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Four Salmon poets have poems featured in The Forward book of poetry 2009
 J.P. Dancing Bear for "Natural Enemies" from Conflicted Light (Salmon, 2008)
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 Kevin Higgins for "My Militant Tendency" from Time Gentlemen, Please (Salmon, 2008) |
 Lorna Shaughnessy for "Grasping the Nettle" from Torching the Brown River (Salmon, 2008) |
 James Liddy for "An Excursion with Ian Gibson to the Lorca Museum" (published in The SHop literary journal). |
The Forward book of poetry 2009 is, as Forward Prize Judge Frieda Hughes writes in her foreword, "a fantastic showcase for the best of some of the most recent publications and the most talented of our new and established poets". |
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Salmon Poetry Reading - as part of All-Ireland National Poetry Day, 2nd October 2008, at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, County Clare. Click HERE to view photos of this and other recent Salmon events
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| Forthcoming Titles |
* Polishing the Evidence, the debut collection of poetry by Cecilia McGovern (November 2008)
* The Kiss: New & Selected Poems & Translations by Ulick O'Connor (December 2008) |
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"Salmon
Poetry is one of the most innovative,
perceptive and important publishing houses
in the U.K. or Ireland. It has fostered
and supported the work of new writers
and has established them in the public
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"Unquestionably
the most important publisher of poetry in Ireland" -- Fintan O'Toole, writer/journalist. |
Salmon Poetry, taking its name from the Salmon of Knowledge in Celtic mythology, was established in 1981 as an alternative voice in Irish literature. The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose was a flagship for writers in the west of Ireland, and Salmon's first books, Gonella by Eva Bourke and Goddess on the Mervue Bus by Rita Ann Higgins broke new ground for women poets. Since then over 200 volumes of poetry have been produced, and Salmon has become one of the most important publishers in the Irish literary world. By specialising in the promotion of new poets, particulary women poets, Salmon has enriched Irish literary publishing. Read
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"Salmon
Poetry has contributed enormously to making poetry a popular and regular shopping commodity." Books Ireland
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 I Live by the Invisible: New & Selected Poems
by RAY BRADBURY
First published by Salmon in 2002, now updated in 2008 with additional poems and a new cover design, I Live by the Invisible: New & Selected Poems is Ray Bradbury's first poetry collection to be published outside the U.S. First published by Salmon in 2002, this 2008 edition is updated with additional poems. This volume is a gift to generations who have read and loved his remarkable work. more >>
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"Salmon's
unique profile grows from the diversity of the
work it publishes.. most notably, Salmon is
distinguished by the number of women on its
list." Patricia
B. Haberstroh, Irish Literary Supplement |
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 For more than 26 years, Jessie Lendennie has been nurturing and publishing poets via Salmon Poetry, from her home in Co Clare. One of them, Eva Bourke , salutes her contribution. Read the essay HERE |
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"As
a major publisher of poetry, Salmon has nurtured
the talents of both new and emerging poets and
its publications have been consistently exciting
and varied." Seamus
Hosey, RTE Radio |
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Three Recent Anthologies from Salmon Poetry |
Salmon: A Journey in Poetry, 1981-2007
Edited by Jessie Lendennie
 Salmon: A Journey in Poetry 1981-2007 celebrates 26 years of innovative and exciting Irish and international poetry. The organization of the volume is simple: two poems from the poet’s Salmon collection (or collections) and one uncollected poem. Detailed biographical notes for each poet, and a complete bilbiography of Salmon's publications, are also included.
"A treasure-trove of poetry from Salmon. This is one anthology that is worth its weight." Hugh McFadden, Books Ireland
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Thornfield: Poems by the Thornfield Poets
Introduced and Compiled by Andrew Carpenter
 The poets whose work is collected in this vibrant and exciting collection of contemporary Irish poetry belong to a group that meets regularly in University College Dublin. The poems – varied, eclectic and ironic – explore diverse themes and topics, some of them pushing words to their boundaries, others grappling with complex emotions and states of mind. The volume includes three remarkable unpublished poems by the late Dorothy Molloy, a founder member of the original Thornfield Poets workshop. The other contributors are Ivy Bannister, Louise C. Callaghan, Mary Rose Callan, Susan Connolly, Enda Coyle-Greene, Celia de Fréine, Anne Dean, Anne Fitzgerald, Cecilia McGovern, Maggie O’Dwyer, Máiríde Woods.
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The 2007 Edition of
The White Page / An Bhileog Bhan: Twentienth Century Irish Women Poets
Compiled by JOAN McBREEN
 The White Page/ An Bhileog Bhan is a compre- hensive study of Irish women's poetry published
in book form in the twentieth century. It takes the form
of an extended annotated directory, including biographical
and bibliographical detail on each poet. Poems and photographs,
generously donated by the poets themselves, are also included.
Poets born in the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland,
as well as poets of Irish ancestry and non-nationals who
have been resident and writing in Ireland for long periods
are included. A reference book for students of Irish literature
it is also a poetry anthology representing poets who have
published at least one collection.
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Salmon
Poetry, Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
Ground Forces 
Catastrophic Chords 
Catching the Light: Views & Interviews 
Tethered to the Earth
The Mischievous Boy and other poems 
To Keep the Light Burning: Reflections in times of loss 
The Odor of Sanctity 
Finding The Gossamer
Lost Republics 
Green
A Father's Day
The Kiss - New & Selected Poems & Translations 
In Train
A Tour of Your Country