Afric McGlinchey
@itosha.bsky.social
Irish poet with African connections. My new (3rd) collection, À la Belle Étoile (Salmon Poetry) is in the voice of Jeanne Baré, first woman to circumnavigate the world. Tied to the Wind (Broken Sleep Books) is a hybrid memoir. www.africmcglinchey.com
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Dublin friends — a music and poetry event at the Vintage Sessions, International Bar, Wicklow Street on Friday 31 Oct. Free event! Doors open at 7pm. Bit of craic. And it would be great to see you. More details, and names of the other performers, here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vintag...
The Vintage Room Sessions - 31.10.2025
An enchanting evening of music and the spoken word, curated by Chris Williams and taking place at International Bar on Friday 31st October.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dublin friends — a music and poetry event at the Vintage Sessions, International Bar, Wicklow Street on Friday 31 Oct. Free event! Doors open at 7pm. Bit of craic. And it would be great to see you. More details, and names of the other performers, here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vintag...
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Krasznahorkai has said of his work: ‘You will never go wrong anticipating doom in my books, any more than you’ll go wrong in anticipating doom in ordinary life.’
In 2012, we recorded a 94-minute conversation with Colm Tóibín for our Bookshop podcast:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...
In 2012, we recorded a 94-minute conversation with Colm Tóibín for our Bookshop podcast:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...
László Krasznahorkai in conversation with Colm Tóibín | London Review Bookshop
Our first Literary Friendships event brought together Colm Tóibín with his friend László Krasznahorkai. Described by the Guardian as a ‘visionary writer’,…
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October 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Krasznahorkai has said of his work: ‘You will never go wrong anticipating doom in my books, any more than you’ll go wrong in anticipating doom in ordinary life.’
In 2012, we recorded a 94-minute conversation with Colm Tóibín for our Bookshop podcast:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...
In 2012, we recorded a 94-minute conversation with Colm Tóibín for our Bookshop podcast:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...
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László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel prize in literature.
In our archive, from 2014:
‘My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my favourite hobby.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
In our archive, from 2014:
‘My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my favourite hobby.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes · Story: ‘There Goes Valzer’
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October 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel prize in literature.
In our archive, from 2014:
‘My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my favourite hobby.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
In our archive, from 2014:
‘My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my favourite hobby.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
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I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye
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2 days to go until our Publishing Day Online event! 🥳
Jam-packed with insights & advice from industry experts like publishers, agents, and publicists, don't miss out if you're thinking of publishing your work! 📖
Booking & more info: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publi...
Jam-packed with insights & advice from industry experts like publishers, agents, and publicists, don't miss out if you're thinking of publishing your work! 📖
Booking & more info: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publi...
October 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
2 days to go until our Publishing Day Online event! 🥳
Jam-packed with insights & advice from industry experts like publishers, agents, and publicists, don't miss out if you're thinking of publishing your work! 📖
Booking & more info: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publi...
Jam-packed with insights & advice from industry experts like publishers, agents, and publicists, don't miss out if you're thinking of publishing your work! 📖
Booking & more info: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publi...
Whatever she writes, I'll be reading it.
💋 BIG KISS, BYE-BYE by Claire-Louise Bennett published today 💋
‘Bennett writes like no one else. She is a rare talent.’
— Karl Ove Knausgaard, author of THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY
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Read an extract and order a copy: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/big-ki...
‘Bennett writes like no one else. She is a rare talent.’
— Karl Ove Knausgaard, author of THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY
💋
Read an extract and order a copy: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/big-ki...
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Whatever she writes, I'll be reading it.
Such a pleasure to participate in a Q &A event at the Words by Water Literary Festival in Kinsale, along with Matthew Geden and Katherine Beug. Insightful questions from our moderator, Kate Barry, and a wonderful audience! Thank you for having me.
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Such a pleasure to participate in a Q &A event at the Words by Water Literary Festival in Kinsale, along with Matthew Geden and Katherine Beug. Insightful questions from our moderator, Kate Barry, and a wonderful audience! Thank you for having me.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!
September 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!
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Reading ‘One-eyed Leigh’ by Katharine Kilalea is like breaking into an empty house through an unlocked door and seeing all of the people who aren’t there in every room.
November 26, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Reading ‘One-eyed Leigh’ by Katharine Kilalea is like breaking into an empty house through an unlocked door and seeing all of the people who aren’t there in every room.
'What every poet starts from is his own emotions.' TS Eliot
January 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
'What every poet starts from is his own emotions.' TS Eliot
First post? Hmm. Just sent off my ms to my publisher. Oh, and 2025 is the beginning of my vegetarian life. So far so good!
January 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
First post? Hmm. Just sent off my ms to my publisher. Oh, and 2025 is the beginning of my vegetarian life. So far so good!