The Irish Pages Press
@irishpages.bsky.social
Biannual journal, edited in Belfast, publishing writing from Ireland and overseas. Publisher of The Irish Pages Press. Edited by Chris Agee and Kathleen Jamie.
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Kathleen Jamie and Peter Mackay headline a special event at the Scottish Poetry Library to welcome the Poetry Jukebox to Scotland.
Date: 4 Dec
6.30pm-8pm
Details/Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Date: 4 Dec
6.30pm-8pm
Details/Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Kathleen Jamie and Peter Mackay headline a special event at the Scottish Poetry Library to welcome the Poetry Jukebox to Scotland.
Date: 4 Dec
6.30pm-8pm
Details/Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Date: 4 Dec
6.30pm-8pm
Details/Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Irish Pages author Patricia Craig features in the latest issue of the Dublin Review of Books: writing on the life and times of Muriel Spark, and her "sedately subversive, strikingly elliptical style" 📚
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November 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Irish Pages author Patricia Craig features in the latest issue of the Dublin Review of Books: writing on the life and times of Muriel Spark, and her "sedately subversive, strikingly elliptical style" 📚
drb.ie/articles/a-l...
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“A movie is a love letter. Poetry, not prose.”
~ from “Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays” by Mark Cousins (2024) 📽️
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~ from “Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays” by Mark Cousins (2024) 📽️
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November 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“A movie is a love letter. Poetry, not prose.”
~ from “Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays” by Mark Cousins (2024) 📽️
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~ from “Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays” by Mark Cousins (2024) 📽️
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Wonderful to host PATHOS in-conversation event @dublinbookfest.bsky.social this Sat in collab w/ @irishpages.bsky.social - it was a privilege to hear Suad Aldarra, Atoosa Pour Hosseini, Ciarán O Rourke & Natalya Korniyenko speak very movingly on Conflict and Creativity to a large audience at IMMA.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Wonderful to host PATHOS in-conversation event @dublinbookfest.bsky.social this Sat in collab w/ @irishpages.bsky.social - it was a privilege to hear Suad Aldarra, Atoosa Pour Hosseini, Ciarán O Rourke & Natalya Korniyenko speak very movingly on Conflict and Creativity to a large audience at IMMA.
Thanks to @immaireland.bsky.social & @dublinbookfest.bsky.social for hosting the 'Conflict & Creation' panel discussion over the weekend, chaired by PATHOS researcher Prof. Ailbhe McDaid:
www.pathos-project.com
Natalya Korniyenko & Ciarán O'Rourke both took part 🎨
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www.pathos-project.com
Natalya Korniyenko & Ciarán O'Rourke both took part 🎨
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thanks to @immaireland.bsky.social & @dublinbookfest.bsky.social for hosting the 'Conflict & Creation' panel discussion over the weekend, chaired by PATHOS researcher Prof. Ailbhe McDaid:
www.pathos-project.com
Natalya Korniyenko & Ciarán O'Rourke both took part 🎨
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
www.pathos-project.com
Natalya Korniyenko & Ciarán O'Rourke both took part 🎨
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
“if there is something to write that would raise the cities
from the ruins the apartment blocks hospitals schools
that would put the cities back as they were
I would give everything to fill my pen with it”
~ Carolyn Forché
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from the ruins the apartment blocks hospitals schools
that would put the cities back as they were
I would give everything to fill my pen with it”
~ Carolyn Forché
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“if there is something to write that would raise the cities
from the ruins the apartment blocks hospitals schools
that would put the cities back as they were
I would give everything to fill my pen with it”
~ Carolyn Forché
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
from the ruins the apartment blocks hospitals schools
that would put the cities back as they were
I would give everything to fill my pen with it”
~ Carolyn Forché
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
Melissa Chevin, our Sales and Marketing manager, on the project of “championing independent, ethical publishing” – speaking after her recent shortlisting at @thebookseller.com awards 2025!
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November 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Melissa Chevin, our Sales and Marketing manager, on the project of “championing independent, ethical publishing” – speaking after her recent shortlisting at @thebookseller.com awards 2025!
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So pleased you are doing this!
Less than an hour to go before our screening of @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social’s A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things.
This documentary dives into the life & art of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a visionary 20th-century artist who saw the natural world in new ways
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This documentary dives into the life & art of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a visionary 20th-century artist who saw the natural world in new ways
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Screening: A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Can paying closer attention change the way we live on this planet? Join us for a screening Mark Cousins’ documentary about artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), t...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So pleased you are doing this!
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'From 'Moor' Kathleen Jamie
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
Poem of the week: Moor by Kathleen Jamie
Haunted by a softly luminous mistiness, the moor combines, as if by double exposure, the passing of time and the full-lit present moment
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November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
'From 'Moor' Kathleen Jamie
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
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Kathleen Jamie is a Scottish poet and former Makar (national bard) of Scotland.
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Kathleen Jamie is a Scottish poet and former Makar (national bard) of Scotland.
Hearty congratulations to our colleague Melissa Chevin, shortlisted this week for "Sales Professional of the Year" by @thebookseller.com 📚
We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with Melissa in bringing brilliant books to discerning readers: she deserves every accolade!
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We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with Melissa in bringing brilliant books to discerning readers: she deserves every accolade!
www.irishpages.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hearty congratulations to our colleague Melissa Chevin, shortlisted this week for "Sales Professional of the Year" by @thebookseller.com 📚
We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with Melissa in bringing brilliant books to discerning readers: she deserves every accolade!
www.irishpages.org
We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with Melissa in bringing brilliant books to discerning readers: she deserves every accolade!
www.irishpages.org
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The Sales Professional(s) of the Year Award shortlist has been revealed 👏
Congratulations to our fabulous shortlistees! #FutureBook
Congratulations to our fabulous shortlistees! #FutureBook
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Sales Professional(s) of the Year Award shortlist has been revealed 👏
Congratulations to our fabulous shortlistees! #FutureBook
Congratulations to our fabulous shortlistees! #FutureBook
Great to see two of our editors interviewed on the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social blog this week, ahead of our co-hosted event on Saturday!
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Tickets for Saturday's panel discussion here:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/confli...
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dublinbookfestival.com/2-minutes-wi...
Tickets for Saturday's panel discussion here:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/confli...
@irishlittimes.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Great to see two of our editors interviewed on the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social blog this week, ahead of our co-hosted event on Saturday!
dublinbookfestival.com/2-minutes-wi...
Tickets for Saturday's panel discussion here:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/confli...
@irishlittimes.bsky.social
dublinbookfestival.com/2-minutes-wi...
Tickets for Saturday's panel discussion here:
dublinbookfestival.com/event/confli...
@irishlittimes.bsky.social
“Art serves the soul not least by demanding and creating attention. This same attention in its early stages allows us to winnow the meaningful signal from the distracting noise, and ultimately rejuvenates the connection of self to the world.”
~ Sven Birkerts (2007)
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~ Sven Birkerts (2007)
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November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Art serves the soul not least by demanding and creating attention. This same attention in its early stages allows us to winnow the meaningful signal from the distracting noise, and ultimately rejuvenates the connection of self to the world.”
~ Sven Birkerts (2007)
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~ Sven Birkerts (2007)
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Fab list of mosaics around the world
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The most beautiful mosaics in the world
Amazing mosaics from throughout history and across the world.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Fab list of mosaics around the world
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📣 THE POETRY JUKEBOX IS COMING TO SCOTLAND!
Join us on 4th Dec for an evening of readings and lively discussion as we explore the rich cultural & linguistic links between Scotland & Ulster, with:
🎙️ Peter Mackay
🎙️ Kathleen Jamie
🎙️ Stephen Dornan
🎙️ Angeline King
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Join us on 4th Dec for an evening of readings and lively discussion as we explore the rich cultural & linguistic links between Scotland & Ulster, with:
🎙️ Peter Mackay
🎙️ Kathleen Jamie
🎙️ Stephen Dornan
🎙️ Angeline King
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Poetry Jukebox Launch: Fragments of Scotch Poetry
To mark the installation of the poetry jukebox we present four poets involved in the Linen Hall Library's Fragments of Scotch Poetry project
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November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
📣 THE POETRY JUKEBOX IS COMING TO SCOTLAND!
Join us on 4th Dec for an evening of readings and lively discussion as we explore the rich cultural & linguistic links between Scotland & Ulster, with:
🎙️ Peter Mackay
🎙️ Kathleen Jamie
🎙️ Stephen Dornan
🎙️ Angeline King
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Join us on 4th Dec for an evening of readings and lively discussion as we explore the rich cultural & linguistic links between Scotland & Ulster, with:
🎙️ Peter Mackay
🎙️ Kathleen Jamie
🎙️ Stephen Dornan
🎙️ Angeline King
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-juk...
Today!
Please join us for this vital event on Tuesday! Scottish poet & essayist @kathleenjamie.bsky.social in conversation with Chris Agee 🍃
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
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1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
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November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today!
“If one recognizes, as I do, that the root of the problem is the Jewish supremacist character of the state of Israel, it follows that ending the occupation is not enough; Israel, too, needs to be decolonized.”
~ Avi Shlaim (2024)
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~ Avi Shlaim (2024)
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November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“If one recognizes, as I do, that the root of the problem is the Jewish supremacist character of the state of Israel, it follows that ending the occupation is not enough; Israel, too, needs to be decolonized.”
~ Avi Shlaim (2024)
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~ Avi Shlaim (2024)
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New post 📰
Tam Lin at Hallowe'en
@kathleenjamie.bsky.social on women, power and the supernatural
Read the full post: buff.ly/EfwJfUN
#NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky
Tam Lin at Hallowe'en
@kathleenjamie.bsky.social on women, power and the supernatural
Read the full post: buff.ly/EfwJfUN
#NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
New post 📰
Tam Lin at Hallowe'en
@kathleenjamie.bsky.social on women, power and the supernatural
Read the full post: buff.ly/EfwJfUN
#NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky
Tam Lin at Hallowe'en
@kathleenjamie.bsky.social on women, power and the supernatural
Read the full post: buff.ly/EfwJfUN
#NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky
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Kathleen Jamie is one of my favorite contemporary nature writers. Sightlines is a wonderful book. I've taught her marvelous piece "Three Ways of Looking at St Kilda" three times now and it looks different—more intricate and more entrancing—each time.
Please join us for this vital event on Tuesday! Scottish poet & essayist @kathleenjamie.bsky.social in conversation with Chris Agee 🍃
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
linenhall.com/event/kathle...
@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
linenhall.com/event/kathle...
@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Kathleen Jamie is one of my favorite contemporary nature writers. Sightlines is a wonderful book. I've taught her marvelous piece "Three Ways of Looking at St Kilda" three times now and it looks different—more intricate and more entrancing—each time.
Please join us for this vital event on Tuesday! Scottish poet & essayist @kathleenjamie.bsky.social in conversation with Chris Agee 🍃
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
linenhall.com/event/kathle...
@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
linenhall.com/event/kathle...
@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Please join us for this vital event on Tuesday! Scottish poet & essayist @kathleenjamie.bsky.social in conversation with Chris Agee 🍃
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
linenhall.com/event/kathle...
@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
1pm Tuesday (4 Nov), in Belfast's The Linen Hall 📚
Book your tickets at:
linenhall.com/event/kathle...
@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social
The @dublinbookfest.bsky.social is fast approaching!
We're excited to be collaborating with the PATHOS project in hosting this reading/panel discussion, 'Conflict and Creation': 10.30am, @immaireland.bsky.social (Sat Nov 10) 📚
Free entry, but booking required!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/conflict-a...
We're excited to be collaborating with the PATHOS project in hosting this reading/panel discussion, 'Conflict and Creation': 10.30am, @immaireland.bsky.social (Sat Nov 10) 📚
Free entry, but booking required!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/conflict-a...
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The @dublinbookfest.bsky.social is fast approaching!
We're excited to be collaborating with the PATHOS project in hosting this reading/panel discussion, 'Conflict and Creation': 10.30am, @immaireland.bsky.social (Sat Nov 10) 📚
Free entry, but booking required!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/conflict-a...
We're excited to be collaborating with the PATHOS project in hosting this reading/panel discussion, 'Conflict and Creation': 10.30am, @immaireland.bsky.social (Sat Nov 10) 📚
Free entry, but booking required!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/conflict-a...
“For me, one of the great joys of traditional song has always been the power to connect – however partially and however briefly – with the imaginations of others... The joy of inhabiting another’s imagination can transcend death itself.”
~ Sorcha Ní Lochlainn
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~ Sorcha Ní Lochlainn
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October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“For me, one of the great joys of traditional song has always been the power to connect – however partially and however briefly – with the imaginations of others... The joy of inhabiting another’s imagination can transcend death itself.”
~ Sorcha Ní Lochlainn
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
~ Sorcha Ní Lochlainn
irishpages.org/product/vol-...
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“That’s why people love cinema, because you can sit in the dark and you don’t need to have too much.”
~ Mark Cousins, on the Belfast Film Festival 📽️
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
More on Mark's "Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays" at
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~ Mark Cousins, on the Belfast Film Festival 📽️
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
More on Mark's "Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays" at
irishpages.org/product/dear...
@screenireland.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“That’s why people love cinema, because you can sit in the dark and you don’t need to have too much.”
~ Mark Cousins, on the Belfast Film Festival 📽️
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
More on Mark's "Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays" at
irishpages.org/product/dear...
@screenireland.bsky.social
~ Mark Cousins, on the Belfast Film Festival 📽️
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
More on Mark's "Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays" at
irishpages.org/product/dear...
@screenireland.bsky.social