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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · May 16

This was a lovely event. Reading at Cork Poetry Festival this afternoon. And better still my wife and I got to have a road trip without the kids. Also ate in a gorgeous Palestinian restaurant. Brilliant day.

A photograph of me reading some poetry and gesturing, looking altogether too serious but what can you do.

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 2h

Ulysses... the aduiobook #smearthebejaysus

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Catherine Connolly skipped parts of Ulysses #Smearthebejaysus #Smearthebejaysis

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 7h

(Ugh pressed send to early.) Anyway, seems improved.

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 8h

Me too. First draft was packed full of useless detail I thought was necessary but really I just found interesting. In subsequent drafts I've cut most of it save for some specifics and

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 22h

Catherine Connolly carves pumpkins instead of turnips.

Daryl FÉTH FÍADA Feehely 🎃 @darylfeehely.com · 22h

Catherine Connolly makes unnecessary journeys.

Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 23h

I saw Catherine Connolly watch an ambulance pass by and she didn't bless herself.

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh 3/3/26 is my son's 3rd bday. Maybe I'll buy him a copy and... borrow it

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 1d

I did something to my back and now can't even put on my socks by myself. I'm not saying I blame the Abbey Theatre, (or Marina Carr or Caitríona McLaughlin) BUT the physio says five hours in an uncomfortable seat may have contributed. Chasing and carrying an escapee 3yo the next day didn't help.

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 2d

Virgin's is BY FAR the worst and actually RTE have made some improvements recently. It's still a chore to navigate but it's well populated and rarely freezes anymore.

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 2d

Pynchon

a panda bear is standing in a field with his arms crossed and looking at the camera .

ALT: a panda bear is standing in a field with his arms crossed and looking at the camera .

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 3d

Schoolyard graffiti.

A photon of sun dappled concrete. The words, Gay is ok, have been painted in black.

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 4d

It's nerve-racking. Seemed, as it trickled out, it was good news but now I'm not so sure. It looks like another cruel lottery alright.

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 4d

I see. Well, fingers crossed again so

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone know if the basic income for the arts scheme is being extented to 2000 additional recipients or are they starting from scratch for 2000 total?

#UBI #speirgorm #budget26

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 5d

I have a loads but Breaking Bad. Or Southpark was another growing up. Everyone seemed to watch it and sometimes I'd see a bit in someone's house but never sat down myself to watch it. A friend of mine had no tv at home so he couldn't contribute to so many conversations. Always felt left out.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 6d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 6d

I had a rare day in town yesterday without family. Nice wet evening in capital. This fella pointing at me tripped his gf up and then wanted to know if I'd got it on video.

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 6d

An unspoken plus for buying a paper has to be doodling.

A demon named Blair with horns snarly teeth and a tail

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 6d

Waiting for the curtain at the Abbey yesterday for Marina Carr's Oedipus and Antigone DOUBLE BILL. Absolute marathon, my poor knees were crying out to be straightened by the end. Incredible staging and very fine cast but the kitchen sink comes to mind. Some of it stuck some didn't.

A mannerly Abbey Crowd waiting for the sparkly red curtains to rise on poor old Oedipus and his very many troubles.

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 9d

"This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary."

This is my poetry manuscript you insensitive fuck!

AI "assistence". The sentence reads, This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 9d

Muscular baby Jesus.

John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 9d

The Holy Family, Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, c. 1528 - c. 1530 (Rijksmuseum)

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 10d

New edition of The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones by Charles Neider. Influential 50s western with forward by Will Oldham.

Nice cover.

Book cover. The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones by Charles Neider with a forward by Will Oldham

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 10d

It's also how William Miller desicribes Russell's guitar sound in Almost Famous 🔥

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 10d

Poetry Ireland do have a list of journal submission opportunities (www.poetryireland.ie/writers/oppo...) but the best is @angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social newsletter and blog: thisiswordbox.com

WORDBOX

thisiswordbox.com

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 10d

How come HH gets a blue background? If I was a voter that had paid zero attention to the campaign and was seeing these for the first time, I'd go for Heather's picture.

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 10d

October?

Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 10d

Joey would take the gig but then get the wrong plane or something

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Colm Brennan @colmgbrennan.bsky.social · 11d

Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

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