John Kenny
@johnkenny13
Poetry: New Irish Writing, Live Encounters, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, The Madrid Review, Flare, The High Window, Poem Alone, Poems for Protest, Smashing Times, StepAway Magazine. Fiction: The Galway Review, Revival, Emerald Eye, Albedo One.
Love this poem by Maurice Devitt in the latest issue of Flare (#31): #poetry #Flare #MauriceDevitt
For those who have lost a pet, this lovely poem by Billy Collins: #poetry #BillyCollins
Many thanks to Eamon Mag Uidhir for selecting this poem for inclusion in the new issue of Flare (#31). It's my second appearance here and I'm delighted to be sharing pages with Maurice Devitt, Ross Hattaway, Una Ni Cheallaigh, Daniel Wade, Insaf Yalcinkaya and a host of other wonderful poets.
Really like this poem from Kae Tempest's collection Divisible by Itself and One: #poetry #KaeTempest #DivisiblebyItselfandOne #PicadorPoetry
Not sure about the aptness of the title, but I'm on board with the sentiment of this wonderful poem from Kerry Hardie's collection Where Now Begins. #poetry #KerryHardie #WhereNowBegins #BloodaxeBooks
Love this little gem from Philip Larkin's collection High Windows: #poetry #PhilipLarkin #HighWindows
I'm delighted to have two poems featured in today's New Irish Writing page in the Irish Independent: #poetry #NewIrishWriting #IrishIndependent
A lovely poem from Gerard Smyth's collection The Turn for Ithaca: #poetry #GerardSmyth #TheTurnforIthaca #DedalusPress
A powerful poem from Alvy Carragher's brilliant collection What Remains the Same: #poetry #AlvyCarragher #WhatRemainstheSame #GalleryBooks
A remarkable poem by Ben Thompson in the latest issue of Flare (#30): #poetry #Flare #BenThompson
It's difficult to pick just one poem from Cathy Galvin's beautiful new collection, Ethnology, A Love Song for Connemara, but this one in particular resonated with me. The book really needs to be read as one glorious unified love song. #poetry #CathyGalvin #Ethnology #BloodaxeBooks
Another amazing poem from the Poems for Protest anthology, this one by Christos Constantine: #poetry #PoemsforProtest #ChristosConstantine
A terrific poem by the late, great Charles Bukowski, sadly as relevant today as it was when he wrote it: #poetry #CharlesBukowski
A stunning poem by Sam Aureli in Poems for Protest, a new anthology published by Rough Diamond Poetry and edited by Charlotte Cosgrove: #poetry #PoemsforProtest #SamAureli #RoughDiamondPoetry #CharlotteCosgrove
Delighted to receive my copy of Poems for Protest, which includes two of my poems. Here's one of them. Looking forward to delving into the wide variety of what's on offer in its pages. Link in comments. #poetry #poemsforprotest #charlottecosgrove
A gorgeous poem from John F. Deane's new collection Jonah and Me: #Poetry #JonahandMe #JohnFDeane #CarcanetPoetry
This beautiful poem from Carmella de Keyser's newly published chapbook Chasms, a collection that explores the dark spaces in this world, but always with hope and a deep appreciation of the beauty that shines through: #poetry #Chasms #CarmelladeKeyser
From the latest issue of Flare (#29), which is packed with excellent poems, this beautiful tribute by Tom Conaty: #poetry #TomConaty #Flare
A poem I wrote in July of 2024 that was published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal in September of 2025: #poetry
These little beauties dropped through my letter box this morning, all the way from New Jersey, courtesy of Scott Laudati and Bone Machine. Looking forward to delving in. #Poetry #BoneMachine #ScottLaudati
Love this poem from Enda Wyley's new collection, Sudden Light. Being vegan, I'll overlook the goose feather duvet. #Poetry #SuddenLight #EndaWyley #DedalusPress
This is such a wonderful poem, by the great Maggie Smith, nabbed from my pal Don Lawson. It's the way I try to see the world.
A beautiful poem from Catherine Ann Cullen's new collection Storm Damage that really resonates with me: #Poetry #StormDamage #CatherineAnnCullen #DedalusPress
In light of the Irish government's appalling record in addressing homelessness, a powerful poem from Patrick Cotter's excellent new collection Quality Control at the Miracle Factory: #Poetry #QualityControlattheMiracleFactory #PatrickCotter
Just finished White Spirits, a cracking collection of short stories by David Butler. Well worth your time. #shortstories #WhiteSpirits #DavidButler
Delighted to be sharing pages with so many wonderful poets in this new issue of The Madrid Review. Digital and print copies available here: themadridreview.com #poetry #themadridreview
Love this poem from Jess Traynor's new collection New Arcana: #poetry #JessicaTraynor