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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · 23d

maybe @tamararadak.bsky.social might have ideas?

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · Jul 21

The collection will attend to local/national practices as well as transnational movements and aims to advance the theory and methodology of poetry performance studies. The deadline for submission is 21 November 2025. Please find the ‘Call for Submissions’ at poetryoffthepage.net/wp-content/u...

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Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · Jul 21

#CFPAlert Submissions for ‘Poetry Off the Page: International Advances in Poetry Performance Research’ now open!
This special collection of articles will be published by @openlibhums.bsky.social Journal and aims to spotlight new research on contemporary poetry performance from around the globe.

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ugh, I wish I was there with you! I shall live vicariously through you!

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Jul 21

Does anyone know of any literature on poetry films in Ireland? Thanks!

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Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Poetry Off the Page team thanks you for making the #PoPAroundtheGlobe conference such a generative experience!

Ft. Shefali Banerji, @julialajtanovak.bsky.social, Emily Poulter, Purva Dua, @clairemsp.bsky.social, Marie Krebs, Rachel Bolle-Debessay, Helen Thomas

📸: © Tsepang (Tespa) Malephane

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Jun 16

This was such a joy to host! Getting to platform these amazing poets - headliners and open micers alike - is an absolute pleasure. And MC-ing with Shefali is always a great gig!

Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · Jun 13

We concluded the first day of #PoParoundtheGlobe with performances from poets from 8 countries. Our headliners were Shantanu Anand (IND), Raphael d'Abdon (ZAF), liz breslin (NZL), and Katharina Wenty (AUT).

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Jun 4

I'm excited to share that my first peer-reviewed journal article is now out in the world (and it's open access)! If you want to read about a fantastic poetry show and how it adapted to the circumstances of the pandemic, you can do that here: olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...

‘All your disembodied little heads floating on a screen’: Liveness During the Pandemic in Mel Bradley’s <em>Ms Noir’s Seven Deadly Sins</em> (2020)

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK and Ireland in 2020 and the subsequent lockdowns caused a radical rupture in the world of live performances. Both theatre and poetry performance events ...

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Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan @chandrikanm.bsky.social · May 26

This is massive news. There was so much data gathered and it's clear this scheme is necessary, especially for those who fell inbetween the cracks of AC funding. For the next round let's ensure it allows people to access funding without sacrificing their disability supports, a major flaw last time.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · May 26

Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is 'far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives'

Minister backs retention of Basic Income for Arts scheme

Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is "far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' li...

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Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · May 25

For more information about ‘Poetry Off the Page, Around the Globe’, check out popconf2025.univie.ac.at.
For conference registration, visit tinyurl.com/popglobe
For Verse On evening programme tickets, visit tinyurl.com/verseon

Poetry Off the Page, Around the Globe – Advances in Poetry Performance Research

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Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · May 16

Sign up by June 1st for the open mic raffle and grab your chance to perform in the lineup. Selected performers will be contacted by June 4th. All rules and details in the sign up form.
Link: tinyurl.com/verseonopenmic
(Yes, we’ll be drawing names out of a hat!😌)
#PoPAroundtheGlobe #PoPAG

Verse On - Open Mic Sign-up Form

Join us in celebrating poetry from around the globe with featured poets from India, South Africa, New Zealand and Austria as well as an open mic. Your MCs for the evening will be Claire Palzer and She...

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Poetry Off the Page @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social · May 16

Attention Poets! ✨📣 Want to perform at the Open Mic segment of Verse On: An Evening of International Poetry? Featuring 4 phenomenal headliners from around the globe, it’s going to be a night to remember at Literaturhaus Wien on June 13th!

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Apr 8

I'm hosting an event at UCD in a little over two week, all about poetry performance in Ireland! With performances by Emmet O'Brien and Stephen James Smith, a roundtable discussion and an open mic. Spread the word!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312668249...

A yellow poster with black and white images of two poets and the details of the event, namely that it is on April 24th from 3:30-5:30 pm at the FitzGerald Debating Chamber at University College Dublin.

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Apr 3

Congratulations! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

Erin Fornoff @erinfornoff.bsky.social · Apr 2

Really excited to launch my poetry book We Are An Archipelago, an epic tale told in verse, at @ilfdublin.bsky.social at 6pm on 17 May, told in full with a live band: Patrick O'Laohaire of I Have a Tribe, Dominic Mullan, and Caimin Gilmore. @salmonpoetry.bsky.social ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...

We Are An Archipelago | Erin Fornoff - International Literature Festival Dublin

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Apr 1

This is happening tomorrow!

Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Mar 18

Very excited to announce that the brilliant William Keohane will be visiting Prague and Vienna as part of the @efacis.bsky.social Irish Itinerary Event Series. If you're in Vienna on April 2nd, make sure to come by!

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Mar 18

Very excited to announce that the brilliant William Keohane will be visiting Prague and Vienna as part of the @efacis.bsky.social Irish Itinerary Event Series. If you're in Vienna on April 2nd, make sure to come by!

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Mar 12

I cannot tell you how bad the FOMO is... Another great event I'll be missing by being in Austria and not in Ireland 😭

Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · Mar 7

🌼Words in the Air on Parnell Square🌼

We're so excited to bring you a special spoken word showcase hosted by Paul Muldoon.

📅 Sat 5 April 2025, 19.30 - 21.00
📍Irish Writers Centre

Book your ticket before it's too late!

See stellar line up in thread below🧵

irishwriterscentre.ie/words-in-the...

Book your ticket: Words in the Air on Parnell Square (Hosted by Paul Muldoon) - Irish Writers Centre

Tickets are now on sale for a special spoken word showcase taking place on Saturday 5 April 2025, in the Irish Writers Centre.

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Mar 12

Anyone want to guess what Irish organisation these transcription mistakes are trying to refer to?
"Forest Nagelga" "1st and Grelga"

Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Mar 7

Anyone going to the EFACIS conference in Turku who hasn't booked a room yet and might want to share one?

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NUWiss @nuwiss.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢📢 Gleich ist es soweit: Wir treffen uns in Wien um 13 Uhr vor der Hauptuni und gehen über die Spitalgassse und Währingerstraße zum Votivpark zur Abschlusskundgebung
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Bringt Kolleg:innen und Freund:innen mit - denn Wissenschaft ist für alle da
#MarchForScience #StandUpForScience #WissenSchafft

Slogan: Stand up for Science 2025 in roter Schrift

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Claire Palzer @clairemsp.bsky.social · Mar 5

Today's fun transcription errors: "Monster Literature Centre" (Munster Literature Centre), "Quark" (Cork), "Avail", "Ovale" (Ó Bhéal)

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Sarah Clancy @sarahmaintains.bsky.social · Mar 1

A legend.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Mar 1

The death of the poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby at the age of 82 has been confirmed by his family.

Poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby dies aged 82

The death of the poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby at the age of 82 has been confirmed by his family.

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Partners In Health @pih.org · Feb 27

🧵 PIH condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Trump Administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world.

Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇

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Dr Tapasya Narang @tapasyanarang.bsky.social · Feb 20

Happens tomorrow. There is still time to book.

Lucy Collins @lcollins232.bsky.social · Feb 11

Join us at the National Library for a fascinating day of talks and discussions - please spread the word #literarystudies #diversity www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Transforming the Canon

Diverse Perspectives in Literary Studies

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