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Praise for Basil McBride's 'Word of the Week'
"...fascinatingly quirky" - Gráinne Murphy, author of Winter People We all have someone in our lives who will find huge pleasure in this...
Gareth Cummins
Jan 30, 20241 min read


Poetry Café - 6/2/24
Hello all, thanks for stopping by! Our February meeting will take place in the Maynooth Community Library on the 6th of February from 6...
Gareth Cummins
Jan 15, 20241 min read


Poetry Café - New Year Meeting!
We are delighted to have our first poetry meeting of 2024 in the Maynooth Community Library on the 9th of January from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m....
Gareth Cummins
Dec 28, 20231 min read


James Joyce - Poetry Café
Hello all, Our December meeting will take place in the Maynooth Community Library from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday the 5th of December. The...
Gareth Cummins
Nov 16, 20231 min read


'Enigmatic' by Daragh Fleming – Book Review by Lee Sheridan
Daragh Fleming’s Enigmatic is a finely crafted collection of poems that are largely accessible and conversational in style. For the most...
Gareth Cummins
Nov 6, 20232 min read


New 'Word of the Week' Competition!
Next year, we hope to release a new title: Basil McBride's Word of the Week. This will be a compilation of Basil's Word of the Week...
Gareth Cummins
Nov 4, 20232 min read


Poetry Café - Joyce
Hello all, Our November meeting will take place in the Maynooth Community Library from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday the 7th of November. The...
Gareth Cummins
Oct 23, 20231 min read


Poetry Mic Night
So, I better come clean: we don't actually have a mic... but we do have a space to read and share poetry, and that's just as good! WHERE:...
Gareth Cummins
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Audio Magazine
Congratulations to the four winners of our Audio Magazine Competition! To listen to the "A-Zine", click here: https://youtu.be/ulfJAheceF...
Gareth Cummins
Sep 5, 20239 min read


Poetry Slam Café 29/08/23
Tuesday 29th of August at 6-7 p.m. we hope to have a poetry slam café in the Maynooth Town Library! What will happen: participants will...
Gareth Cummins
Aug 8, 20231 min read


Poetry Podcast: John Butler
Recently, Irish poet, Lee Sheridan talked with English author, philosopher, YouTuber and retired farmer, John Butler about... you guessed...
Gareth Cummins
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Audio Magazine Competition
You may submit poetry, an essay, a short story, or flash fiction. Poetry limit: 1500 words Essay limit: 1500 words Short Story limit:...
Gareth Cummins
Jun 11, 20231 min read


Maynooth Library: Poetry Café 27/6/23
Do you write poetry? Would you like to improve your skills? Come by for tea, coffee, activities, and chats! Where? Maynooth Library, Main...
Gareth Cummins
Jun 11, 20231 min read


Maynooth Library: Poetry Café 23/5/23
Do you write poetry? Would you like to improve your skills? Come by for tea, coffee, activities, and chats! Where? Maynooth Library, Main...
Gareth Cummins
May 9, 20231 min read


Poet Profile: Eímear Carberry
Welcome to our final poet profile! Here we'll be looking at Eímear Carberry and her beautiful poem Golden Hour. Below, Eímear talks about...
Gareth Cummins
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Maynooth Library: Poetry Club
We're excited to host our first poetry club meeting today! The club will meet monthly to discuss, share and write poetry! There'll be...
Gareth Cummins
Apr 25, 20231 min read


Poet Profile: Véronique Scheyvaerts
"As a non-native speaker of English I'm very pleased that an excerpt of my prose poem Have a great life, unless you've made other plans...
Gareth Cummins
Apr 9, 20232 min read


Librotrauer: Basil McBride's Word of the Week
All words are essentially made-up. Language is typically the result of social negotiation, unless you’re James Joyce or, in this case,...
Gareth Cummins
Apr 8, 20232 min read


You're Never Too Old To Know Better - Basil McBride's Book Reviews!
You have heard it said, that poetry is dead (begob, I could be a poet yet!), but Ryan Duggins has proved that statement wrong with his...
Gareth Cummins
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Poet Profile: Glen Wilson
Welcome to our seventh poet profile! Here, we'll be looking at Glen Wilson's poem The Grey Mare is the Better Horse, the eight track on...
Gareth Cummins
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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