Remaking it New: a discussion in association with gorse literary journal part of Listowel Writers' Week 2015 gorse identifies with the 'golden age' of literary Irish publishing, but the journal is not nostalgic for the past. Rather it is excited by what's happening in the here, the now and the future of writing. Inspiration comes from multifarious sources - the internet, Twitter, translation, the self - and this event, an inclusive and lively discussion interspersed with readings and with scope for audience participation, will showcase some of these ideas through writers associated with gorse and whose work blurs the lines between genres. Featuring essayist and novelist Rob Doyle ( Here Are the Young Men ), writer and illustrator Joanna Walsh (Dalkey Archive's Best European Fiction , #ReadWomen2014), poet and gorse poetry editor Christodoulos Makris (Yes But Are We Enemies, The Architecture of Chance ). Presented and moderated by gorse founder and ed...
On Thursday 24 September I will perform Chapter 9 from my ongoing durational project DIAL as part of the programme for the 14th edition of Sardam International Interdisciplinary Literature Festival in Limassol, Cyprus. Scheduled as the opening performance event of this year's festival, DIAL (Chapter 9: September) will also feature sonic interventions from two of my regular collaborators: Joanna Mattrey on viola, and Keith Lindsay on electronics. Our start time is 8pm, and the performance duration will be 60 minutes exactly. The venue is Palio Xydadiko (Old Vinegar Factory) at Genethliou Mitella 34, Lemesos. Admission is free, but booking is required. Please see the festival website for reservation details. For more about DIAL see here . Our participation in Sardam 2026 is made possible through generous funding support from Culture Ireland - Ireland’s national agency for the promotion of the arts and culture. Sardam (meaning "verbal slip" in Greek) is an annual, o...
After a long gestation period, I'm very pleased to share that issues 12 and 13 of gorse are now available. gorse No. 12 is predominantly concerned with Language and Translation, and I'm delighted to be including in it poetry from Ray Malone , Silvina Ocampo in translation by Caitlin Newby , Jérémie C. Wenger , Sujatha Menon , Martin Jackson , and Ghazal Mosadeq . Some of these poets have been waiting a long time for the release of the issue featuring their work, and I thank them particularly for their patience. Issue 13 is themed around the notion(s) of Taboo, with poetry contributions from Michael Chang , Viviana Fiorentino , Will Fleming , Özgecan Kesici-Ayoubi , and Lianne O'Hara . The issue also features prose contributions from several poets. These latest issues are currently available to order from selected bookshops ; they will also be available to purchase directly from the gorse shop soon, pending a website update. As ever, I'm grateful to all the above...
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