Wrote a small book of poems, will launch it tonight Cúirt Festival. Thanks to The Lifeboat for trusting me, to my friends for holding me up throughout writing it, Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) for all they've done for me, especially Laura, to the poets here who've shared time with me

I think Ian Duhig FRSL is the only reason I’m still on Twitter 👇

I am so excited to be able to reveal my book about professional tennis, ‘The Racket’, will be published on June 6th by Penguin Randomhouse in the UK & Ireland.

Ed Caesar of The New Yorker magazine called it “elegant and powerful…a rich, mordant and affecting portrait.”

‘When somebody wounds you 15 times it definitely feels very personal’ – Salman Rushdie’s frank meditation on his attack is remarkable and uplifting independent.ie/entertainment/…

I reviewed Salman Rushdie’s Knife. ‘When wounds you 15 times it definitely feels very personal’ – Salman Rushdie’s frank meditation on his attack is remarkable and uplifting independent.ie/entertainment/…

BardCode: Visualising Shakespeare Gregory Betts & Paul Perry ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

Friends in Ireland, I will be launching BardCode at the International Festival of Literature Dublin on 24 May with Paul Perry. It would be wonderful to see you there. Paul Perry #ifld2024 UCD Arts&Humanities UCD Poetry UCD Library UCD_Canadian Studies

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BardCode: Visualising Shakespeare Gregory Betts & Paul Perry ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus World Health Organization (WHO) You are doing your best, but please put further pressure as there are kids among the patients who have serious injuries, please evacuate them. #EvacuateRafiq

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus World Health Organization (WHO) #EvacuateRafiq

Medical Aid for Palestinians Please evacuate Rafiq&Rafif, their health status is getting worse. #EvacuateRafiq

I reviewed Téa Obreht’s post-apocalyptic fantasy The Morningside for the SINDO independent.ie/entertainment/…

Will be launching my pamphlet with Miriam at this, thanks to The Lifeboat for taking it on and all those that gave me a lift over the last while.

Launching the pamphlet, Saturn Devouring Cúirt Festival thanks to Manuela and Stephen The Lifeboat for taking it on

My thanks to the editors of Action, Spectacle where you‘ll find much excellent work including new poems by me; action-spectacle.com/winter-2023-pa… ActionSpectacle