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Seán Delaney 4 posts 0 comments

Seán Delaney is an Irish writer based in Dublin and Kilkenny. He has had poetry, fiction, and non-fiction published both in Ireland and abroad. He is currently working on his first collection of poetry. You can find him on Twitter @audenbae

Music

No Homo | The Lonely Island & Modern Homophobia

Seán Delaney Mar 27, 2019 1

We all know comedy often has a grain of truth in it. Not only that, comedy is also a way to open up the minds and ears of those listening. No one knows this better than The Lonely Island. On their journey from internet fame to international…

Poetry

Five Reasons Why You Should Love John Keats

Seán Delaney May 16, 2018 0

John Keats is one of the most famous and beloved poets ever to have lived. That being said his inclusion on many English literature courses at second level probably means he's also one of the most hated. Living only till the age of twenty…

Poetry

Does Poetry Need A Bit of Conflict?

Seán Delaney Feb 9, 2018 1

The poetry community over the past couple of weeks have been split over poet and critic Rebecca Watts' essay "The Cult in of the Nobel Amateur". Writing in the PN Review, Watts argues against "the rise of a cohort of young female poets",…

Poetry

Five Reasons Why You Should Love W.H. Auden

Seán Delaney Jan 18, 2018 0

W.H. Auden is one of the most interesting, enigmatic, and provocative poets of the early twentieth century. He spent his days roaming around the mines of the English countryside, driving an ambulance in the Spanish Civil War, teaching in…