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A Sense of Possibility: Contemporary Irish Women Writers on Ulysses

by Annalisa Mastronardi This month marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Annalisa Mastronardi speaks to contemporary Irish women writers about the legacy of the novel: how it has impacted on their work and changed their perception of literature’s possibilities.  A shortened version of this piece was first published by The Irish Independent.  “Will you, for Chrissake, stop asking fellas if they’ve read … Continue reading A Sense of Possibility: Contemporary Irish Women Writers on Ulysses

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An Interview with Paper Lanterns

By Orlaith Darling Orlaith Darling (OD): Maybe we could start by introducing Paper Lanterns – what sort of writing you publish, how many issues you’ve had so far, who the team is, and so on. Margaret Masterson (MM): Paper Lanterns is a teen and young adult (YA) literary journal, started in early 2020. It was founded by two of my colleagues from the MPhil in … Continue reading An Interview with Paper Lanterns

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“Joyce and Nora’s life had such detail, texture, triumph, sadness”: An Interview with Nuala O’Connor

By Annalisa Mastronardi Nuala O’Connor (also known as Nuala Ní Chonchúir) is a writer of fiction and poetry from Dublin, currently based in Galway. Publications include The Juno Charm (2011), a poetry collection with Salmon Press, Joyride to Jupiter (2017), a short story collection with New Island, as well as several novels including Becoming Belle (2018) and Miss Emily (2015). Her work has been nominated … Continue reading “Joyce and Nora’s life had such detail, texture, triumph, sadness”: An Interview with Nuala O’Connor

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An Interview with Susanna Galbraith

By Alicia Byrne Keane Alicia Byrne Keane (ABK): First of all, it’s great to have the opportunity to interview you! I have really enjoyed your recent poetry in Banshee and Anthropocene. I wondered could you talk a bit about your own poetry first, maybe in terms of your process of writing about imagery from nature? I know every poem is different, but do you find … Continue reading An Interview with Susanna Galbraith

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Reading contemporary Irish literature cover to cover

By Orlaith Darling We are all familiar with the old and rather didactic adage: ‘Never judge a book by its cover.’ But in an era of publishing where Sally Rooney’s much accoladed Normal People (2018) can be listed, alongside toiletries, in GQ magazine as a ‘fail safe’ gift for the women in your life, it seems deliberately obtuse to deny that the aesthetics of books … Continue reading Reading contemporary Irish literature cover to cover

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A Place for Everyone: Reframing the Irish Literary Canon

By Sinéad Creedon of Sonder Magazine *** Growing up in Ireland, I read a shockingly little amount of Irish literature. In school, I was taught that there were rules to writing; show, don’t tell. Beginning, middle, end. Introduction, climax, conclusion. Sentences and grammar, paragraphs and syntax. When I think back on it, the only pieces of Irish literature we actually looked at were An Triail … Continue reading A Place for Everyone: Reframing the Irish Literary Canon

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