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rosamundtaylor.bsky.social @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social · 2d

I'll be reading as part of The Shaking Bog festival with music by Ultan O'Brien. It's on Sunday, 12th October, 6pm, at Curtlestown Church in Wicklow. Please join us!

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 2d

Do join us to celebrate Irish Book Week at 7pm on 23 October, Bridge Street Books Wicklow town. I'll read from The Hare's Corner @newislandbooks.bsky.social & @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social. Keith Payne will read from his new collection Savage Acres & Viviana Fiorentino will read exciting new work.

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 5d

Our friend, poet and activist @sarahmaintains.bsky.social has been illegally detained by the IDF and is being held in an Israeli jail. There are reports of mistreatment and human rights violations. Please keep pressure on the Irish government and embassy to secure the release of Sarah and others. 🇵🇸🇮🇪

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Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @poetryireland.bsky.social · 29d

To celebrate the end of Riverscapes, The Shaking Bog presents, in association with Poetry Ireland, Leaf Notes!

October 11-12th!

Tickets for Leaf Notes, a two-day October programme, are now available! www.shakingbog.ie/riverscapes

Book your tickets soon to avoid disappointment! 🍂

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Tóchar Community Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 7d

www.rte.ie/culture/2025.... #Peatlands the story of Ireland's Peatlands by Carsten Krieger - and the unique landscape of blanket and raised bogs that are an iconic part of Ireland's history, landscape and culture. #LoveBogs

For peat's sake - the story of Ireland's peatlands

We present an extract from Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger.

www.rte.ie

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 6d

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now action.eko.org/a/world-lead...

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now

Right now, the last remaining vessel of the Sumud Flotilla, The Marinette, is approaching Gaza's waters -- carrying brave activists who are all risking their lives to break Israel’s illegal siege on G

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 10d

Great to see you, Sonya.

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Sonya Gildea @sonyagildea.bsky.social · 10d

Full house @booksupstairs.bsky.social last week for launch of THE HARE'S CORNER @newislandbooks.bsky.social in partnerships w/@burrenbeotrust.bsky.social, with poetry by @janeclarke.bsky.social, prose Catherine Cleary & illustrations Jane Carkill.

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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 10d

I'm truly honoured to have my Birch Shieldbug and Emperor moths grace the covers of the Irish Government's Climate Action Plan for 2025 @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 10d

Wonderful launch for The Hare's Corner on Friday evening. It was a celebration of the book but more importantly everyone who is looking after Irish nature.
Thanks @newislandbooks.bsky.social @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social @booksupstairs.bsky.social Jane Carkill Catherine Cleary

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 13d

Publication Day - The Hare’s Corner! First sighting in my local bookshop Bridge Street Books Wicklow town.

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks @rosiehadden.bsky.social & look forward to meeting you too.

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Rosie Hadden @rosiehadden.bsky.social · 14d

Found this beautiful @janeclarke.bsky.social poem in Poets Lane way Roscommon today. Look forward to meeting her in N9vember with @marjorielotfi.bsky.social retreat in Scotland.

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 16d

How wonderful does this sound! @newislandbooks.bsky.social is launching The Hare's Corner by @janeclarke.bsky.social and Catherine Cleary, illustrated by Jane Carkill. Books Upstairs, Friday 26 September at 6.30pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

New Island cordially invites you and a guest to the official launch of The Hare's Corner by Jane Clarke, Catherine Cleary illustrated by Jane Carkill. Books Upstairs, Friday 26 September at 6.30pm

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks very much to the Poetry Book Society for recommending The Hare's Corner- illustrated poetry & prose inspired by individuals & groups all over Ireland making space for nature. @newislandbooks.bsky.social & @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social

www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/the...

The Hare's Corner - The Poetry Book Society

The Hare’s Corner celebrates farmers, families, schools and community groups all over Ireland who are restoring habitats, reviving biodiversity and reconnecting people with the land. Uplifting stories...

www.poetrybooks.co.uk

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 24d

Many thanks to the Turkish poet and translator Gonca Özman for these two translations in the third issue of D'OKU Art & Literature Magazine, August 2025. Honoured to have my poems translated into Turkish for the first time.

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 27d

In her foreword Mary Robinson calls The Hare's Corner "a beautiful tapestry of courage and resolve”.

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 27d

26 September 2025 @ 6.30pm @booksupstairs.bsky.social - Launch of The Hare's Corner @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social Tickets here...
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

BOOK LAUNCH: The Hare's Corner

Celebrate the launch of The Hare's Corner: Making Space for Nature by Jane Clarke and Catherine Cleary, illustrated by Jane Carkill

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 27d

Reflections on what the bog means to us - in poetry, music, spirituality and history. Watch & listen below ...

Tóchar Community Stories @tocharstories.bsky.social · 28d

@athenamediaie.bsky.social
What does the bog mean to you? With @nlireland.bsky.social we marked International Bog Day and asked our panellists @janeclarke.bsky.social Shane Hynan Michael Long Ann Cleare and Seamus Corcoran what's the value of a bog?
www.tocharwetlands.ie/blog/bogland... #Tóchar

Bogland: What does the bog mean to you? - Tóchar Wetlands

Helen Shaw, of Tóchar Stories, on the shared storytelling from our ‘Bogland – Between the sights of the sun’ public […]

www.tocharwetlands.ie

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 28d

Culture Night - 19 Sept. Hollywood Co. Wicklow @ 8pm. Do join us for a special evening of music & poetry.

Free event & all booking details below.

www.eventbrite.com/e/jane-clark...

Jane Clarke, Eamon Sweeney, Tim Doyle - Culture Night MUTM 2025

Music Under The Mountains are delighted to present an unique and captivating evening of music and poetry, in celebration of Culture Night.

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · Sep 9

While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

Hands OFF Nature! - The Environmental Pillar

Take action to save Europe’s environmental laws Across the World, right-wing political forces are working to dismantle decades of environmental and social progress. Under the Trojan Horse of “competi...

www.environmentalpillar.ie

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Eleanor Hooker @eleanorhooker.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thrill to read alongside Jane Clarke, Mark Roper, Bernard O'Donohue & Grace Wilentz, w/ #music by Leslie Dowall & Hugh Buckley, Emma Roche, Ed Dwan Quartet and Hidden Highways, at the #CirclingTheSquare festival in #Thurles, Saturday 1 November. Thanks to Larry O'Doherty for the invitation #poetry

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𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · Sep 1

On Saturday, Nov. 1st, I will be interviewing Rosie Lavan and Bernard O'Donoghue, editors of The Poems of Seamus Heaney, forthcoming from @faberbooks.bsky.social, at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, at 2.30 pm.

Tickets available online at @sourcearts.bsky.social

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Circling The Square @circlingpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 1

The website for Circling The Square is now online. You can see full details of the festival, links to the poets' websites and information about the founding of the festival here:
circlingthesquare.weebly.com

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My Site

The first Circling The Square took place in 2022, marking ten years since the death of Dennis O'Driscoll, in whose honour the festival was established. Dennis was born in Thurles and lived in the...

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UCD Earth Institute @ucdearth.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great to team up with @athenamediaie.bsky.social for this storytelling event in @molimuseum.bsky.social, featuring @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social @kosull.bsky.social, @janeclarke.bsky.social, Ricky Whelan & @ucddublin.bsky.social lecturer Treasa De Loughry. Book your place at tinyurl.com/yhk8vh9u!

Telling Climate Stories; Inspiring Public Conversations

Join climate and environment storytellers, writers and thinkers as they explore how stories can inspire positive change.

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