Ricky Monahan Brown
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
Writer. PRE-ORDER NOW: Poetry pamphlet Drawer of Letters from Broken Sleep Books – "Wonderfully audacious" 🖤 Terminal and Other Stories 🖤 Little Apples (novella) 🖤 Stroke: A 2% chance of survival (memoir)
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Ricky Monahan Brown - Drawer of Letters | Broken Sleep Books
Drawer of Letters by Ricky Monahan Brown is a wry, elegiac and formally varied collection that navigates illness, grief, intimacy and reinvention with intelligence and bite. Mixing elegy, haiku, lyric...
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My debut poetry pamphlet is available for pre-order from the mighty @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social.
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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We're delighted to reveal the covers for three titles by the great Scottish novelist Neil M. Gunn, including a centenary edition of his remarkable debut, The Grey Coast.
Read more about each book and pre-order information on our website:
www.northhousepress.co.uk/books
#Booksky
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Read more about each book and pre-order information on our website:
www.northhousepress.co.uk/books
#Booksky
📚💙
January 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
We're delighted to reveal the covers for three titles by the great Scottish novelist Neil M. Gunn, including a centenary edition of his remarkable debut, The Grey Coast.
Read more about each book and pre-order information on our website:
www.northhousepress.co.uk/books
#Booksky
📚💙
Read more about each book and pre-order information on our website:
www.northhousepress.co.uk/books
#Booksky
📚💙
Just cast my votes for Richard Shaw’s poll for the best debut albums of the period 1990-94:
1. Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
2. Gallon Drunk: You, the Night… and the Music (1992)
3. The Breeders: Pod (1990)
4. Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994)
5. Babes In Toyland: Spanking Machine (1990)
1. Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
2. Gallon Drunk: You, the Night… and the Music (1992)
3. The Breeders: Pod (1990)
4. Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994)
5. Babes In Toyland: Spanking Machine (1990)
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Just cast my votes for Richard Shaw’s poll for the best debut albums of the period 1990-94:
1. Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
2. Gallon Drunk: You, the Night… and the Music (1992)
3. The Breeders: Pod (1990)
4. Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994)
5. Babes In Toyland: Spanking Machine (1990)
1. Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
2. Gallon Drunk: You, the Night… and the Music (1992)
3. The Breeders: Pod (1990)
4. Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994)
5. Babes In Toyland: Spanking Machine (1990)
Very much looking forward to participating in this discussion of poetry, language, languages and style at the Edinburgh Literary Salon on Tuesday.
Copies of DoL will be available for purchase, signing and dedication.
Come along! Have a chat!
Copies of DoL will be available for purchase, signing and dedication.
Come along! Have a chat!
Seeking bardic inspiration? Come along, in person or online to our January #Poetry #Salon More info and free tickets www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/january... next Tuesday 27th #Edinburgh #Literary #Poems #Literature
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Very much looking forward to participating in this discussion of poetry, language, languages and style at the Edinburgh Literary Salon on Tuesday.
Copies of DoL will be available for purchase, signing and dedication.
Come along! Have a chat!
Copies of DoL will be available for purchase, signing and dedication.
Come along! Have a chat!
Such a privilege to have readers who are willing to journey into a poem with you.
Started reading this last night, Ricky. I need to read more poetry. Beautiful language. Just read ‘Inna Gadda‘ now, twice. There’s so much in your poetry, so much emotion, so many layers of meaning. 🤩
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
My debut poetry pamphlet is available for pre-order from the mighty @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social.
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Such a privilege to have readers who are willing to journey into a poem with you.
Thanks to whichever end of year show earwormed me with this deathless banger youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg
Jimmy Nail Ain't No Doubt
YouTube video by minkepouss
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Thanks to whichever end of year show earwormed me with this deathless banger youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg
I didn’t get the irony of the title first time around, partly because next to, say, En Trance To Exit, this is an ambient album. #5DebutAlbums9094
youtu.be/S8-n8vE7kSM
youtu.be/S8-n8vE7kSM
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I didn’t get the irony of the title first time around, partly because next to, say, En Trance To Exit, this is an ambient album. #5DebutAlbums9094
youtu.be/S8-n8vE7kSM
youtu.be/S8-n8vE7kSM
Probably the monster that is most responsible for the nature of my artistic temperament and tastes 😱
Gallon Drunk: You, the Night ... and the Music (1992)
#5DebutAlbums9094
Gallon Drunk: You, the Night ... and the Music (1992)
#5DebutAlbums9094
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Probably the monster that is most responsible for the nature of my artistic temperament and tastes 😱
Gallon Drunk: You, the Night ... and the Music (1992)
#5DebutAlbums9094
Gallon Drunk: You, the Night ... and the Music (1992)
#5DebutAlbums9094
Broadcasting C21st poetry from the 80s for NY2026 via the magic of @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social!
Tonight’s readers for the latest Broken Sleep launch event prove that contemporary poetry is alive and thriving. Check out their Best of 2025 anthology for the evidence!
Tonight’s readers for the latest Broken Sleep launch event prove that contemporary poetry is alive and thriving. Check out their Best of 2025 anthology for the evidence!
January 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Broadcasting C21st poetry from the 80s for NY2026 via the magic of @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social!
Tonight’s readers for the latest Broken Sleep launch event prove that contemporary poetry is alive and thriving. Check out their Best of 2025 anthology for the evidence!
Tonight’s readers for the latest Broken Sleep launch event prove that contemporary poetry is alive and thriving. Check out their Best of 2025 anthology for the evidence!
TODAY!!!
I’ll be reading from my new poetry pamphlet at Broken Sleep Books' – @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social – online launch for their latest releases tomorrow, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, at 8pm GMT.
You can register for a link to the event for as little as £1. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
You can register for a link to the event for as little as £1. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
Broken Sleep Books December 2025 Launch
Readers: Liza Costello ,Patrick Davidson Roberts, Katie Hale, Stuart McPherson, Ricky Monahan Brown, Róisín Ní Neachtain,and Eleni Philippou
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM
TODAY!!!
I’ll be reading from my new poetry pamphlet at Broken Sleep Books' – @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social – online launch for their latest releases tomorrow, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, at 8pm GMT.
You can register for a link to the event for as little as £1. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
You can register for a link to the event for as little as £1. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
Broken Sleep Books December 2025 Launch
Readers: Liza Costello ,Patrick Davidson Roberts, Katie Hale, Stuart McPherson, Ricky Monahan Brown, Róisín Ní Neachtain,and Eleni Philippou
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I’ll be reading from my new poetry pamphlet at Broken Sleep Books' – @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social – online launch for their latest releases tomorrow, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, at 8pm GMT.
You can register for a link to the event for as little as £1. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
You can register for a link to the event for as little as £1. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
Just posted my selections for Richard Shaw’s best 5 albums of 2025 poll, as follows:
1. Gutterblood –Good Dogs Will Never Die
2. Wednesday – Bleeds
3. Hannah Cohen – Earthstar Mountain
4. VLURE – Escalate
5. HMHB – All Asimov & No Fresh Air
1. Gutterblood –Good Dogs Will Never Die
2. Wednesday – Bleeds
3. Hannah Cohen – Earthstar Mountain
4. VLURE – Escalate
5. HMHB – All Asimov & No Fresh Air
December 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Just posted my selections for Richard Shaw’s best 5 albums of 2025 poll, as follows:
1. Gutterblood –Good Dogs Will Never Die
2. Wednesday – Bleeds
3. Hannah Cohen – Earthstar Mountain
4. VLURE – Escalate
5. HMHB – All Asimov & No Fresh Air
1. Gutterblood –Good Dogs Will Never Die
2. Wednesday – Bleeds
3. Hannah Cohen – Earthstar Mountain
4. VLURE – Escalate
5. HMHB – All Asimov & No Fresh Air
Glad to hear on the radio this morning that “hot streaks” of impactful creative output aren’t tied to starting young.
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Glad to hear on the radio this morning that “hot streaks” of impactful creative output aren’t tied to starting young.
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Sounds perfect! Ordered.
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
Drawer of Letters by Ricky Monahan Brown is a wry, elegiac and formally varied collection that navigates illness, grief, intimacy and reinvention with intelligence and bite. @rickyballboy.bsky.social
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
December 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Sounds perfect! Ordered.
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
@rickyballboy.bsky.social
My debut poetry pamphlet is available to order now from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social.
Find out more in the thread below 👇
Find out more in the thread below 👇
Drawer of Letters by Ricky Monahan Brown is a wry, elegiac and formally varied collection that navigates illness, grief, intimacy and reinvention with intelligence and bite. @rickyballboy.bsky.social
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
December 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My debut poetry pamphlet is available to order now from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social.
Find out more in the thread below 👇
Find out more in the thread below 👇
Reposted by Ricky Monahan Brown
Drawer of Letters by Ricky Monahan Brown is a wry, elegiac and formally varied collection that navigates illness, grief, intimacy and reinvention with intelligence and bite. @rickyballboy.bsky.social
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Drawer of Letters by Ricky Monahan Brown is a wry, elegiac and formally varied collection that navigates illness, grief, intimacy and reinvention with intelligence and bite. @rickyballboy.bsky.social
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Logged my nominations for Richard Shaw’s poll for the best debut albums of 1970-74:
1. Neu! – Neu! (1972)
2. Musik von Harmonia – Harmonia (1974)
3. Faust – Faust (1971)
4. Lou Reed – Lou Reed (1972)
5. Kraftwerk – Kraftwerk (1970)
1. Neu! – Neu! (1972)
2. Musik von Harmonia – Harmonia (1974)
3. Faust – Faust (1971)
4. Lou Reed – Lou Reed (1972)
5. Kraftwerk – Kraftwerk (1970)
December 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Logged my nominations for Richard Shaw’s poll for the best debut albums of 1970-74:
1. Neu! – Neu! (1972)
2. Musik von Harmonia – Harmonia (1974)
3. Faust – Faust (1971)
4. Lou Reed – Lou Reed (1972)
5. Kraftwerk – Kraftwerk (1970)
1. Neu! – Neu! (1972)
2. Musik von Harmonia – Harmonia (1974)
3. Faust – Faust (1971)
4. Lou Reed – Lou Reed (1972)
5. Kraftwerk – Kraftwerk (1970)
Just saw a mutual posting about favourite Christmas songs.
So, I guess it’s time for Nerd Bait* to ruin Christmas…
*RIP
on.soundcloud.com/B2PEZzINAh7N...
So, I guess it’s time for Nerd Bait* to ruin Christmas…
*RIP
on.soundcloud.com/B2PEZzINAh7N...
The Birds Fate Ruins Christmas EP
The 2016 Christmas EP
soundcloud.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just saw a mutual posting about favourite Christmas songs.
So, I guess it’s time for Nerd Bait* to ruin Christmas…
*RIP
on.soundcloud.com/B2PEZzINAh7N...
So, I guess it’s time for Nerd Bait* to ruin Christmas…
*RIP
on.soundcloud.com/B2PEZzINAh7N...
Ok. *Now* it’s Christmas!
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ok. *Now* it’s Christmas!
On 2nd ***January***, I’ll be reading from Drawer of Letters at an online launch event with other poets who have work upcoming from the award-winning Broken Sleep Books.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
Broken Sleep Books December 2025 Launch
Readers: Liza Costello ,Patrick Davidson Roberts, Katie Hale, Stuart McPherson, Christopher Horton, Róisín Ní Neachtain,and Eleni Philippou
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On 2nd ***January***, I’ll be reading from Drawer of Letters at an online launch event with other poets who have work upcoming from the award-winning Broken Sleep Books.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
My debut poetry pamphlet is available for pre-order from the mighty @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social.
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Ricky Monahan Brown - Drawer of Letters | Broken Sleep Books
Drawer of Letters by Ricky Monahan Brown is a wry, elegiac and formally varied collection that navigates illness, grief, intimacy and reinvention with intelligence and bite. Mixing elegy, haiku, lyric...
brokensleepbooks.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My debut poetry pamphlet is available for pre-order from the mighty @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social.
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Advance praise calls Drawer of Letters “wonderfully audacious”.
Find out more and order a copy: brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
It wouldn’t be too far out of bounds to suggest that discovering the radio adaptation of Stoppard’s Arcadia – utilising the cast of the original National Theatre production – as a teenager was a life-altering experience for me.
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It wouldn’t be too far out of bounds to suggest that discovering the radio adaptation of Stoppard’s Arcadia – utilising the cast of the original National Theatre production – as a teenager was a life-altering experience for me.
Just posted my nominations for Richard Shaw’s poll for the best debut albums of 2010-14:
1. Parquet Courts: American Specialties (2011)
2. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels (2013)
3. Sleigh Bells: Treats (2010)
4. Alvvays: Alvvays (2014)
5. Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
1. Parquet Courts: American Specialties (2011)
2. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels (2013)
3. Sleigh Bells: Treats (2010)
4. Alvvays: Alvvays (2014)
5. Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just posted my nominations for Richard Shaw’s poll for the best debut albums of 2010-14:
1. Parquet Courts: American Specialties (2011)
2. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels (2013)
3. Sleigh Bells: Treats (2010)
4. Alvvays: Alvvays (2014)
5. Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
1. Parquet Courts: American Specialties (2011)
2. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels (2013)
3. Sleigh Bells: Treats (2010)
4. Alvvays: Alvvays (2014)
5. Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
Eagle-eyed readers of the material from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social quoted in my last post may deduce that further announcements are imminent… 🔍
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Eagle-eyed readers of the material from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social quoted in my last post may deduce that further announcements are imminent… 🔍
Proud to have my poetry included in the Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025, which gathers together standout, risk-taking writing from the award-winning independent press.
Support vibrant, compelling contemporary literature and discover your new favourite writers now!
Support vibrant, compelling contemporary literature and discover your new favourite writers now!
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025 gathers standout, risk-taking writing from every publication of the year, spanning poetry, non-fiction and fiction.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Proud to have my poetry included in the Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025, which gathers together standout, risk-taking writing from the award-winning independent press.
Support vibrant, compelling contemporary literature and discover your new favourite writers now!
Support vibrant, compelling contemporary literature and discover your new favourite writers now!
Happy RLS Day to those who celebrate. Why not mark the day by picking up a copy of 274 Miles from Tantallon Tìr?
It includes my short homage to Stevenson's gnomic Fables.
tantallontir.com/shop/
It includes my short homage to Stevenson's gnomic Fables.
tantallontir.com/shop/
Shop – Tantallon Tìr
This is where you can browse products in this store.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Happy RLS Day to those who celebrate. Why not mark the day by picking up a copy of 274 Miles from Tantallon Tìr?
It includes my short homage to Stevenson's gnomic Fables.
tantallontir.com/shop/
It includes my short homage to Stevenson's gnomic Fables.
tantallontir.com/shop/