inking the unthinkable: POEMS ABOUT POETRY

Released 25th August 2017, originally from Lagan Online

We asked for your meta-poetry, your ars poetica, ‘the thing that should not be written’. Yes, we flouted the rules and encouraged you to write poems about poetry. And we got an overwhelming response from all over the world!

Many thanks to everyone who submitted towards the call out. We’re delighted to bring you this selection, a celebration of writing, of the creative process, of poets and of poetry itself.

Featuring poems by: Jean O'Brien, Ellen Sander, Nick Griffiths, Rachel Coventry, Shane Guthrie, Kate Ennals, R.W. McLellan, Jim Meredith, Averil Meehan, Órla Fay, Howie Good, Mendes Biondo, Seth Crook, Patricia Hughes, Alan David Pritchard, Colin Dardis, Neil Slevin, John Jeffire, Alice Kinsella, Peter Adair, Eamon Mag Uidhir, David Mitchell, Emma Lee, David Butler, Frances Thompson, Seanín Hughes, Emma McKervey, Breda Wall Ryan, Amy Karon, Deirdre McClay and Bex Dansereau. 

This work is missing from our archives, as sadly the owners of Lagan Online never archived the site. If anyone still have the PDF, please get in touch!