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Poet and writer, based in Dublin, with work published in literary journals and anthologies in Ireland and the UK. Winner of the Allingham Poetry Prize and the Cork Literary Review Poetry Manuscript Competition, her debut collection, How to Lose Your Home & Save Your Life was published in 2014.

Poem of the Week

Call for Poetry Submissions: Strange Bedfellows

Angela Carr May 5, 2016 0

Back in February, in a year when the centenary of the Easter Rising loomed large, Ireland went to the polls to elect its 32nd government. The sins of both parties leading up to and during the recession were still fresh in the minds of…

Poetrybeat

April is National Poetry Month! Poetrybeat brings you the scoop.

Angela Carr Apr 7, 2016 0

April is National Poetry Month in the US and beyond and sees the celebration of Ireland's own National Poetry Day on the 28th, with events and readings around the country, over and above the usual poetry news happenings. Let's dive in!…

Behind the Scene

Be Transformed by Writing at The Story House Ireland

Angela Carr Mar 23, 2016 0

The Story House is an Irish residential writing centre, inspired by the legendary week-long residential writing courses offered by The Arvon Foundation in the UK, where students of the written word can immerse themselves in the creative…

Literature Features

The Attic Sessions: Raising the Roof on Irish Literature & Music

Angela Carr Mar 21, 2016 0

At this year's Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, I had a quick chat with Nessa O'Mahony and Peter Salisbury about their new video podcast for lovers of Irish writing and music, The Attic Sessions. 'The idea grew out of a radio show I…

Bonus PoetryStuff

On World Poetry Day, 9 Brilliant Irish Poems (Not Written by Seamus Heaney)

Angela Carr Mar 21, 2016 0

Happy World Poetry Day! Don't get me wrong. Seamus is The Man. He's a giant. But he's also the default setting when it comes to discussing Irish poetry on the world stage. Seamus and W.B. Yeats. Today, on World Poetry Day, I'd like to…

Bonus PoetryStuff

Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2016

Angela Carr Mar 20, 2016 0

Last weekend's Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2016 saw the lights of the literary world, in Ireland and beyond, descend on Dun Laoghaire to inform, inspire and entertain. Headstuff Poetry Editor, Angela Carr, was there, taking it all…

Film Review

Allegiant Fails to Diverge From the YA Sci-Fi Film Pack

Angela Carr Mar 10, 2016 0

I arrive at the cinema and am stopped at the top of the escalator by a man dressed in black, who wants to know why I'm here. I'm here for the screening of Allegiant, the final film in the Divergent series, adapted from the books by Veronica…

Poetrybeat

Behold The Odes of March: It’s Poetrybeat!

Angela Carr Mar 4, 2016 0

With literary festival season kicking off in earnest in March, there's plenty of action on the poetry scene around Ireland this month, so let's get to it - you'd be mad as a March hare to miss out! Ennis Book Club Festival (4-6 March)…

Film Review

When François Met Alfred: Dissecting the Master of Suspense in Hitchcock / Truffaut

Angela Carr Mar 1, 2016 0

Kent Jones’ new documentary, Hitchcock/Truffaut, tells the story of a remarkable conversation between two masters of film, and its influence on the generation of directors that followed. Hitchcock, The Auteur There is a tense moment…

Topical Features

Male Erraticism & Excessive Ejaculation are Obstructing the Potential for Life

Angela Carr Feb 23, 2016 0

A man is on life support this evening at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, where, despite the complete loss of brain stem function, doctors have detected viable sperm in his left testicle and, as the potential for human life is still present,…

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