A Limerick A Day giant John Moynes (left) and his first volume of long-form poetry, Scenes of Moderate Violence (Unbound)
Anything good in the Irish Times?
“I like rhyme, I like structures and I like rules. I love a good sonnet. I’m a hoor for a villanelle. Some of these things have fallen out of fashion in the poetry world, just as poetry has been falling out of fashion in the actual world….”
Poet John Moynes.
FIGHT!
‘I’m a hoor for a villanelle. I like a good joke. Poetry criticism often doesn’t’ (Irish Times)
John will be launching we’ll be launching ‘Scenes of Moderate Violence’ on Wednesday, May 15 in the Pearse Centre, pearse Street, Dublin 2 at 6pm.
Scenes Of Moderate Violence (Unbound)
Earlier: A Limerick A Day
John’s portrait by Alan O’Regan
Now I know what to get my frenemies for their birthdays.
Best luck John and thanks for all the great posts/poetry on here.
Got my book prize today thanks!
Me too. It’s pretty good, and all.
I’ll schit down later with a cuppa tae and flounder through it. I did like on the ‘super patrons’ page, John writes “Broadsheet dot ie” Haha…dunno if its a typo but I really hope its not!
Fair play lad.
best of luck with it, john
Fair play, John. Got my BS prize book today and it’s terrific. Best of luck with it.
Best of luck tomorrow evening John and thank you
for all your contributions.
Good man John
fair play