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Dr Lauren Cassidy
@laurencassidy.bsky.social
Lecturer in Contemporary Irish Writing at QUB, Occassional Lecturer at UCD & Editorial Assistant at the Irish University Review

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"they typecast the transformation of a somebody dressed
as nobody needing some body to be a somebody again" - Eoghan's four poems, collectively called "Line Readings: Kathleen, Cathleen", are such innovative de/re-constructions of the play. Thank you so much for allowing me to publish them!
August 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Take me dark-poled and equator scorched" - the language of your piece is haunting. Delighted to include "Áine / The Moon" in Quare Éire - thanks so much for trusting me with it 🌙
August 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reposted by Dr Lauren Cassidy
...Making myself a mother by Catherine Brogan is a marvellous essay about newer, queerer forms of motherhood and Irishness - themes close to my heart quareeire.wordpress.com/making-mysel...
(I'll come back to this thread tomorrow with more hot tips)
Making Myself a Mother
Non-fiction by Catherine Brogan Download Bio: Cat Brogan is a queer Irish poet from Omagh. Winner of the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam, her work explores identity, legacy, and place. Her poetry has app…
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August 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Reposted by Dr Lauren Cassidy
... and this very clever comic by Aodhán Morris definitely deserves your attention. Revisiting Irish fairy tales from a range of perspectives...
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the motif
A one-page comic by Aodhán Morris Bio: Aodhán Morris is a queer transmasculine artist and scholar, currently doing a PhD in Political Science and Sociology at the University of Galway (which allows…
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August 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Updates to come in the following weeks!
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM