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Individual poems:

Poethead (Ireland), Angel House Press (Canada), Kingz Daily, Beir Bua, Drawn to the Light, The Madrigal, iamb (wave 6), Tír na nÓg, La Piccioletta Barca, The Honest Ulsterman (February 2022, October 2023), Indelible Literary Journal (Dubai), Footprints: ecopoetry anthology by Broken Sleep Books, Abridged (0-88, 0-1816), Audio Anthology from Rancid Idol Productions (Colin Dardis) – One Minute Poems, Firmament (Sublunary Editions), Poetry Jukebox IMMA (Poetry as Commemoration Project), Atmospheric Quarterly (March 2024), To Light the Trails (gender violence anthology) - Sídhe Press (2024).

Other (articles, prose etc..):

Butcher’s Dog Blog, Minor Literature[s]

Podcasts:

· Eat the Storms (Season 2 and Season 4) with Damien Donnelly

· Konch (Scotland)

Festivals/Interviews:

· Mini-interview Thomas Whyte Poetry Blog (Canada), Indelible Literary Journal Festival (2022) online — Editor’s Chat with Kostya Tsolakis and Roula-Maria Dib hosted by Antonia Taylor.

Voluntary Workshop Facilitator:

· Poetry for beginners, free online workshops 1 & 2 (Sensual Mysticism through the work of E.E. Cummings and Seán Hewitt) December 2023

· Poetry for beginners (Disability Poetry) monthly zoom poetry workshops teaching four disabled writers September 2024 – September 2025.

Open Mic and Readings: Poetry Ireland 2020/2021; Over the Edge 2021; If Trees Were Lone Women What Would They Sound Like, Sanctuary 2021, 25th/26th September, Galloway Dark Skies Park, Scotland (Recordings of three poems for art project); Café Writers 2022; Stanza 2022; Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2022; An evening of poetry curated by Dr.Tapasya Narang, St Mary’s Church, Maynooth 2022; Readings in support of Salman Rushdie & Freedom of Expression, PEN, International Dublin Writers Festival. (2022), Open Mic IWC International Literature Festival Dublin (2023); Featured poet on Lime Square Poets (August 2023); Open Mic IWC Dublin Book Festival (2023), Sídhe Press anthology launch (2024), Open Mic for Gaza (fundraiser organised by Fiona O’Rourke, 2024).

June 2014 – present Artist (self-taught)

· Illustration of book and literary magazine covers

EXHIBITIONS

The Conversion of Prayers to Fears, 2023. Online exhibition.
Unseen, Kildare Arts Collective, Riverbank, Newbridge, June 2023
Your Words Disturbed My Earth (title courtesy of Carcanet/Eavan Boland), solo

exhibition, Ballaí Bana Gallery of Cultúrlann Mc Adam Ó Fiaich. (2022) BELFAST

Portraits: Past and Present, 2021. Online exhibition.
Elements and Samuel Beckett, 2021. Online exhibition.
Stars and Mud (Abstract Landscapes), 2020. Online exhibition.
CIACLA (online program), 2020.
Studio Exhibition, 2020.
St Patrick’s Hospital, Dublin, 2018.
Trasna 8, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, 2018.
A5 Art Fair, Galway Arts Centre, 2018.

Paintings have featured in the Ropes Literary Journal and on its cover (Galway, 2020), in Indelible Literary Journal (Dubai, 2021), Drawn to the Light, on the cover of Beir Bua, in Bealtaine, The Momentist and featured artist in literary journal The Storms. They have also been featured online with New York journal, Caesura Magazine.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Memberships

· Irish Writers Centre – Professional

· Visual Artists Ireland – Professional

AWARDS/MENTORSHIPS/BURSARIES FOR VISUAL ART AND LITERATURE

· Red Line Book Festival Poetry Competition 2nd Place (2021) – selected by Seán Hewitt, Dennis O’Driscoll Literary Bursary Award for Emerging Writers (2022), IWC National Mentoring Programme with Enda Wyley (2023), Write by the Sea Poetry Competition shortlisted (2023), The Aryamati Poetry Pamphlet Prize shortlisted (2023), Maria Edgeworth Poetry Competition 3rd Place (2024), Fish Publishing Poetry Competition shortlisted (2024).

· Tyrone Guthrie Residency Award (2024)

· Annie Fanning Memorial (Creative Writing) Award (UCD scholarship)

ADI / Firestation Artist’s Studio Visit Programme, ADI / Connect Mentoring Award with Brian Maguire

OTHER

· UCD Advantage Award (2024)

· Publishing Ireland Breakthrough Award (2024)

2011 Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway

Minority Rights, Indigenous People and Human Rights Law Summer School

2009-2010 University College Dublin

Foundation Certificate in Arts and Social Sciences (History and Politics Distinction)

French Language

· Diplôme de Hautes Etudes Françaises CEFR level C2 2008 – 2009 Merit

· Represented Ireland in the international French language competition the “Dictée des Amériques” in Canada, 2009

Further Workshops and Courses:

· Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing with Dermot Bolger (2003)

· Justice with Michael Sandel, Harvard University X. (EdX)

· Poetry in America — Harvard University X. (EdX)

· Masterpieces of World Literature — Harvard University X. (EdX)

· Shakespeare’s Life and Work — Harvard University X. (EdX)

· Dingle Literary Festival with Eileen Sheehan and Nicholas McLachlan (2020)

· Apple and Snakes/Red Sky Sessions (2021) (Rachel Long, Malika Booker, Bohdan Piasecki, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Adam Kammerling)

· Irish Writer’s Centre Bursary - “Novel Problems” with Niamh Campbell (2021)

· On the Trail of Colmcille, The Battle of the Book (Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Charlie Gracie). The Song House, Donegal. (2021)

· Gingko Ecopoetry workshop, Isabel Galleymore. (2022)

· Bath Magg, Sean Hewitt (2022)

· Stinging Fly Summer School with Stephen Sexton (2022)

· Art Writing with Jennie Taylor (IWC, 2022)

· Kilkenny Festival Poetry Workshop with Theo Dorgan (2022)

· How to Read a Poem – University of York (Future Learn, 2022)

· Poetry and the Holocaust - Yad Vashem (Future Learn, 2021)

· How to Read French Poetry – Manchester Grammar School (Future Learn, 2022)

· Gallery Press workshop – Grace Wilentz (2022)

· Introduction to Teaching Creative Writing — Manchester Metropolitan University (Future Learn 2024).