@cherrysmyth.bsky.social
Poet, art writer, Irish, queer.
One Mountain: Sold, Arlen House, is my latest collection. Available from Waterstone’s & Blackwell’s.
One Mountain: Sold, Arlen House, is my latest collection. Available from Waterstone’s & Blackwell’s.
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PEN International is delighted to announce the appointment of literary giant and Nobel Prize-winning Polish writer and activist Olga Tokarczuk as Vice President of PEN International.
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/nobel-l...
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www.pen-international.org/news/nobel-l...
Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk joins PEN International leadership as Vice President — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“We are honoured to welcome Olga Tokarczuk as Vice President of PEN International. Through her powerful voice and works that have captivated readers across the globe, she has shown how storytelling ca...
www.pen-international.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
PEN International is delighted to announce the appointment of literary giant and Nobel Prize-winning Polish writer and activist Olga Tokarczuk as Vice President of PEN International.
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/nobel-l...
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/nobel-l...
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📢 We’re Hiring!
The Poetry School is seeking an Artistic Director & Joint CEO (Maternity Cover) for a 12-month, part-time role (3 or 3.5 days per week).
💷 £60–65k FTE (pro rata)
📍 Hybrid – London (Somerset House) / Leeds (1 City Square)
The Poetry School is seeking an Artistic Director & Joint CEO (Maternity Cover) for a 12-month, part-time role (3 or 3.5 days per week).
💷 £60–65k FTE (pro rata)
📍 Hybrid – London (Somerset House) / Leeds (1 City Square)
September 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📢 We’re Hiring!
The Poetry School is seeking an Artistic Director & Joint CEO (Maternity Cover) for a 12-month, part-time role (3 or 3.5 days per week).
💷 £60–65k FTE (pro rata)
📍 Hybrid – London (Somerset House) / Leeds (1 City Square)
The Poetry School is seeking an Artistic Director & Joint CEO (Maternity Cover) for a 12-month, part-time role (3 or 3.5 days per week).
💷 £60–65k FTE (pro rata)
📍 Hybrid – London (Somerset House) / Leeds (1 City Square)
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We’re looking for a dynamic, strategic leader with Arts Council reporting experience, a passion for poetry, and strong communication skills.
🗓 Apply by Mon 22 Sept 2025, 9am
💻 Interviews w/c 29 Sept
Application details: poetryschool.com/ope...
#ArtsJobs #PoetrySchool #CreativeCareers #Hiring
🗓 Apply by Mon 22 Sept 2025, 9am
💻 Interviews w/c 29 Sept
Application details: poetryschool.com/ope...
#ArtsJobs #PoetrySchool #CreativeCareers #Hiring
We're Hiring! - Artistic Director & Joint CEO (Maternity Cover) • Poetry School
The Poetry School are looking to hire an Artistic Director & Joint CEO for maternity cover to join our team. Read the job description here.
poetryschool.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re looking for a dynamic, strategic leader with Arts Council reporting experience, a passion for poetry, and strong communication skills.
🗓 Apply by Mon 22 Sept 2025, 9am
💻 Interviews w/c 29 Sept
Application details: poetryschool.com/ope...
#ArtsJobs #PoetrySchool #CreativeCareers #Hiring
🗓 Apply by Mon 22 Sept 2025, 9am
💻 Interviews w/c 29 Sept
Application details: poetryschool.com/ope...
#ArtsJobs #PoetrySchool #CreativeCareers #Hiring
One Mountain: Sold, Arlen Press launched into the world this summer. It details the threat of a gold mine to the remote & stunning Sperrin Mountains, NI.
‘You surrendered wisdom to bullion, imagination to ingot’
Thanks to all who came to the launch!
@arlenhouse.bsky.social
#poetry
#newbooks
#ni
‘You surrendered wisdom to bullion, imagination to ingot’
Thanks to all who came to the launch!
@arlenhouse.bsky.social
#poetry
#newbooks
#ni
September 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One Mountain: Sold, Arlen Press launched into the world this summer. It details the threat of a gold mine to the remote & stunning Sperrin Mountains, NI.
‘You surrendered wisdom to bullion, imagination to ingot’
Thanks to all who came to the launch!
@arlenhouse.bsky.social
#poetry
#newbooks
#ni
‘You surrendered wisdom to bullion, imagination to ingot’
Thanks to all who came to the launch!
@arlenhouse.bsky.social
#poetry
#newbooks
#ni
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#Türkiye: We are deeply concerned by detentions of journalists and sweeping restrictions on social media platforms and demonstrations following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu. All those held for peacefully expressing their views must be released. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ekrem Imamoglu: Istanbul mayor and Erdogan presidential rival arrested
Ekrem Imamoglu's detention comes days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#Türkiye: We are deeply concerned by detentions of journalists and sweeping restrictions on social media platforms and demonstrations following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu. All those held for peacefully expressing their views must be released. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Book now for my poetry performances of One Mountain:Sold about the devastating wreckage of the Sperrins by a proposed gold mine. #flowerfieldartscentre 28 March, 7.30pm
#ancreagan, Omagh 29 March, 7.00pm
With live music by the inimitable Lauren Kinsella & dan nicholls
#saveoursperrins
#poetry
#ancreagan, Omagh 29 March, 7.00pm
With live music by the inimitable Lauren Kinsella & dan nicholls
#saveoursperrins
#poetry
March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Book now for my poetry performances of One Mountain:Sold about the devastating wreckage of the Sperrins by a proposed gold mine. #flowerfieldartscentre 28 March, 7.30pm
#ancreagan, Omagh 29 March, 7.00pm
With live music by the inimitable Lauren Kinsella & dan nicholls
#saveoursperrins
#poetry
#ancreagan, Omagh 29 March, 7.00pm
With live music by the inimitable Lauren Kinsella & dan nicholls
#saveoursperrins
#poetry
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The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 100 to No 51 www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 100 to No 51
The Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts – authors, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers and journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of the years...
www.irishtimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 100 to No 51 www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Hello! We are Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, an all-island body in Ireland.
We:
promote literature in and about Ireland;
defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter;
foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.
We:
promote literature in and about Ireland;
defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter;
foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.
November 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Hello! We are Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, an all-island body in Ireland.
We:
promote literature in and about Ireland;
defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter;
foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.
We:
promote literature in and about Ireland;
defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter;
foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.
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If the River is Hidden @cherrysmyth.bsky.social
& Craig Jordan-Baker
‘…a moving and vital work.’
‘The kind of writing the world needs.’
#books
& Craig Jordan-Baker
‘…a moving and vital work.’
‘The kind of writing the world needs.’
#books
March 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If the River is Hidden @cherrysmyth.bsky.social
& Craig Jordan-Baker
‘…a moving and vital work.’
‘The kind of writing the world needs.’
#books
& Craig Jordan-Baker
‘…a moving and vital work.’
‘The kind of writing the world needs.’
#books
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Bluesky has made it. I can once again explain very online things to my not very online wife and have her stare at me, bewildered. We’re back baby!!!!
November 26, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Bluesky has made it. I can once again explain very online things to my not very online wife and have her stare at me, bewildered. We’re back baby!!!!