Books

Culture Night So Say So

Got to break out some new poems with my friends @basciville at the Culture Night So Say So, @wexfordartscentre. Full house, amazing evening. Cheers to @sjswords for the invite. Photographs by @michaeldugganphotography

Casey’s Front Room

The good folks @caseysofwexford have asked me to do the honour of christening their brand new speakeasy/listening room/coffee nook/wine-bar snug with a reading this coming Sunday September 1st. I’ll be road-testing a ream of new poems. Admission is free for this introductory event, but numbers are limited, so you’ll need[…]

Adele Bertei, Vivienne Dick, Cursed Murphy, in conversation.

Soooooo looking forward to moderating an in-conversation with downtown-and-beyond legends Adele Bertei and Vivienne Dick at the Temple Bar Gallery in Dublin on May 31. Here’s the skinny:“Adele’s memoir Twist is a revelatory and deeply personal account of queer history written from a working class perspective. Adele reveals what it’s[…]

Federal Hall (Live)

Federal Hall is one of the first pieces myself and Dan Comerford wrote together. Adapted from a short story named The Blacklight Ballroom (New Irish Short Stories, edited by Joseph O’Connor, Faber, 2011), it originates with an interview I did with filmmaker and writer Bill Carter, about how during the[…]

Anthony Bourdain, 20 years on.

Before he was a successful author and television star, Anthony Bourdain was a chef. Everyone knows this. His most famous book Kitchen Confidential applied gonzo journalism to the world of boiler room cuisine. I liked it a lot. So did many of the writers and musicians I knew. For whatever[…]

Kerouac at 100

It’s Jack Kerouac’s centenary this month. I was on Arena, RTE Radio 1 last night, talking about the life and work. Listen back here: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22076776/