on the New Arcana tour is @kildarereaders.bsky.social on 14 Oct with Kimberly Campanello & Catherine Gander 🍂✨️🔮
Come join us!

@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

www.tickettailor.com/events/kilda...

Tomorrow evening, in my absolute career highlight, I’ll be responding to the launch of this book in Dublin. Join us in the gutter bookshop at 6.30!

The headline here - 'making her hold flags' is fucking despicable given what this brave woman has been put through.

Ah hope you enjoy!

On my way to this today. Two years of genocide and no sanctions. We will be shamed by history for this. #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow

I'm gonna pay you $100 to fuck off

Media: Jim O'Callaghan is a serious and successful politician who will do well in the justice brief

Jim, whenever he sees an asylum seeker:

Heading in for the matinee! 🙌

[un]inhabited initials [after Holbein] — Eoghan Carrick from Alphabet with Dance of Death, Hans Holbein the Younger   Chronically cash-strapped, the Emperor [Maximilian I] stimulated contemporary local artists […] to try out new techniques and form…

Here is the essay (for formatting reasons it’s in pdf form on the website):

minorliteratures.com/2025/10/02/u...

This sounds amazing Eoghan can't wait to read.

KONSTANTIN - Dublin Theatre Festival

Last two shows of KONSTANTIN at Dublin Theatre Festival.

Matinee with ISL interpretation and an evening show.

It’s been a blast. Very proud of this show.

We are sold out but I find there is always a ticket with weather and last minute returns. dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/konsta...

Helena Fornells Nadal - I Could Not Ask You To at The Portobello Books... Please come and join us for Helena Fornells Nadal - I Could Not Ask You To on 8th October, at The Portobello Bookshop

I will read a few poems at the launch of my dear friend’s Helena Fornells Nadal’s book “I Could Not Ask You To” published by Mouse Press. Join us in person or online next Wednesday 8th October at 7pm. Book your livestream and in-person tickets here www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/helen...

Big thanks to everyone who joined me for the Dublin launch of New Arcana @gutterbookshop.bsky.social

It's such a big leap of faith putting a book out into the world & I'm so grateful for the friends who helped me celebrate ✨️

@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

Launch ready 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Thanks for sharing Rónán!

Banshee Press is open for book submissions from 1-15 October — Banshee Press Banshee Press is open for book-length submissions of fiction, poetry and memoir from 1-15 October 2025 . All submitted manuscripts will be considered for our 2027 and 2028 lists (and perhaps beyond)....

@bansheepress.bsky.social open for book submissions from 1-15 Oct 👇

(Pl read the sub guidelines.)

bansheepress.org/read/banshee...

Thinking of @sarahmaintains.bsky.social and the other Irish citizens who are part of the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, and have been detained by the IDF who illegally intercepted them in international waters.

Here is Sarah’s poem, ‘If I had any other thing’:

Global Sumud Flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann 2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...

Please read and reshare our statement on the Global Sumud Flotilla. We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann offer solidarity in this time of crisis.

irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...

The Second Coming By W.B. Yeats Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that'd been away Haven't changed, hadn't much to say But man, I still think them cats are crazy They were askin' if you were around How you was, where you could be found Told them you were livin' downtown Drivin' all the old men crazy [Chorus] The boys are back in town The boys are back in town (I said) The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town The boys are back in town

For National Poetry Day, a personal favourite of mine and one I think about more and more in these troubled times.

My friend Sarah Clancy is currently in IOF captivity, kidnapped last night when her boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was illegally intercepted in international waters.

Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social

Tonight @gutterbookshop.bsky.social, 6.30pm: Dublin launch of Jessica Traynor's fourth collection New Arcana.

Thanks so much for tuning in Avery!

Can't wait for the Dublin launch of New Arcana, happening tomorrow at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social with the wonderful Seán Hewitt. Come join us 🔮✨️

@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

If you missed last night's @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social launch event with our 2024 Poetry Pamphlet competition winner, @emiliejelinek.bsky.social, @poetclare.bsky.social and @jesstraynor.bsky.social, you can catch up with it via the link below. It was a fabulous event! ❤️

A screenshot of a Zoom screen split into four, with Neil Astley, the editor at Bloodaxe, in the top left hand corner, in front of a bookshelf. Jess Traynor is in the top right hand corner, Emilie Jelinek in the bottom left hand corner, and Clare Pollard in the bottom right hand corner.

Wonderful @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Zoom launch tonight for three brilliant books by @emiliejelinek.bsky.social, @jesstraynor.bsky.social and @poetclare.bsky.social - can’t wait to get hold of the new collections! Cc @mslexia.bsky.social