Sonya is an introductory poet 2021/22 of the Irish poet. She has received the John McGahern Award (2021) and the Literature Versary Award (2021) from the Irish Arts Council. Sonya holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from UCD and she is featured in “Crannóg,” “The Irish Times,” and “Stinging Fly.” She wrote her first collection of poems, “500 Seconds.”
Keep an eye on
In the mirror
Of my mother
Not loose, like a ghost
But to be precise
Exactly
This is up to now
Events at dawn
– Never a day
Neither lamp
Don’t raise your eyebrows
Wrist too
All of this is together
In eye
Looking back at her
I’m stretching the length
Girls’ Generation
On the back bed
What is she Are you ready?
-go out?for
Evening, night?
Leaning
distracted
Exact tendon
Today’s video
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Folded and brought in
On my knees
Quick and awkward
Grab the edge of the upper sink
Straddle the flicks and wings of the scapula
take a breath
Her innocence
Her innocence
Straight
Upward
open the door
Application method
New Irish author, edited by Ciaran Carty, Irish Independent Irish or Irish writers can attend on the last Saturday of every month. The story you submit should not exceed 2,000 words. You can submit up to 4 poems. There is no admission fee. The author whose work is selected will receive 120 euros for fiction and 60 euros for poetry. You can email your entry, preferably as a Word document, to: newirishwriting68@gmail.com.. Include your name, address, contact number, and a brief biography paragraph. Only writers who have not yet published the first book will be considered.
