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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 9h

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@elcurwen.bsky.social is a poet, broadcaster & sailor who lives in Plymouth. Her pamphlets are Rescue Lines Sticky with Miles. She is working with Stephen Paul Wren, on a poetic collaboration.

The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 23h

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

Francesca Leader is a writer & artist from Western Montana, a Best of the Net and Best Spiritual Literature nominee with a debut poetry chapbook, “Like Wine or Like Pain,” from Bottlecap Press.

The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 1d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V

Carolyn Schlam is an award winning artist and author of four books on art including THE CREATIVE PATH, THE ZEN OF ART. Her artwork has been exhibited in many museums including The Smithsonian Museum.

The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 1d

The poetry podcast is back!

Season 10! With @suefinch.bsky.social @citizen-chris.bsky.social Beth Brooke & Giles Watson

Listen on most olatforms including #Spotify #podbeancom & #ApplePodcasts (link below)

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Eat the Storms Episode 1 Season 10

Podcast Episode · Eat The Storms · 12/10/2025 · 49m

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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 1d

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 1d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@merrildsmith.bsky.social is a poet in New Jersey. Her collection, River Ghosts was Black Bough Poetry’s December 2022 Book of the Month. Her new collection is, Held Inside the Folds of Time.

The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 2d

We are back,
Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast, Season 10

with @suefinch.bsky.social @bethbpoet.bsky.social Chris Campbell and Giles Watson

Tune in today on your preferred podcast platform 💙

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 2d

Poet, participant & perfect supporter ❤️❤️

Sue Finch (she/her) @suefinch.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrating a new episode of @eatthestorms.com!

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 2d

Love this ❤️❤️❤️

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 2d

Tomorrow from 3pm
on your preferred podcast platform,
it’s back!

Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast!

With guests @bethbpoet.bsky.social Chris Campbell, Giles Watson & @suefinch.bsky.social

Hosted and produced by Damien B, Donnelly

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 3d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Margaret Royall has 7 poetry books plus a memoir. She was chosen as a featured Erbacce Prize poet for their Autumn journal. She is a creative writing retreat tutor & leads a women’s poetry group.

The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 5d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@eoinflannery.bsky.social is a writer & critic based in Limerick. His poetry has appeared in The Honest Ulsterman; Rochford Street Review; Rust & Moth; The Belfast Review and many other international publications.

The Storms is supported by @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 6d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Gerry Stewart is a poet, creative writing tutor and editor based in Finland. Her poetry collection Post-Holiday Blues was published by Flambard Press, UK. Her poetry is widely published in journals.

The Storms is supported by #fingalart @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 6d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

Beatriz Silva is a Brazilian writer & gender equality advocate. She has a MA in Gender, Politics and International Relations from University College Dublin. Substack bsdeab.substack.com

The Storms is supported by @#fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 7d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

Billy Fenton writes fiction & poetry & has been widely published including The Rialto, Irish Times, Cyphers, Banshee, Poetry Ireland Review & more. He was chosen for Poetry Ireland Introductions 2025

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts & @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 7d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V⚡️

@sandyseeberquayle.bsky.social is a German writer based in Ireland. She writes poetry, fiction, and essays. Her debut novel, Aus der Sicht der Dinge, was published in German in 2013.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 8d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

Jack Kennedy is from Kerry. lives in Dublin & works as a biochemist. He is the winner of the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition 2024 and is due to be published in Southward in 2025.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 8d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Courtney Darby writes from the West Coast of Ireland. She holds a Creative Writing degree from the University of Galway. She graduated with first-class honours and as a University Scholar.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 9d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Jo Morrigan Black (they/them) is a Paris-born performance poet. Their writing dwells in journals such as Poetry Ireland Review, Skylight 47 and Abridged. Their poetry drag show is Carpet Muncher.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 9d

It’s coming back!⚡️

12.10.25

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 9d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social is an award-winning intuitive artist. To date, 75+ of her works have been published in a range of literary journals & four hybrid manuscripts. She lives in San Francisco.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 10d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@rfredekenter.bsky.social a widely published writer, visual artist & publisher, Ice Floe Press, is 4-time Pushcart Prize & BOTN nominee whose books include Father Tectonic and Audacity of Form.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 11d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Emily Cullen is the Meskell Poet in Residence at the University of Limerick where she lectures on the MA in Creative Writing and MA in English. Her 3rd collection is Conditional Perfect.

The Storms is supported by #Fingalarts & @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 11d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Thérèse Kieran is a Belfast based creative practitioner. Her work has been widely published. She is currently on the MA poetry programme at QUB and is Vice-Chair of Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann.

The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 12d

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️

Doryn Herbst, a former water industry scientist working in Wales, now lives in Germany. Doryn has a collection coming out with Yaffle Press in spring 2026 called A Barbed and Twisted Place.

The Storms is supported by @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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