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Cyphers 91

A new poem of mine with title 'it begins with Eileen' was published in issue 91 of Cyphers, released at the beginning of May 2021.

Founded in 1975 by Leland Bardwell, Pearse Hutchinson, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Macdara Woods, Cyphers is one of Ireland's longest-established literary magazines, publishing poetry, prose, graphics and reviews. It's currently edited by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin with assistance from Léan Ní Chuilleanáin and Natasha Cuddington.

Cyphers was one of the first poetry magazines I encountered when I moved from London to Dublin in 2001 so the invitation to contribute was very welcome. 'it begins with Eileen' relates to 'languages on the street' as one of the issue's loose framing concerns, and it's taken from my recent cycle of poems responding to aspects of digital gesture and performativity.

There was a modest online launch on the evening of 19 May featuring readings from Luke Morgan, Nell Regan, Simon Ó Faoláin, Mary Montague, Maurice Scully and myself, ending with two poems by the Syrian-French poet Maram al-Masri - to whom this issue pays a special tribute - read in translation.

The issue is available to buy from Books Upstairs, as well as directly. Subscriptions to the magazine are also available.

Many thanks to Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Natasha Cuddington for seeking out my work for Cyphers.


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