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Georgina Nugent @georginanugent.bsky.social · 20d

I was precarious for a long time & in three different countries. I have a lot to say on the topic, so it's nice to start saying some of this tomorrow at the International Postgraduate Conference in Irish Studies, Centre for Irish Studies, CU Prague.
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Keynote Event: ECR & Career Building Panel – The International Postgraduate Conference in Irish Studies

irishpostgradprague.ff.cuni.cz

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 21d

NEW on our website | Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social's essay 'The fear of stepping into focus' the latest instalment in our This So Called Writing Life series (edited by Olivia Fitzsimons @oneflawediris.bsky.social)

stingingfly.org/2025/09/09/t...

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · 26d

"How long is my minus life,
nonexistence so much resembles immortality." - Anna Swir

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48637/...

Woman Unborn

Ten years before, a hundred and fifty years before, I walk, my steps thump, a fantastic journey through epochs in which there was no me. I walk still further, what an echo, my steps thump through my m...

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · 26d

Essay wherein I talk about poetry, queer motherhood and my body and consider the writing of my third collection. Thanks for @stingingfly.bsky.social stingingfly.org/2025/09/09/t...

The fear of stepping into focus – The Stinging Fly

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · 26d

Frank O'Hara poem for the end of a long week. "oh Lana Turner we love you get up......":

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Poem [Lana Turner has collapsed!]

Lana Turner has collapsed!

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Sep 8

The poet Ellen Dillon read at O’Bhéal go Béal tonight to a packed house. What an artist. Master of craft and scholar of poetry. Proof that good writing takes time and effort. Excited for her next book. Properly achieved poetry tonight. No short cuts.

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dr emer mchugh @emer.bsky.social · Aug 25

me on @cmatbaby.bsky.social’s EURO-COUNTRY and why it gives voice to a distressingly normalised post-recession malaise. i hope you read!

The emblem of modern Ireland? Not fiddles and Guinness but a soulless shopping plaza | Emer McHugh

The singer CMAT dances around a retail centre in a video for her new album. It is the elegy those of us who grew up in the post-Celtic tiger recession have been craving, says Irish writer Emer McHugh

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NorseInCork @norseincork.bsky.social · Jun 6

♦️ Job opportunity at UCC! ♦️ 5-year Lecturer in Old English position, commencing in September. This will be a great opportunity for someone to join a thriving department, and to really put their own mark on the discipline. Please share widely!

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Lecturer in Old English | University College Cork

UCC wishes to appoint a scholar with a proven commitment to excellence in teaching and research to the role of Lecturer in Old English.

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Jun 4

Nice to see a firm stance by a university: Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Trinity College Dublin board votes to cut ties with Israeli universities and companies

University will no longer facilitate Erasmus+ exchange agreements with Israeli colleges

www.irishtimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 21

Amid political attacks and funding cuts, some U.S. students are changing their college and graduate school plans and heading to other countries. We spoke with the incoming class.

Some Students Weigh Leaving the U.S. for College

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · May 18

Great buzz at the Stinging Fly launch

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · May 17

Thank you @lizquirke.bsky.social for insightful & fun introductions & questions for Pádraig Ó Tuama & myself. Loved reading to a full house @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social International Poetry Festival. A wonderful festival - inspiring & generous. @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · May 16

Really enjoyed moderating the event with @janeclarke.bsky.social & Pádraig Ó Tuama last night at Cork International Poetry Festival. Onwards to Dublin for the Stinging Fly launch! Hup!

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · May 16

Really enjoyed moderating the event with @janeclarke.bsky.social & Pádraig Ó Tuama last night at Cork International Poetry Festival. Onwards to Dublin for the Stinging Fly launch! Hup!

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · May 9

Are you excited for our Summer 2025 issue launch? if so, you're in luck!

You can pre-order the new issue now ahead of the launch @ILFDublin on May 17th.

preorder here: stingingfly.org/product/summ...

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · May 7

‘There’s a war on academia’: US faces brain drain of its brightest and best teachers and students

Europe may benefit as Trump’s campaign against Ivy League colleges is causing academics to consider emigrating

www.irishtimes.com

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · May 6

Hammering out the last wrinkles in a few notes on Thom Gunn’s Lament for this colloquium tomorrow. Looking forward to a bit of kite flying.

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Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @poetryireland.bsky.social · Apr 24

The Sun's Return by Lorna Shaughnessy

Lorna is a poet, translator, editor and researcher. She has published five books of poetry, most recently Lark Water (Salmon Poetry, 2021) and is co-founding editor of Macha Press.

Find Poetry Day Poems across @irishrail.bsky.social services.

ℹ️ poetryday.ie

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Apr 23

Happy to have a ghostly aul poem in this beaut!

Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @poetryireland.bsky.social · Apr 23

#PIR145 Cover Reveal!📒👀

Poetry Ireland Review Issue 145, edited by Victoria Kennefick, is now is now available for pre-order!

📦 Pre-order online via our website: www.poetryireland.ie/publications...

Funded by The Arts Council Ireland & National Lottery through Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Apr 7

Cover Credits:
Cover image is from a series by the photographer Ronan McCall from Dublin. You can see more of Ronan's work on Instagram, @ronanmccalldotcom Cover design: Eimear Gavin.

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Apr 7

Excellent Circus image for the next @stingingfly.bsky.social edition, fitting too that my poem is part of the period of my life I refer to as “running away with the ….” Looking forward to the publication/launch/festivities

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Apr 6

Ordering a copy immediately!

Nicole Tallman @natallman.bsky.social · Apr 5

About to read some super gay poems and accompanying essays, thanks to the genius of @notquitehydepark.bsky.social. 🖤❤️

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Apr 5

Catching up on reading and loving this @ellafrears.bsky.social essay on Judy Grahn. A tribal elder gave me the JG reader eight years ago and I’ve been quietly obsessed since. Good punning in this essay as well 👌

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · Mar 30

I have a poem in the current issue of Impossible Archetype, a journal of LGBTQ+ poetry, called Gin Weekend, part of my next collection, the divorce book

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