Tadhg Carey
@tadhgcarey.bsky.social
Writer: Freedom to Write awardee, Southword, The Stony Thursday Book, Skylight 47, Honest Ulsterman among others. Cúirt International Festival of Literature New Writing Showcase 2024. Highly Commended Fool for Poetry International Chapbook.
Thanks so much to all at @inksweatandtears.co.uk, to the editors for publishing the poem and shortlisting it, and to everyone who voted. Honoured to be chosen from a group of talented writers!
'Beautiful, subtle merging of that moment of sporting destiny and the creative process'
Huge Congrats to @tadhgcarey.bsky.social whose poem 'Pivotal' is our #PickoftheMonth for Oct 2025. To revisit the poem & for more voters' comments go to inksweatandtears.co.uk/october-2025...
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Huge Congrats to @tadhgcarey.bsky.social whose poem 'Pivotal' is our #PickoftheMonth for Oct 2025. To revisit the poem & for more voters' comments go to inksweatandtears.co.uk/october-2025...
#InkSweatandTears
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanks so much to all at @inksweatandtears.co.uk, to the editors for publishing the poem and shortlisting it, and to everyone who voted. Honoured to be chosen from a group of talented writers!
I have a poem shortlisted for pick of the month here…. Check the link to read it and the other finalists. Voting open to 6pm Wednesday, if you like one of the poems.
The October Pick of the Month vote is now live. Will you choose @rushikawick.bsky.social, @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social, David A. Lee, @sarahleavesley.bsky.social, @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social or @tadhgcarey.bsky.social? More at inksweatandtears.co.uk/october-2025...
#InkSweatandTears #PickoftheMonth
#InkSweatandTears #PickoftheMonth
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have a poem shortlisted for pick of the month here…. Check the link to read it and the other finalists. Voting open to 6pm Wednesday, if you like one of the poems.
Excited to see this in print soon!
We’ve got a list of contributors - and a launch date for upcoming Issue 5 (Winter/Spring 2026), 7 December.
Excited to share all the amazing work!!
Excited to share all the amazing work!!
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Excited to see this in print soon!
Welcome to the Venn Diagram of basketball and poetry!
Delighted to see my poem published today. Thanks to everyone at @inksweatandtears.co.uk
Delighted to see my poem published today. Thanks to everyone at @inksweatandtears.co.uk
In Tadhg Carey's poem, 'Pivotal', the speaker ponders the outcome of a chance taken and wonders about the eventual outcome with awe and anticipation. @tadhgcarey.bsky.social
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tadhg-carey/
#InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission #Hoops
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tadhg-carey/
#InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission #Hoops
October 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Welcome to the Venn Diagram of basketball and poetry!
Delighted to see my poem published today. Thanks to everyone at @inksweatandtears.co.uk
Delighted to see my poem published today. Thanks to everyone at @inksweatandtears.co.uk
Deep gratitude to @thebelfastreview.bsky.social for accepting three poems of mine for their December issue. Can’t wait to read the magazine!
October 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Deep gratitude to @thebelfastreview.bsky.social for accepting three poems of mine for their December issue. Can’t wait to read the magazine!
Fantastic final showcase last night for Freedom To Write in the Assembly Rooms in Dublin. The end of a five-month Shared Island writing adventure with thanks to The John Hewitt Society and Irish PEN. So proud to have been part of this joumey with a great bunch of writers.
October 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fantastic final showcase last night for Freedom To Write in the Assembly Rooms in Dublin. The end of a five-month Shared Island writing adventure with thanks to The John Hewitt Society and Irish PEN. So proud to have been part of this joumey with a great bunch of writers.
Reading with a fantastic bunch on Saturday in Dublin.
October 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reading with a fantastic bunch on Saturday in Dublin.
Fantastic week at the John Hewitt Summer School in Armagh recently as part of the peerless (and ongoing) Freedom to Write project. #poetry
August 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Fantastic week at the John Hewitt Summer School in Armagh recently as part of the peerless (and ongoing) Freedom to Write project. #poetry
Very excited to be one of the ten poets from across the island selected for this fantastic award! Thanks so much to Freedom To Write The John Hewitt Society and @Irishpen for the fantastic opportunity!
June 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Very excited to be one of the ten poets from across the island selected for this fantastic award! Thanks so much to Freedom To Write The John Hewitt Society and @Irishpen for the fantastic opportunity!
My little contribution for #poetrydayireland #poetrydayirl @poetryireland.bsky.social
From Stony Thursday anthology 2022.
From Stony Thursday anthology 2022.
May 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My little contribution for #poetrydayireland #poetrydayirl @poetryireland.bsky.social
From Stony Thursday anthology 2022.
From Stony Thursday anthology 2022.
Delighted to make the final six poets. Tickets for the online event (free) can be obtained here: www.andrewjamison.co.uk/events/tpw-p...
February 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Delighted to make the final six poets. Tickets for the online event (free) can be obtained here: www.andrewjamison.co.uk/events/tpw-p...