Renowned poet and novelist Mary O’Donnell invites you to join her for a two hour masterclass that will focus on both poetry and short fiction and will consider the role of memory and identity. This workshop is suitable for writers of all levels.
Mary O’Donnell’s work includes eight poetry collections, four novels and three short story collections. Massacre of the Birds (Salmon Poetry) appeared in 2020 and has been translated and published in Brazil by Arte y Letras. Her short stories in the collection Empire were published in 2018 (Arlen House). In 2023 she received an Irish Book Award in the Poem of the Year category for her political poem ‘Vectors in Kabul’. Her translated short stories will be available in Argentina in 2024. A chapbook of poems, ‘Outsiders, Always’ (2023) was published last year by Southword Editions, Cork. In 2025, her ninth poetry collection,
‘Jakkurpa’ will be published in the US by Wake Forest University Press. She is a member of Ireland’s affiliation of artists, Aosdána. www.maryodonnell.com
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