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Ellen is a current PhD student at DCU working on Irish and Caribbean poetry. She has previously studied in UCD, Paris Sorbonne and the University of Edinburgh.

Poetry

Whats happening on Poetry Day Ireland?

Ellen Howley Apr 23, 2018 0

“Poetry should surprise by a fine excess, and not by singularity; It should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.” John Keats Poetry Day Ireland takes place on April 26th and the…

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To Travel Is To Return | Poetry Review: Maeve O’Sullivan Elsewhere

Ellen Howley Mar 26, 2018 0

In the preface to her most recent publication, Elsewhere, Dublin-born poet Maeve O’Sullivan emphasizes the “overall theme of home-travel-home” in the work. The collection, which combines prose poetry, haiku and sonnets among other forms…

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Poets, Nobel Laureates, Friends

Ellen Howley Mar 12, 2018 0

Poets, Nobel Laureates, Friends By Ellen Howley Two giants of contemporary poetry sit in a local church contemplating the mural behind the alter, discussing the importance of community life. The location: Roseau Valley on the Caribbean…