Jess Traynor
@jesstraynor.bsky.social
Poetry and other bits of writing | Pit Lullabies with Bloodaxe Books and The Quick and Liffey Swim with Dedalus Press | Essays in Tolka, The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review | Poetry editor at Banshee | New Arcana forthcoming Sept 25 from Bloodaxe Books.
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Jess Traynor
@jesstraynor.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hello new followers, I am a poet and this is my new collection coming September 2025 from @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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My column is online too - read it here: www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
Stop calling David Szalay’s Booker win a victory for male literature
The acclaim for the winning novel, Flesh, has exposed the dubious notion that women had somehow ‘taken over’ literature
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My column is online too - read it here: www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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Excellent article by @jesstraynor.bsky.social.
Twenty years ago, U.S. tech companies arrived in Ireland eager to set up their European headquarters in an English-speaking country with beneficial tax rates and an educated workforce.
What have they done for the people of Ireland?
@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What have they done for the people of Ireland?
@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What US Tech Did to Ireland — The Dial
The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.
www.thedial.world
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Excellent article by @jesstraynor.bsky.social.
Lovely to see this new article for The Dial shared on @longreads.com ✨️
"I think of the strata of the city and how its new skyscrapers are built on the bones of the old docks."
@jesstraynor.bsky.social for @thedialmag.bsky.social: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
@jesstraynor.bsky.social for @thedialmag.bsky.social: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What US Tech Did to Ireland — The Dial
The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.
www.thedial.world
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Lovely to see this new article for The Dial shared on @longreads.com ✨️
Delighted the news is out about our next two poetry titles from @bansheepress.bsky.social - new collections from Tim MacGabhann and Billy Ramsell coming your way in 2026 ✨️
Banshee Press has acquired Found in a Context of Destruction, a debut poetry collection from novelist and memoirist Tim MacGabhann, and Render, the third collection from acclaimed poet Billy Ramsell 👇 #BookSky
Banshee Press snaps up two new poetry collections from Tim MacGabhann and Billy Ramsell
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November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Delighted the news is out about our next two poetry titles from @bansheepress.bsky.social - new collections from Tim MacGabhann and Billy Ramsell coming your way in 2026 ✨️
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The Art of Surfacing, our e-book featuring work from the 14 emerging poets of this year's Introductions / Céadlínte series is now available to purchase!
Purchase via www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G29TSB5R/
Artwork provided by Julie O'Gorman. 🌊
Purchase via www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G29TSB5R/
Artwork provided by Julie O'Gorman. 🌊
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Art of Surfacing, our e-book featuring work from the 14 emerging poets of this year's Introductions / Céadlínte series is now available to purchase!
Purchase via www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G29TSB5R/
Artwork provided by Julie O'Gorman. 🌊
Purchase via www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G29TSB5R/
Artwork provided by Julie O'Gorman. 🌊
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‘They surround our car’: Families at Citywest IPAS centre tell of ongoing ‘harassment’ People fleeing war, poverty, insecurity are being abused daily by local racist gobsh*tes, desecrating the tricolour as they harass women, children & men. Shameful! #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘They surround our car’: Families at Citywest IPAS centre tell of ongoing ‘harassment’
‘Intimidation’ includes children being told ‘go home’ and witnessing parents being called derogatory names
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
‘They surround our car’: Families at Citywest IPAS centre tell of ongoing ‘harassment’ People fleeing war, poverty, insecurity are being abused daily by local racist gobsh*tes, desecrating the tricolour as they harass women, children & men. Shameful! #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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Few journals have done more for me and my writing during the past decade, so it is really special to be included in the 20th issue of @bansheepress.bsky.social which you can order now
bansheepress.org/read/introdu...
bansheepress.org/read/introdu...
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Few journals have done more for me and my writing during the past decade, so it is really special to be included in the 20th issue of @bansheepress.bsky.social which you can order now
bansheepress.org/read/introdu...
bansheepress.org/read/introdu...
Lovely to see this staff recommendation of New Arcana in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social ✨️
It's always so meaningful to know that the people who share our books with the world enjoy the work. ❤️
It's always so meaningful to know that the people who share our books with the world enjoy the work. ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Lovely to see this staff recommendation of New Arcana in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social ✨️
It's always so meaningful to know that the people who share our books with the world enjoy the work. ❤️
It's always so meaningful to know that the people who share our books with the world enjoy the work. ❤️
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Twenty years ago, U.S. tech companies arrived in Ireland eager to set up their European headquarters in an English-speaking country with beneficial tax rates and an educated workforce.
What have they done for the people of Ireland?
@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What have they done for the people of Ireland?
@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What US Tech Did to Ireland — The Dial
The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.
www.thedial.world
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Twenty years ago, U.S. tech companies arrived in Ireland eager to set up their European headquarters in an English-speaking country with beneficial tax rates and an educated workforce.
What have they done for the people of Ireland?
@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What have they done for the people of Ireland?
@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
Delighted to have a new article with The Dial - this time on tech giants, their alarming inflation of our GDP, and the mutation of the Dublin docklands from the early 2000s to today. Thanks to The Dial for the commission & their wonderful & astute editorial support.
Ireland is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple. Jessica Traynor reports on how U.S. technology companies have reshaped the economy, leaving it deeply exposed to President Trump’s tariffs: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What US Tech Did to Ireland — The Dial
The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.
www.thedial.world
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Delighted to have a new article with The Dial - this time on tech giants, their alarming inflation of our GDP, and the mutation of the Dublin docklands from the early 2000s to today. Thanks to The Dial for the commission & their wonderful & astute editorial support.
It's been a really busy month, so just now getting round to putting up signed copies of New Arcana for sale on my website ✨️🔮
www.jessicatraynor.com/shop/p/new-a...
www.jessicatraynor.com/shop/p/new-a...
New Arcana — Jessica Traynor
Jessica Traynor’s New Arcana explores grief, bad boyfriends and the power of female friendship through readings of the Tarot and Tim Burton movies. Moving from teenage friendship and destructive rel...
www.jessicatraynor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's been a really busy month, so just now getting round to putting up signed copies of New Arcana for sale on my website ✨️🔮
www.jessicatraynor.com/shop/p/new-a...
www.jessicatraynor.com/shop/p/new-a...
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Poets reading @ptbopoetry.bsky.social in Edinburgh 22-23 Nove include @pascalepetit.bsky.social, @marjorielotfi.bsky.social, @jesstraynor.bsky.social, plus an online event with Vidyan Ravinthiran & Arundhathi Subramaniam. There's special event for @rachaelboast.bsky.social's Versus Versus anthology.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Poets reading @ptbopoetry.bsky.social in Edinburgh 22-23 Nove include @pascalepetit.bsky.social, @marjorielotfi.bsky.social, @jesstraynor.bsky.social, plus an online event with Vidyan Ravinthiran & Arundhathi Subramaniam. There's special event for @rachaelboast.bsky.social's Versus Versus anthology.
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Reading in the garden, with some of the books that I scooped up yesterday at Books Upstairs, including @winterpapers.bsky.social, NEW ARCANA by @jesstraynor.bsky.social, An Alternative Irish Christmas, Anja Murray's new book, and a lovely new edition of WORDS ARE MY MATTER by @ursulakleguin.com.
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Reading in the garden, with some of the books that I scooped up yesterday at Books Upstairs, including @winterpapers.bsky.social, NEW ARCANA by @jesstraynor.bsky.social, An Alternative Irish Christmas, Anja Murray's new book, and a lovely new edition of WORDS ARE MY MATTER by @ursulakleguin.com.
Delighted to be teaching another course for the @poetryschool.bsky.social next spring- booking is open now! 🌷
Our Spring Term is now live & we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors & poetry courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Our handy Quick Course Guide is linked in bio, where you’ll find everything you’ll need to know…
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
Spring 2026 – Quick Course Guide • Poetry School
Check out our Quick Course Guide for the Spring 2026 term which will help you pick a course to take at the Poetry School.
poetryschool.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Delighted to be teaching another course for the @poetryschool.bsky.social next spring- booking is open now! 🌷
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I've read too many free articles this month to catch a squint at this one: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... , but I'm fairly sure I know what it says.
#Spéirgorm
#Spéirgorm
Where are the riots when white Irish men attack?
Riotous reaction to Citywest allegations were rooted in racism. If your reaction to that is denial — ask yourself where the rioters were after Alanna Quinn Idris was attacked?
www.irishexaminer.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I've read too many free articles this month to catch a squint at this one: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... , but I'm fairly sure I know what it says.
#Spéirgorm
#Spéirgorm
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The only “honest conversation about immigration” would state that there is no solid ground for saying that immigration in Ireland is too high and only the prejudiced would make such a claim
November 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The only “honest conversation about immigration” would state that there is no solid ground for saying that immigration in Ireland is too high and only the prejudiced would make such a claim
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November 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Love the cover of the latest @bansheepress.bsky.social issue, their 20th! A fantastic achievement🥂
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Love the cover of the latest @bansheepress.bsky.social issue, their 20th! A fantastic achievement🥂
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Bad enough the Gardaí gave free run to the far right for years.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bad enough the Gardaí gave free run to the far right for years.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
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"What you’re looking at here is economic migration, primarily, and basically, people shouldn’t come to Ireland if they know deep down that they’re not going [to be granted asylum].” - Micheal Martin on Thursday.
You may as well have lit the touch-paper yourself, Taioseach.
You may as well have lit the touch-paper yourself, Taioseach.
I condemn in the strongest terms the deeply disturbing incident at the IPAS centre in Drogheda. To put vulnerable families, including young children, at risk is abhorrent and has no place in our society.
Our thoughts are with those affected by this horrifying experience.
Our thoughts are with those affected by this horrifying experience.
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"What you’re looking at here is economic migration, primarily, and basically, people shouldn’t come to Ireland if they know deep down that they’re not going [to be granted asylum].” - Micheal Martin on Thursday.
You may as well have lit the touch-paper yourself, Taioseach.
You may as well have lit the touch-paper yourself, Taioseach.
Looking forward to reading some poems at (a sold out) Nighthawks tonight in some great company 🎇
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking forward to reading some poems at (a sold out) Nighthawks tonight in some great company 🎇
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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So we're about to enter an extremely racist era in Irish politics, all because our leader fucked up a presidential campaign to never before seen levels, and now he has to get competitively racist to save his own skin.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So we're about to enter an extremely racist era in Irish politics, all because our leader fucked up a presidential campaign to never before seen levels, and now he has to get competitively racist to save his own skin.
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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So special to have a poem in Issue 20 of Banshee on its 10th anniversary. That my copy arrived today seems fitting. This is a very personal poem and I couldn't think of a better home. Thanks to @jesstraynor.bsky.social and congratulations to the whole team on a gorgeous issue & tremendous milestone.
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So special to have a poem in Issue 20 of Banshee on its 10th anniversary. That my copy arrived today seems fitting. This is a very personal poem and I couldn't think of a better home. Thanks to @jesstraynor.bsky.social and congratulations to the whole team on a gorgeous issue & tremendous milestone.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM