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3rd Prize ‘Fall Risk‘ by Róisín Leggett Bohan Róisín Leggett Bohan has work in PIR, Banshee, The Stinging Fly, The Pomegranate London and Beginnings Over and Over (Dedalus Press). Forthcoming poems in The Manchester Review and RTÉ Radio 1.

What an honour to have ‘Beginnings Over and Over: Four New Poets from Ireland’ graciously reviewed by Mary O’Donnell, Enda Wyley and Peter Sirr on this episode of Books for Breakfast. Humbling to hear such insightful thoughts on my work.

Delighted to have two poems, ‘Missing my Father with Caravaggio in Belfast’ and ‘My Sister Glued Jesus’, in the summer issue of The Stinging Fly. Huge gratitude to Annemarie Ní Churreáin for seeing my work.

Delighted to have my poem selected by Poetry Ireland for Poetry Day. Thrilled to know my poem will be displayed on Irish Rail, DART services and in libraries. An iteration of this poem is published in ‘Beginnings Over and Over: Four New Poets from Ireland’ (Dedalus Press, 2025).

Overjoyed to be longlisted for The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition from over 21,000 entries. Huge thanks to the judges, John McAuliffe, Romalyn Ante and Stephen Sexton.

Delighted to have my poem ‘Morning’ featured in The Stony Thursday Book, edited by the brilliant Victoria Kennefick. Gratitude to Limerick City and County Arts. Thrilled to read at the fabulous launch.

Thrilled to have several poems featured in this gorgeous anthology kindly curated by the wonderful Leeanne Quinn. So humbled that the title, ‘Beginnings Over and Over’ is a line taken from one of my poems. Huge thanks to Pat Boran and all at Dedalus Press. Orders are available at this link: https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/beginnings-over-and-over/

Thrilled to be runner-up for my collection ‘in our mouths we carry’. Delighted to have two poems featured in The Monster’s Back, a gorgeous publication that celebrates this year’s stellar poets.

Thrilled to be highly commended for the Listowel Writers’ Week Single Poem Award with my poem ‘Instructions for the members of the Non-Evacuation of Tears Society Post Bereavement NEOTSPB’. Huge gratitude to judge Victoria Kennefick.