I began the #ReadIrishWomenChallenge back in April 2019 as a way to spotlight great work by Irish female authors, and to start a conversation about their writing. Now that it’s in its third year, the real challenge is keeping things fresh and interesting while holding on to old favourites. To use a gardening metaphor, it means a certain amount of judicious pruning while ruthlessly uprooting old plants and planting new ones…and you’re not sure how it will all work until …
Category: Poetry & Drama
Poetry is an integral part of a young person’s life. They incorporate it in a multitude of ways that enrich their everyday experiences. Poems exist for a child in the …
The toddler is dragging me outside to play, the cat is threatening to attack if I don’t feed him for the twelfth time today, and the other half is signaling …
© Jed Niezgoda Meadhbh McHugh is an Irish playwright and writer living in New York. Meadhbh’s debut play, Helen and I , was staged by Druid Theatre Company in 2016 …