Liz Houchin
@houchin_liz
2023 Poetry Ireland International Residency at the Scottish Poetry Library. ‘Anatomy of a Honey girl (poems for tired women)’ out now.
Calling tired women everywhere! My new chapbook is dedicated to you and is on sale now. I hope you like it. #AnatomyofaHoneyGirl munsterlit.ie/Bookstore_Chap…
‘A glorious novel, tough and hilarious and full of heart’ Take a journey through Dublin's Liberties as a group of boys become men in Ravelling. Debut novel by #ArtsCouncilSupported author Estelle Birdy Published by @LilliputPress #ReadWithAC read it: lilliputpress.ie/product/ravell…
Lovely to have @BirdyBooky pop in to sign copies of her novel "Ravelling" (one sold on the spot!) and to hear a little about her involvement with the Read Mór campaign, a Culture Night book gifting project from the Arts Council (artscouncil.ie/read-mor/)
✨It’s a huge honour to be a @CultureNight Ambassador this year for the @artscouncil_ie Read Mór book gifting project in @IrishPrisons✨ Fíor-bhuíoch! 💫I'll be visiting the Dóchas Women's Centre, Mountjoy ✩ Eolas: artscouncil.ie/read-mór/ #thepoisonglen
The first time I’ve had to dance The Gay Gordons before a poetry reading… a huge honour to help the Scottish Poetry Library celebrate 40 magnificent years! @ByLeavesWeLive @poetryireland @artscouncil_ie @IrlCGEdinburgh
An impromptu ceilidh captured the upbeat mood of party-people at our 40th anniversary celebration of partnerships and projects at Edinburgh Castle last night. Huge thanks to our talented performers and readers @shugmcmillan @houchin_liz @SiannieMoodie Nick Jenkins @shereencutty…
Proud to be an ambassador for this year’s Read Mór and to have Ravelling in the midst of this list of incredible books going into prisons across the country on @CultureNight. Read Mór is a brilliant initiative that helps to bring people into Culture Night who might otherwise…
We are partnering with @IrishPrisons to bring @CultureNight to 13 Irish prisons. Through our #ReadMór initiative, we will gift books from some of Ireland’s most beloved writers to prisoners and host a number of special author events on Fri 20 Sep. More: bit.ly/4dPN2Pa
Sharing books on Culture Night simply makes the world a better place… Read Mór is a brilliant idea, and what a selection of books! @artscouncil_ie @CultureNight #ReadMór
We are partnering with @IrishPrisons to bring @CultureNight to 13 Irish prisons. Through our #ReadMór initiative, we will gift books from some of Ireland’s most beloved writers to prisoners and host a number of special author events on Fri 20 Sep. More: bit.ly/4dPN2Pa
We are delighted to reveal our banner for our new home Poetry Ireland House / Áras Éigse Éireann at No.11 Parnell Square which we will be sharing with our partners Irish Heritage Trust. Sign up to our mailing list for updates on this + news & opps: poetryireland.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1b…
Here they are, all 12 of the Lantern Scottish Poetry Podcasts 😍 With the best poets in Scotland and beyond, we explore themes like Male Friendship, Memory, Traditions and Animal Spirits Thanks to @ByLeavesWeLive for laying them out here x scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/lanter…
NEW! 40 POETS/40 YEARS #1 Kathleen Jamie reads 'The Dash' #SPLat40
‘amp.theguardian.com/books/article/… ‘What is most successful in the novel is Birdy’s depiction of an immediately recognisable young manhood that will be familiar to readers far beyond the Liberties area in Dublin, where Ravelling is set. Birdy has a fantastic ear, and is meticulous in…
‘a beautifully observed portrait of five young men growing up on the edge of Dublin’s underworld’ Barney Norris reviews ‘Ravelling’ by Estelle Birdy… @LilliputPress @DublinBookFest @artscouncil_ie @IrishWritersCtr @barnontherun
Ravelling by Estelle Birdy review – a gutsy coming-of-age debut theguardian.com/books/article/…
Anne Enright filling St Patrick’s Church with laughter at the Dalkey Book Festival… brilliantly interviewed by Merve Emre. @dalkeybookfest #thewrenthewren
If a tigress and a butterfly came together to write poems… this would be the result. It’s excellent. @ByLeavesWeLive @morag_caimbeul @fly_press
What an honour to be reading at the launch of 'And I Will Make of You a Vowel Sound' the devastatingly beautiful @fly_press #poetry pamphlet from wonderpoet @morag_caimbeul Reserve your place, do 19.06.24, 18.45 BST 👉 fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/61000/t…
Happy birthday to Anni Albers, who was born 125 years ago today. ... Image: Anni Albers, ca. 1935. Photograph by Josef Albers #annialbers #albersarchives #otd
🐷The Journals Fleadh🐷 Come join us in Rathmullan, Donegal, as we celebrate the wonderful literary journal community we have on this island. There will be readings, workshops, an editor meet-and-greet, morning sea swims, storytelling, music, beers, sun and craic. Details below:
Not missing this one. MacGillivray for me is one of the most interesting imaginative experimental avante garde poet/artists from Scotland. Anyone else fancing coming to this event at SPL tomoro evening? Tkts in link below.
❤️🔥Reminder we have the utterly unique talent that is MacGillivray performing at SPL tomoro night, alongside 2 very fine poets in David Wheatley & James Byrne. This could be a very special event. Tickets + details about all 3 poets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-glass…
Ravelling by Estelle Birdy - read an extract rte.ie/culture/2024/0… via @rte
Not too late (or too soon) to join me for this workshop at Listowel. We'll be talking Melville & whales & bears... oh my. @WritersWeek
NEW: Delighted to have this tribute to the magnificent Alice Munro from the wonderful Tessa Hadley. stingingfly.org/2024/05/24/ali…