Kevin MacAlan
@kevinmacalan.bsky.social
Poet/writer/ditherer. MA in Creative Writing. Living in rural West Waterford. Contributor of stuff to books and mags and the occasional live event.
Mentored by the best.
Mentored by the best.
Last year a new poetry format was launched into the world. A 24-syllable expression of positivity that’s as challenging to write as it is uplifting to read. The 2nd annual waterford comp is now open to all and free to enter. See waterford.carrd.co for details. #poetry #micropoetry #poem #BlueSkyPoet
September 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Last year a new poetry format was launched into the world. A 24-syllable expression of positivity that’s as challenging to write as it is uplifting to read. The 2nd annual waterford comp is now open to all and free to enter. See waterford.carrd.co for details. #poetry #micropoetry #poem #BlueSkyPoet
What a lovely evening in Tramore!
September 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What a lovely evening in Tramore!
Submissions are open!
September 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Submissions are open!
It’s time to write your waterfords for 2025’s competition.
We’re delighted to say this year’s judge will be the incomparable @allgumsblazing.bsky.social
Visit waterford.carrd.co for details and means of entry.
We’re delighted to say this year’s judge will be the incomparable @allgumsblazing.bsky.social
Visit waterford.carrd.co for details and means of entry.
September 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It’s time to write your waterfords for 2025’s competition.
We’re delighted to say this year’s judge will be the incomparable @allgumsblazing.bsky.social
Visit waterford.carrd.co for details and means of entry.
We’re delighted to say this year’s judge will be the incomparable @allgumsblazing.bsky.social
Visit waterford.carrd.co for details and means of entry.
We came, we raged, we conquered.
April 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We came, we raged, we conquered.
Friends to share it with, obviously. Thanks @mrsvickyday.bsky.social and @allgumsblazing.bsky.social - it was a late one, but a great one! 😏
April 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Friends to share it with, obviously. Thanks @mrsvickyday.bsky.social and @allgumsblazing.bsky.social - it was a late one, but a great one! 😏
Dinner in Dublin after a journal launch. What could be better?
April 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Dinner in Dublin after a journal launch. What could be better?
Excited to be reading my poem “Not All Disabilities are Visible” at tonight’s launch of The Martello. The esteemed @allgumsblazing.bsky.social and arts group maestro @mrsvickyday.bsky.social will also be in attendance.
April 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Excited to be reading my poem “Not All Disabilities are Visible” at tonight’s launch of The Martello. The esteemed @allgumsblazing.bsky.social and arts group maestro @mrsvickyday.bsky.social will also be in attendance.
It was grand to bump into @daraghfleming.bsky.social in Cork Library yesterday at the ‘Art of the Chapbook’ event. You never know who you might meet @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It was grand to bump into @daraghfleming.bsky.social in Cork Library yesterday at the ‘Art of the Chapbook’ event. You never know who you might meet @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social
Wonderful event yesterday in Cork with Lauren “2-Books” O’Donovan, Rafael Mendes and Jordan McCarthy. Gripping readings taken from extraordinary collections, effortlessly introduced by the consummate Molly Twomey.
@corkworldbookfest.bsky.social
@laurenodonovanw.bsky.social
@mollytwomey.bsky.social
@corkworldbookfest.bsky.social
@laurenodonovanw.bsky.social
@mollytwomey.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Wonderful event yesterday in Cork with Lauren “2-Books” O’Donovan, Rafael Mendes and Jordan McCarthy. Gripping readings taken from extraordinary collections, effortlessly introduced by the consummate Molly Twomey.
@corkworldbookfest.bsky.social
@laurenodonovanw.bsky.social
@mollytwomey.bsky.social
@corkworldbookfest.bsky.social
@laurenodonovanw.bsky.social
@mollytwomey.bsky.social
Really happy to be on this list with such luminaries as
@allgumsblazing.bsky.social
@ellenharrold.bsky.social
@frankfarrelly.bsky.social
@sharrongreen.bsky.social
@billyfenton.bsky.social
@allgumsblazing.bsky.social
@ellenharrold.bsky.social
@frankfarrelly.bsky.social
@sharrongreen.bsky.social
@billyfenton.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Really happy to be on this list with such luminaries as
@allgumsblazing.bsky.social
@ellenharrold.bsky.social
@frankfarrelly.bsky.social
@sharrongreen.bsky.social
@billyfenton.bsky.social
@allgumsblazing.bsky.social
@ellenharrold.bsky.social
@frankfarrelly.bsky.social
@sharrongreen.bsky.social
@billyfenton.bsky.social
The last of the ten winners to be shared, but not at all last in merit. Dungarvan’s Joe Kelly brings us his waterford to Ireland - a love song in 24 syllables! #ireland #poetry #waterford #dungarvan #poetsonbluesky waterford.carrd.co
December 18, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The last of the ten winners to be shared, but not at all last in merit. Dungarvan’s Joe Kelly brings us his waterford to Ireland - a love song in 24 syllables! #ireland #poetry #waterford #dungarvan #poetsonbluesky waterford.carrd.co
A waterford doesn’t have to be about Waterford. It’s just 4 lines, 8,4,4,8 syllables, and an ABBA rhyming scheme. Check out waterford.carrd.co for more details. There’ll be another competition in 2025. Here’s our penultimate winner from this year. #poetrycommunity #waterford
December 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
A waterford doesn’t have to be about Waterford. It’s just 4 lines, 8,4,4,8 syllables, and an ABBA rhyming scheme. Check out waterford.carrd.co for more details. There’ll be another competition in 2025. Here’s our penultimate winner from this year. #poetrycommunity #waterford
Eulogy for an Irishman by Neil Hallinan, for me an amazingly funny waterford, one of the ten winners of the first annual waterford competition. Only two left to share! 😁 #poetrycommunity There’ll be more next year. waterford.carrd.co
December 18, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Eulogy for an Irishman by Neil Hallinan, for me an amazingly funny waterford, one of the ten winners of the first annual waterford competition. Only two left to share! 😁 #poetrycommunity There’ll be more next year. waterford.carrd.co
A spot of local geography gets the waterford treatment by Joshua Dyson in this winning entry to the first annual waterford competition waterford.carrd.co #poetrycommunity The competition will be back next year.
December 16, 2024 at 11:26 AM
A spot of local geography gets the waterford treatment by Joshua Dyson in this winning entry to the first annual waterford competition waterford.carrd.co #poetrycommunity The competition will be back next year.
This ekphrastic offering by Hilary Healy was one of only ten winning waterfords from a huge number of entries to the first annual waterford competition. #waterford #poetry We’ll be back in 2025! waterford.carrd.co
December 16, 2024 at 11:17 AM
This ekphrastic offering by Hilary Healy was one of only ten winning waterfords from a huge number of entries to the first annual waterford competition. #waterford #poetry We’ll be back in 2025! waterford.carrd.co
Here is another of the ten winning waterfords from the first annual waterford competition. Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh by John Byrne #waterford #poetry waterford.carrd.co
December 16, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Here is another of the ten winning waterfords from the first annual waterford competition. Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh by John Byrne #waterford #poetry waterford.carrd.co
I’m still asking this…
December 12, 2024 at 4:07 AM
I’m still asking this…
Next up in our line up of winners, Colm Barry, with a beautiful offering in gaeilge, Féileacán. #poetrycommunity
December 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Next up in our line up of winners, Colm Barry, with a beautiful offering in gaeilge, Féileacán. #poetrycommunity
Here’s another waterford competition winner (see waterford.carrd.co for details), this time from @allgumsblazing.bsky.social written about Dungarvan journalist Jo Bell. Alan was one of those who made Winterverse such a brilliant event. Well done @westwaterfordag.bsky.social #poetsonbluesky
December 11, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Here’s another waterford competition winner (see waterford.carrd.co for details), this time from @allgumsblazing.bsky.social written about Dungarvan journalist Jo Bell. Alan was one of those who made Winterverse such a brilliant event. Well done @westwaterfordag.bsky.social #poetsonbluesky
Over the next few days, I’ll post the 10 winners from the 1st waterford competition. 8 of them attended Winterverse, but here is Paul Bullman’s, who was unfortunately unwell at the weekend & unable to read. If any #poetsonbluesky want to enter next year, check out waterford.carrd.co - it’ll be back!
December 10, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Over the next few days, I’ll post the 10 winners from the 1st waterford competition. 8 of them attended Winterverse, but here is Paul Bullman’s, who was unfortunately unwell at the weekend & unable to read. If any #poetsonbluesky want to enter next year, check out waterford.carrd.co - it’ll be back!
We were nearly able to muster a full complement of the waterford competition’s ten winners to read at Winterverse on Sunday. Sadly, Paul “Flex” Browne, with the apt BlueSky handle @waterford.bsky.social was unable to be there. I took it upon myself to read his offering. Here it is: #poetsonbluesky
December 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM
We were nearly able to muster a full complement of the waterford competition’s ten winners to read at Winterverse on Sunday. Sadly, Paul “Flex” Browne, with the apt BlueSky handle @waterford.bsky.social was unable to be there. I took it upon myself to read his offering. Here it is: #poetsonbluesky
Congratulations to @allgumsblazing.bsky.social for his musical musings at Winterverse on Sunday. He was one of many who read and entertained an attentive and engaged audience, but he was the only one with a guitar! #poetrycommunity
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Congratulations to @allgumsblazing.bsky.social for his musical musings at Winterverse on Sunday. He was one of many who read and entertained an attentive and engaged audience, but he was the only one with a guitar! #poetrycommunity