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Belfield Literary Review No. 2

Having also had work featured in the inaugural issue last year, I'm very pleased to have four new poems as fragmented-disembodied lyric included in Belfield Literary Review No. 2 (Spring 2022) - an issue guest-curated and edited by Niamh Campbell.

Belfield Literary Review is a beautifully produced annual journal published by Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) in collaboration with the UCD School of English, Drama and Film. The journal "has grown out of the creative writing community in University College Dublin, and [...] deals with the interface between critical and creative work, hybrid texts and the experimental."

Issue 2 is titled 'The Long Journey', and also includes work from many excellent writers such as Chris Beausang, Adrian Duncan, Mia Gallagher, Darragh McCausland, Chris Murray, Nathan O'Donnell, Sue Rainsford, Sam Riviere, Sydney Weinberg, and more.

It was launched last Monday 2 May at MoLI with readings from some of the contributors, and where I had the opportunity to present two of my featured poems.

Thanks to Niamh for publishing these poems, and also to Belfield Literary Review managing editor Paul Perry and publisher Simon O'Connor. Copies of BLR No. 2 are available to purchase from the MoLI website. Subscriptions to the journal are also available.




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