Peter Sirr
Poem of the Week: “A Few Helpful Hints” by Peter Sirr
Tell them what you like. Tell them
the world is flat and when you get to the edge you fall
into the usual darkness, hell if you like
but anywhere will do…
Poem of the Week: “An fuath”/”Hatred” by Máire Mhac an tSaoi
The latest manuscript we’ve been working on in the press is Máire Mhac an tSaoi’s The Miraculous Parish. This book will feature poems written in Irish by Mhac an tSaoi, and translated by other poets into English. Here’s a sneak preview of one of her poems, written for a political cabaret in New York organized by…
Continue ReadingIt’s Poetry Month!
April is the month to celebrate poetry! And while we here at the Press rejoice it every day, we encourage our readers to take part with us in the celebration of National Poetry Month, established in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. Now is the time to start that spring cleaning by dusting off…
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