Cormac Culkeen
@cormacculkeen.bsky.social
Poet, writer, devourer of books. Amused/ bemused at the state of modern life. Fond of collecting malapropisms. Founding Editor of Ragaire literary magazine. Chipping away at a novel and second poetry collection. Prizes kindness.
Very, very sad to learn of Brian Patten's death today. Gargling With Jelly changed my life when I was 11, and his poems always got to me at various points in life. Thank you.
September 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Very, very sad to learn of Brian Patten's death today. Gargling With Jelly changed my life when I was 11, and his poems always got to me at various points in life. Thank you.
I tend towards using this.
July 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I tend towards using this.
There are some truly astonishing poems in this.
July 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
There are some truly astonishing poems in this.
There's a lot to take in here, none of it wrong.
July 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
There's a lot to take in here, none of it wrong.
My demeanour might be like this....
July 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My demeanour might be like this....
Yep, doesn't look like the rise of a shit Mussolini at all.
June 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yep, doesn't look like the rise of a shit Mussolini at all.
Here's Ragged Trees, my poem which is in the fine anthology from Sidhe Press, To Lay Sun Into a Forest. Grab a copy!
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Here's Ragged Trees, my poem which is in the fine anthology from Sidhe Press, To Lay Sun Into a Forest. Grab a copy!
I have a poem appearing in this lovely anthology, just published! I can't wait to have a look at the other poems. Get yourselves a copy!
April 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I have a poem appearing in this lovely anthology, just published! I can't wait to have a look at the other poems. Get yourselves a copy!
The incomparable James Tate, for the weekend that's in it.
April 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The incomparable James Tate, for the weekend that's in it.
I'll keep this short. This is a magnificent book. Read it, if you haven't yet.
March 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'll keep this short. This is a magnificent book. Read it, if you haven't yet.
Here's my poem 'Dispatch From a Future Child', which they very kindly included.
March 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here's my poem 'Dispatch From a Future Child', which they very kindly included.
I finally got a copy. The Broken Spine's 'Last Light: Apocalypse Poetry' anthology. It's a nice little collection.
March 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I finally got a copy. The Broken Spine's 'Last Light: Apocalypse Poetry' anthology. It's a nice little collection.
Trump and Musk's government taskforce consist of people exactly like this fucker, I'm sure of it.
February 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Trump and Musk's government taskforce consist of people exactly like this fucker, I'm sure of it.
The always magnificent Robinson Jeffers, ladies & gentlemen.
January 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The always magnificent Robinson Jeffers, ladies & gentlemen.
I see the Caution: Dinosaur road signs are out again.
January 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I see the Caution: Dinosaur road signs are out again.
This is a searing, astonishing collection. Michael is also a very sound fellow. The poems will travel into your marrow. If you haven't read this yet, do.
January 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is a searing, astonishing collection. Michael is also a very sound fellow. The poems will travel into your marrow. If you haven't read this yet, do.
And there it is, for those of you who haven't seen it. Our lovely Issue 2.
January 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And there it is, for those of you who haven't seen it. Our lovely Issue 2.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1
#booksky
#booksky
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1
#booksky
#booksky
Ah, Denise Levertov had the techboys sussed, didn't she?
November 21, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Ah, Denise Levertov had the techboys sussed, didn't she?
It's here, it's happening! Ragaire Issue 2 has arrived! We'll be launching it in the Portershed in Galway tomorrow evening at 6.30. See ye there!
November 21, 2024 at 3:23 PM
It's here, it's happening! Ragaire Issue 2 has arrived! We'll be launching it in the Portershed in Galway tomorrow evening at 6.30. See ye there!
My copy of the splendid Power Cut magazine has arrived! Buy a copy, it's a fantastic magazine. Here's one of poems included in it, Detail of an Uninvited Guest, 2003.
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 PM
My copy of the splendid Power Cut magazine has arrived! Buy a copy, it's a fantastic magazine. Here's one of poems included in it, Detail of an Uninvited Guest, 2003.
This is an astonishing poetry collection.
October 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM
This is an astonishing poetry collection.