Jess Traynor
@jesstraynor.bsky.social
Poetry and other bits of writing | Pit Lullabies with Bloodaxe Books and The Quick and Liffey Swim with Dedalus Press | Essays in Tolka, The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review | Poetry editor at Banshee | New Arcana forthcoming Sept 25 from Bloodaxe Books.
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Jess Traynor
@jesstraynor.bsky.social
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Hello new followers, I am a poet and this is my new collection coming September 2025 from @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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Reviews of Rachael Boast's Versus Versus anthology and of recent poetry collections by @jesstraynor.bsky.social and @pascalepetit.bsky.social feature in Issue 36 of Under the Radar. With thanks to reviewers @julwe1.bsky.social, @jennywcreative.bsky.social, @betarish.bsky.social.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Reviews of Rachael Boast's Versus Versus anthology and of recent poetry collections by @jesstraynor.bsky.social and @pascalepetit.bsky.social feature in Issue 36 of Under the Radar. With thanks to reviewers @julwe1.bsky.social, @jennywcreative.bsky.social, @betarish.bsky.social.
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A Cleanse for Imbolc by Jessica Traynor @jesstraynor.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
#imbolc #stbrigidsday
#imbolc #stbrigidsday
February 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A Cleanse for Imbolc by Jessica Traynor @jesstraynor.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
#imbolc #stbrigidsday
#imbolc #stbrigidsday
Thanks for sharing! π₯
February 1, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Thanks for sharing! π₯
I will be emerging from hibernation for these two launches! Come see us in Dublin or Belfast β¨οΈ
January 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I will be emerging from hibernation for these two launches! Come see us in Dublin or Belfast β¨οΈ
Amazing πππ
January 21, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Amazing πππ
Hope you enjoy Roisin!
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Hope you enjoy Roisin!
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This is really good.
"and if they hurt you, write your curses onto them / till they shrivel like salted slugs."
"and if they hurt you, write your curses onto them / till they shrivel like salted slugs."
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This is really good.
"and if they hurt you, write your curses onto them / till they shrivel like salted slugs."
"and if they hurt you, write your curses onto them / till they shrivel like salted slugs."
By the wonderful @lisasterle.bsky.social β₯οΈβ¨οΈ
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
By the wonderful @lisasterle.bsky.social β₯οΈβ¨οΈ
Back on for the briefest of minutes to share this lovely review of New Arcana from the latest issue of The Alchemy Spoon. β¨οΈ
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Back on for the briefest of minutes to share this lovely review of New Arcana from the latest issue of The Alchemy Spoon. β¨οΈ
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
Going offline to meet some book deadlines in the next 6 months. Will be back on later in the spring to publicise upcoming workshops and New Arcana readings. If you need me, email is best as I won't see DMs. Happy new year all β¨οΈ
January 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Going offline to meet some book deadlines in the next 6 months. Will be back on later in the spring to publicise upcoming workshops and New Arcana readings. If you need me, email is best as I won't see DMs. Happy new year all β¨οΈ
Happy new year Lucy!
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Happy new year Lucy!
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Starting the New Year in the company of @rosamundtaylor.bsky.socialβs compelling novel in verse βFillyβ from @bansheepress.bsky.social π€©
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Starting the New Year in the company of @rosamundtaylor.bsky.socialβs compelling novel in verse βFillyβ from @bansheepress.bsky.social π€©
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You donβt ban aid groups, unless you want people to suffer.
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
You donβt ban aid groups, unless you want people to suffer.
Really interesting reflections on poetry collection as concept album here, alongside some great recommendations (delighted to be among them)
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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Poetry recommendations 2025. Free to read here. open.substack.com/pub/letthede...
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Really interesting reflections on poetry collection as concept album here, alongside some great recommendations (delighted to be among them)
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true.
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Simon Harris claims βsignificant numberβ in emergency accommodation βdonβt have housing rightβ
Simon Harris claims βsignificant numberβ in emergency accommodation βdonβt have housing rightβ
Homeless executive chief rejects TΓ‘naisteβs view, saying people who βcanβt establish a right to housing ... are sent on their wayβ
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true.
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
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And at the end of it all I wrote this piece about what I came away thinking about the whole thing (also, that's the baby that chewed my notebook in the previous piece about the women's centre in the Adre camp): www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Patrick Freyne: Returning home from Chad, I feel thereβs a glitch in western empathy
The Sudan war is the worldβs biggest humanitarian disaster, but it seems our human compassion is taken up by other conflicts
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
And at the end of it all I wrote this piece about what I came away thinking about the whole thing (also, that's the baby that chewed my notebook in the previous piece about the women's centre in the Adre camp): www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Heba Muraisi, on day 54: β[I]can feel myself get weaker as each day passes" with "bruising on her arm and constant body ache"β¦is losing the ability to "form sentences, and struggling to maintain conversation".
She vows to continue until their demands are met.
www.thenational.scot/news/2572535...
She vows to continue until their demands are met.
www.thenational.scot/news/2572535...
Hunger strikers on day 54 of protest 'losing ability to speak and stand'
PALESTINE Action protesters on hunger strike in prison are "losing the ability to speak and stand", according to Prisoners for Palestine
www.thenational.scot
December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Heba Muraisi, on day 54: β[I]can feel myself get weaker as each day passes" with "bruising on her arm and constant body ache"β¦is losing the ability to "form sentences, and struggling to maintain conversation".
She vows to continue until their demands are met.
www.thenational.scot/news/2572535...
She vows to continue until their demands are met.
www.thenational.scot/news/2572535...
Surely 1 in 5000 is high enough for us to be wary of people like Rogan suggesting the vaccine isn't necessary. I think we should listen to medical professions rather than basing our decisions on experiences people might vaguely remember from childhood. Also, herd immunity protects the vulnerable.
December 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Surely 1 in 5000 is high enough for us to be wary of people like Rogan suggesting the vaccine isn't necessary. I think we should listen to medical professions rather than basing our decisions on experiences people might vaguely remember from childhood. Also, herd immunity protects the vulnerable.
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There is no ceasefire.
There never was a ceasefire.
There never was a ceasefire.
The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.
The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
There is no ceasefire.
There never was a ceasefire.
There never was a ceasefire.
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At dawn today, Israeli occupation forces stormed the home of Palestinian writer and political researcher Sari Orabi in Rafat, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, and abducted him.
December 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
At dawn today, Israeli occupation forces stormed the home of Palestinian writer and political researcher Sari Orabi in Rafat, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, and abducted him.
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Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.
βNo true sense of celebration' as Israeli bombs drown out Christmas in Gaza
Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.
www.aljazeera.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.
Thanks so much Jan β€οΈ
December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thanks so much Jan β€οΈ