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marty mckenna

@exquestation.bsky.social

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Mar 23

hellooo! got a substack? just posted for the first time, ‘on poetry’ is a wee five minute read. x

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on poetry

musings twenty five years in

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · May 19

good morning good folk of bluesky! copies of my new pamphlet ‘seven sonnets for sailortown’ have just landed, nab yours here x

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seven sonnets for sailortown

poetry pamphlet - seven ekphrastic organic sonnets in conversation with sailortown native poet john campbell and his collection ‘saturday night in...

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Apr 23

this saturday, if y'fancy it?

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Apr 19

got to do a real cool thing with mark and darren, check it out x

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Poet Marty McKenna

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Mar 23

about belfast at the end of may? pop in! x

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Mar 23

hellooo! got a substack? just posted for the first time, ‘on poetry’ is a wee five minute read. x

exquestation.substack.com/p/on-poetry

on poetry

musings twenty five years in

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Feb 9

thank you so so so much @rhonagreene.bsky.social x

Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · Feb 7

First heard @exquestation.bsky.social read on @eatthestorms.com so was delighted to be able to get his chapbooks here 👉
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You can also listen to him on the final episode of Storms Season 9. Out Now!🎧 👉 youtu.be/kl18wV6rLKs?...

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Feb 3

mad proud of this collab with skeet. x

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destination zero - january 2025

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Feb 2

@eatthestorms.com is a saint x

Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Jan 27

Finally, this Saturday is the last episode of Season 9 of the poetry podcast, Eat the Storms, and we are signing off the season with a poetic and musical duet thanks to returning star Stormer and head of Button Press, @exquestation.bsky.social and Sam O’Neill

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · Feb 1

What a lineup for the final episode of the poetry podcast
@Cáit O’Neill McCullagh, @exquestation.bsky.social Vicky Allen @Charles K Carter, @sprestonduncan.bsky.social Púca & James Kenny, music by Sam O’Neill & Keith Mack

On most platforms! @ApplePodcasts
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Eat the Storms Episode 13 Season 9

Podcast Episode · Eat The Storms · 01/02/2025 · 1h 18m

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Angela T. Carr @angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social · Jan 3

Over 160 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in January 2025. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Winter-themed border of blue snowflakes on a pale grey background. Text reads: Publishing Your Work | Poetry & Writing Calls for Submissions January 2025: Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies.

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Jan 3

hello bluesky.

got recommended a wee ap, so here's a wee poem for ya.

hope y'like. x

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bootleg series 018 - botanic avenue - january 2025

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Dec 16

vid of the vigil poem, total honour. we did some good like. x

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'vigil of hunger' - December 2024 - Beechmount Ave

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Dec 13

honoured to have been asked to read today’s poem at the beechmount chapter of a vigil for palestine. we did some good tonight.

shot by ciaran (thanks man)

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Dec 8

hello!

save the date!

first tuesday in february!

mon!

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Dec 6

good morning, afternoon, evening or night to you. sam and i did it again, it was a happy accident.
this one is poems to moonlight sonata again (different poems, i just love that song). treat yourself to our thursday therapy time.
have a good one. x

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bootleg series 012 - sam's gaff - december 2024

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TheBlindboyPodcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social · Dec 2

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 29

some content! three new vids up on the tube… this is good so it is. x

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bootleg series 009 - sam's gaff - november 2024

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marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 28

hello dave

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 28

hey dude, nice and quiet, peacful vibe here... gonna build slowly...

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 26

wee bit of press about my new page… y’on facebook?

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 26

sullies heaney’s words

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 25

heaven!

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 25

thank you for such a beautiful poem klare, apologies for all the back and forth, but i think it was worth it! i loved doing it, giving back to poetry what it has given to me y’know‽

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 23

ha!

marty mckenna @exquestation.bsky.social · Nov 22

poetry set to music? anyone? x

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bootleg series 007 - sam’s gaff - november 2024

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