John Kenny
@johnkenny13.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Creative Writing Tutor at the Irish Writers Centre.
Poetry: Live Encounters, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poem Alone, Smashing Times, StepAway.
Fiction: The Galway Review, Revival, Emerald Eye, Fear the Reaper, Albedo One.
Poetry: Live Encounters, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poem Alone, Smashing Times, StepAway.
Fiction: The Galway Review, Revival, Emerald Eye, Fear the Reaper, Albedo One.
From Robyn Rowland's collection Steep Curve, this heartbreaking, powerful poem:
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
From Robyn Rowland's collection Steep Curve, this heartbreaking, powerful poem:
This is gas craic. An infection I can live with. By Edward O'Dwyer in the latest issue of Flare (#28): #EdwardO'Dwyer #Flare #poetry
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is gas craic. An infection I can live with. By Edward O'Dwyer in the latest issue of Flare (#28): #EdwardO'Dwyer #Flare #poetry
From Lynda Tavakoli's beautiful collection A Unison of Breaths, this heartbreaking poem: #poetry #lyndatavakoli #aunisonofbreaths
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
From Lynda Tavakoli's beautiful collection A Unison of Breaths, this heartbreaking poem: #poetry #lyndatavakoli #aunisonofbreaths
I'm delighted to announce that I've won the NurePoets Corner Award 2025 with my poem 'Unmoored'. The judge was the esteemed John F. Deane, which makes it a huge honour for me. #poetry #johnfdeane #poetryireland #poetryirelandreview #daedaluspress
September 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I'm delighted to announce that I've won the NurePoets Corner Award 2025 with my poem 'Unmoored'. The judge was the esteemed John F. Deane, which makes it a huge honour for me. #poetry #johnfdeane #poetryireland #poetryirelandreview #daedaluspress
Love this poem from John F. Deane's Selected and New Poems. #poetry #JohnFDeane
September 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Love this poem from John F. Deane's Selected and New Poems. #poetry #JohnFDeane
That Pat Ingoldsby was a right oul rascal, now wasn't he? From his collection Do Lamh i mo Bhristi:
August 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
That Pat Ingoldsby was a right oul rascal, now wasn't he? From his collection Do Lamh i mo Bhristi:
Another stunning poem from Catherine Ann Cullen's collection The Other Now, and something we need to cling to now more than ever:
August 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Another stunning poem from Catherine Ann Cullen's collection The Other Now, and something we need to cling to now more than ever:
Back in the day ('80s, '90s) I used to be an artist, along with doing a bit of acting. Well, we dug some pieces out of the eaves in the attic the other day and framed them for the wall of my study. The theatre posters are for plays I had a part in. Here's a few of them:
August 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Back in the day ('80s, '90s) I used to be an artist, along with doing a bit of acting. Well, we dug some pieces out of the eaves in the attic the other day and framed them for the wall of my study. The theatre posters are for plays I had a part in. Here's a few of them:
Our olive tree seems to be sprouting olives! Didn't expect that here in Ireland.
August 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our olive tree seems to be sprouting olives! Didn't expect that here in Ireland.
Another excellent issue of Flare magazine (#27) and a great line-up of poets. Here are two poems I particularly liked: #FlareMagazine #SunflowerSessions #poetry
August 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another excellent issue of Flare magazine (#27) and a great line-up of poets. Here are two poems I particularly liked: #FlareMagazine #SunflowerSessions #poetry
Celebrating after cataract surgery in Mayfield restaurant, Dublin.
August 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Celebrating after cataract surgery in Mayfield restaurant, Dublin.
Our olive tree is a magnet for bumble bees. Turn the volume up for total buzzy loveliness.
June 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our olive tree is a magnet for bumble bees. Turn the volume up for total buzzy loveliness.
From Hugo Williams' excellent collection I Knew the Bride, the first of a sequence of poems about his years on a dialysis machine:
June 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From Hugo Williams' excellent collection I Knew the Bride, the first of a sequence of poems about his years on a dialysis machine:
Another terrific line-up of poets in the latest issue of Flare (#26). I particularly like this one by Alan Weadick, who gave an excellent reading of it last Thursday evening at the Sunflower Sessions. #poetry
April 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Another terrific line-up of poets in the latest issue of Flare (#26). I particularly like this one by Alan Weadick, who gave an excellent reading of it last Thursday evening at the Sunflower Sessions. #poetry
A brilliant poem from a brilliant collection. And a lucky escape too! From Mark Granier's new collection Everything You Always Wanted To Know.
April 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A brilliant poem from a brilliant collection. And a lucky escape too! From Mark Granier's new collection Everything You Always Wanted To Know.
@chennessybooks.bsky.social Sorry I couldn't make it to the launch, Claire, but I've just now procured a copy. Looking forward to reading it.
April 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@chennessybooks.bsky.social Sorry I couldn't make it to the launch, Claire, but I've just now procured a copy. Looking forward to reading it.
An excellent anthology of essays written from a wide variety of perspectives. The key message for me from reading this is how liberating it is to receive a formal diagnosis, even late in life.
April 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
An excellent anthology of essays written from a wide variety of perspectives. The key message for me from reading this is how liberating it is to receive a formal diagnosis, even late in life.
Love this poem from Philip Lynch's collection Moving On:
April 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Love this poem from Philip Lynch's collection Moving On:
The ending we all wanted. From Noel King's collection Sons:
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The ending we all wanted. From Noel King's collection Sons:
Just one of the many stunning, deeply affecting poems in Kelly Michels' collection, American Anthem:
March 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Just one of the many stunning, deeply affecting poems in Kelly Michels' collection, American Anthem:
Halfway through this and loving it. What a wonderful tribute to the life and work of David Marcus.
March 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Halfway through this and loving it. What a wonderful tribute to the life and work of David Marcus.
This poem, from Ross Hattaway's collection, Plain, really resonated with me, brought back memories of the 'education' I endured under the yoke of the Christian Brothers:
March 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This poem, from Ross Hattaway's collection, Plain, really resonated with me, brought back memories of the 'education' I endured under the yoke of the Christian Brothers:
A beautiful poem from Eithne Lannon's second collection, Everything Gathers Light, which I picked up at a recent reading in Books Upstairs:
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A beautiful poem from Eithne Lannon's second collection, Everything Gathers Light, which I picked up at a recent reading in Books Upstairs: