Dr. Edel Hanley

8 May 1916 Wilfred Owen writes to his mother ‘I deduce that there are two things, and no more, which cause distinctions to disappear from between men: they are Animal Sports and Mortal Danger'

@JulianD86666247 @CrannogM Thanks Julian, and wishing you a lovely weekend too 😀

@Edel_Hanley_ @CrannogM Congratulations, Edel! Enjoy your weekend @CrannogM reading!

Very grateful to @CrannogM for including my poem, “Decades of the Rosary,” in Issue 64! So looking forward to reading in full this weekend ❤️ #poetry #irishwriting #poem

I’m so pleased to have a new poem in this quarter’s Poetry News. Thanks to @PoetrySociety & to Clare Pollard for choosing it.

For #smallpoemsunday, here’s ‘Epilogue’. It can be so difficult to take in bad news, especially when it’s about the prospects of a loved one. Thank you to @TomSnarsky for supporting poets on this wonderful platform. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

"Happiness is to have a little string onto which things will attach themselves." Virginia Woolf /A Moment's Liberty 📷Ana Markovic

Remembering the late and wonderful Fanny Howe, 1940 - 2025, with this extract from a long poem called ‘The Long Wrong’, which was published in Poetry Ireland Review 73, edited by Michael Smith.

@LaurenODonovanW @MunLitCentre Massive congratulations, Lauren! This is so much deserved 💖✨

Feeling very lucky 🍀 to be the winner of the Southword Poetry Competition 2024! Maybe I should do the lotto before this good charm wears off 🎰 Thanks to the wonderful @MunLitCentre for the opportunity. Can't wait to read Southword #46 📖

Don’t forget to have a listen this evening to @RTElyricfm for ‘These Things I Wish’ on the life & work of #WinifredLetts #BairbreOHogan #orianaconner @lcollins232 @DavidClareAbu #ShirleyAnneGodfrey the late #geralddawe & myself

A joy to speak about #WinifredLetts war poetry amongst such wonderful company @RTElyricfm. It’s been a while since I dipped my toes in academic waters but this was the way to do it! Thanks also @clairerockfinch. Hope everyone can tune in Sun 9 June 6pm! 🌼

@susanjanemcken1 Beautiful photo, Susan 💗🌹

Over in #lund Sweden 🇸🇪

@LeggettBohan @ThePlazaPrizes @Carrie_Etter Congratulations, Roisin ❤️ What an achievement 💕💕💕

Very lovely to have been placed third in The Plaza Prose Poetry Prize. Feel honoured to have another poem shortlisted also @ThePlazaPrizes Huge gratitude to judge Carrie Etter @Carrie_Etter & Simon Kerr. See you in Malta for the award ceremony, hopefully!🩶

Gerald Dawe (known to us as Gerry) edited PIR 137. His editorial seems even more relevant in today’s troubled world. Gerry was a valued contributor to Poetry Ireland Review including with this poem, ‘Straws in the Wind’ in PIR 26 from 1989 Full Statement: poetryireland.ie/news

Golden, an oil painting by Eoin Mac Lochlainn (90x120cm) currently on loan to us at Poetry Ireland. The artist is represented by our neighbours at the @OC_Gallery and Eoin is currently part of ‘What do we want?’ the current group show at the gallery. We would recommend a visit

Submissions are now open for our next issue, Issue 19, which is due to launch in Autumn of this year. We are looking for more of your wonderful poetry to publish, and, a new featured artist. For more details see: tinyurl.com/ycxzdrjd. We look forward to reading your work!

@dublincomments @siobhra Super! Thank you so much 😀

@Edel_Hanley_ @siobhra There’s a number of academic roles available. See below. scholarshipdb.net/english-litera…

@hzgchld Cork would be ideal but I’m open to relocating for something I’d love 😀

@Edel_Hanley_ Does it have to be Cork based, E?

@lucy_holme @maryodonnell03 Fantastic news, Lucy! Congratulations & Happy Poetry Day 🧡💕

It was such a pleasure to mark @PoetryDay_IRL by reading a poem of mine for @BookHubPublish today 🌸 I have always loved working with Book Hub’s incredibly devoted team over the years. Feel free to check it out here: instagram.com/reel/C6LO54bK7…. #PoetryDayIRL @poetryireland

@tanyafarrelly Beautiful ❤️💕

Am delighted to have a poem included in the latest Washing Windows anthology. That's right - 100 new poems by Irish women! And it's available to pre-order now for those of you who like to indulge... :)