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Steve Denehan
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New poem posted every Monday.

Books available from the usual places.

Represented by Keep Her Lit - http://keepherlitagency.com
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Renard Press have just published a super five year anthology - renardpress.com/books/renard...

A few poems of mine have been included including this one from my first Renard Press collection which is currently available on Amazon.ie for €4.82.

www.amazon.ie/As-Meant-Som...
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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A couple of years ago Robin was not well for a few months and of course we were very worried. Happily she bounced back to herself but this poem is about how hard it was to shake the worry.

It was published in a recent issue of the always excellent Madrid Review.

Thanks for reading :)
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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This is a poem that I read during a lovely chat with Katy on Dublin City FM during the week - dublincityfm.ie/shows/all-ab...

Also, there are a few signed copies of the book left in Dubray Books in Grafton Street if anyone would like one.

Thanks for reading. :)
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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This is a poem published recently in the Cisco 50th Anniversary Anthology. It's about the helplessness & guilt I felt as my father suffered horribly & so unfairly with dementia.

It also features in the latest book, A Quarter Dead and Half Alive, published last month by the mighty Renard Press.

:)
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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It's a little late for this poem about the coming of autumn, but not to worry.

It was recently published in the new issue of Moss Piglet.

Thanks for reading. :)
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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This is a very short poem that was recently published in the Verseve Stars Anthology.

Thanks for reading. :)
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Last week I had a great chat with Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ and read the below poem.

In case anyone would like to have a listen here is the link - www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Thanks for reading. :)
October 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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There are a whole heap of longer poems but this is another short poem from my new, million selling, smash hit book - A Quarter Dead and Half Alive that was published a few weeks back by Renard Press.

It's about the love my father had for my daughter, even through his dementia.
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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This is a short (yay!) poem from the new book. I've had some very nice messages from people who have read and are reading the book at the moment. Thanks so much to everyone who has picked up a copy or ever took the time to read a poem. It's a huge thing.

Thanks for reading. :)
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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This is a poem from the new book (out today from Renard Press!) that was recited beautifully on Phoenix FM last week by Dermot Peele. It can be found at 1 hour 40 here - www.mixcloud.com/925PhoenixFM...

There is also an interview at 10 minutes in if anyone would like to listen.

Thanks for reading.
September 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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This poem, written from the perspective of a Palestinian person, was published in a special 'Poems For the People of Palestine' edition of The Madrid Review.

It is such a strange time to be alive.

Thanks for reading.
September 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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This poem, written earlier this summer, was published in a recent issue of the very snazzy Moss Piglet.

Thanks for reading. :)
September 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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This poem, which means a lot to me, is a companion poem to 'A Poem From My Father to My Mother'. It was published in Acumen earlier this year.

It will also be in my next book, 'A Quarter Dead and Half Alive', due from Renard Press on September, 15th.

Thanks for reading. :)
August 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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This poem, about the dwindling of wonder in the world, was published in an issue of Waffle Fried Magazine in February.

Thanks for reading. :)
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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This short (yay!) poem is in the incredibly incredible Northern Gravy Anthology that has just hit the shelves.

Also, if anyone is looking for something to read one of my books is on sale at Amazon for €3.69 (down from €14.49) - www.amazon.ie/As-Meant-Som...

Thanks for reading. :)
August 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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As I turn 50 today I thought I might post a poem that I wrote yesterday, back when I was in my 40s.

Getting old is weird.

Thanks for reading. :)
August 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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This is a slightly ridiculous poem about a visit to the Flying Tiger shop in Liffey Valley. It was published recently by Twenty-Two Twenty-Eight.

It, and a bunch of other poems, are up on their website here - www.twentytwotwentyeight.com/single-post/...

Thanks very much for reading. :)
July 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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This is a poem about a visit to a small village in Portugal a few years back.

Santa Luzia is a beautiful place but the people there only speak Portuguese so there was a whole lot of nodding and smiling.

The poem was published in November in Dulcet Magazine.

Thanks for reading. :)
June 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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There aren't too many poems about football (soccer) but here's one that was published recently in Plorkology.

It's an older poem that I always had a soft spot for so I'm glad it found a home eventually.

Thanks for reading. :)
June 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Robin is a hell of a lot better at school than I was but she does take after me in some ways... :)

This poem was published in the Tales From the Kitchen Anthology.

Thanks for reading. :)
June 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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This is a poem about morons that was published in the sizzling-off-the-press issue of The Madrid Review, one of the best journals out there.

Thanks for reading. :)
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Hooray!

This poem just won the Annual DarkWinter Poetry Contest which is a really cool thing.

It's another featuring my daughter, Robin and is about how I really only started to figure myself out after she was born.

www.darkwinterlit.com/post/and-the...

Thanks for reading. :)
June 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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This is a poem about my daughter, Robin, who I love so much and am so proud of.

It is a poem light in complexity but heavy with emotion...I think/hope.

It was published last year in one of my favourite journals, samfiftyfour.

Thanks for reading. :)
May 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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There is a piece about the last book in the new issue of InBUSINESS Magazine so I thought I might post a poem from it, originally published in The Opiate.

The book is available on Amazon but here is a handy link with other options - theopiatebooks.com/steve-denehan/

Thanks for reading. :)
May 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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This is a poem about the scariest thing there is (to me at least), the passing of time.

It is a poem that means a whole lot to me so I hope you like it.

It was published in the spring issue of the always amazing Door Is A Jar.

Thanks for reading. :)
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM