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  • Essay,  Feature,  Ireland

    Playground of the Apocalypse

    by Shane O’Neill The strand is ravaged by the storm that had raged for two days, uprooting weeds and hurling rocks huge distances along the beach. Large chunks of sand have been torn away by the sea, leaving small dunes and bunkers for us to traverse unsteadily. The sky is still a heavy grey and we have to squint through the watery haze of falling rain and fight against the fierce winds. Black clouds are reflected in the tumultuous waters and barren black mountains tower over us. Tiny mussels are clamped to these monoliths, holding on tight against the forces of nature. In this deathscape, the natural elements blend into…

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    Winter 2022 Released

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    ‘Only Connect’ – An Anthology of Poetry Written During the Pandemic

    November 6, 2021
  • Feature,  Ireland,  Literature,  Poetry

    about:blank by Adam Wyeth

    about:blank by Adam Wyeth, is a piece of writing that both defies categorization and pays homage to the great literary innovators of the 20th and early-21st century.

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    “On America” and Other Poems

    January 14, 2022

    Call for Submissions

    January 23, 2022

    Patrick Kavanagh: a Reader’s Experience

    February 10, 2022
  • Archives,  Feature

    ‘Only Connect’ – An Anthology of Poetry Written During the Pandemic

    This week on Trasna we feature a new publication by Beir Bua Press, ‘Only Connect,’ an anthology of poetry and prose written during the pandemic and shared weekly with a group of writers on Zoom sessions led by Margaret O’Brien

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    Patrick Kavanagh: a Reader’s Experience

    February 10, 2022

    Fall 2022 Released

    September 22, 2022

    ‘Nora’, an excerpt, as read by its author Nuala O’Connor

    May 21, 2021
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