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I had a column titled Poems by Heart. The column drew responses from many readers, which I will publish in due course. (Thank ...

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Garbhán Downey is founder and director of Colmcille Press, which was established in 2019 and is based in Derry.

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Whatever it means to be Irish—whatever qualities of heart and mind, whatever generosity and love for the very earth and rocks ...

The theme of this year’s contest is ‘Time’ – a subject tackled by everyone from Emily Dickinson to Simon Armitage ...