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“Brilliant and utterly unforgettable — Róisín Leggett Bohan gifts us a poetry of witness, care, wildness, and discovery. I cherish the exquisite tenderness of this chapbook. We Fall We Carry announces an astonishing new voice in Irish poetry.”– Annemarie Ní Churreáin “Poems of fierce tenderness about caregiving, grief, and the body — rooted in Cork and litContinue reading “We Fall We Carry”

Delighted to have two poems feature in issue 21 of Banshee. Huge thanks to Jessica Traynor, Eimear Ryan, Laura Cassidy and all at Banshee.

So lovely to be shortlisted for the Martín Crawford Award alongside exceptional poets. A multiverse of thanks to the judges Dawn Watson and Kathleen McCracken, whose work I admire deeply and to all the fab crew of Belfast Book Festival and the Crescent Arts Centre.

Thrilled to have a poem in issue 148 of Poetry Ireland Review. Doubly delighted that Sineád Morrissey is the editor of this issue. I will be reading at ILFD for the launch on the 19th of May at 6 pm. Tickets are free and are available here.

A huge honour to be chosen as the featured poet by The Stinging Fly’s poetry editor, Annemarie Ní Churreáin. Six new poems appear in this summer issue of Volume 2, Issue 54, among a stellar cast of writers.

We Fall We Carry by Róisín Leggett Bohan Cork, Ireland. I’m buoyed with joy to be the joint first-place winner for my manuscript, ‘We Fall We Carry‘. My chapbook will be launched at the Cork International Poetry Festival on May 16th, 2026. Huge gratitude to the adjudicators for selecting my collection and to the Munster Literature CentreContinue reading “Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Prize 2025”

Huge thanks to Jennifer Horgan for hosting this interview. We chatted about Patrick Kavanagh, the shape of words, and the supportive writing community of Cork.

It’s very lovely to be shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award again. Sweetest thanks to the judges.