Paul Sweeney
@paulsweeneypoet.bsky.social
Poet. Limerick. Ireland.
Oh you will have an amazing Christmas with our Polish friend …. I envy you your first reading …
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Oh you will have an amazing Christmas with our Polish friend …. I envy you your first reading …
A page at random: long prose poem paragraphs, in a conversational tone of heightened awareness… all somehow connected. Here is a random page …
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A page at random: long prose poem paragraphs, in a conversational tone of heightened awareness… all somehow connected. Here is a random page …
Absolutely fantastic. A book to love for the rest of your life .
December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Absolutely fantastic. A book to love for the rest of your life .
I have other books but have yet to really dig in. In the mean time can I recommend this to you?
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I have other books but have yet to really dig in. In the mean time can I recommend this to you?
I only “got” Transtromer recently .
December 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I only “got” Transtromer recently .
My number one discovery last two years. He is amazing. I totally love him.
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My number one discovery last two years. He is amazing. I totally love him.
Agreed. I also have an aeropress which I should really take down and use again !
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Agreed. I also have an aeropress which I should really take down and use again !
If anything, Berryman is still under rated … imho
Have you ever read anything so contagious?
Have you ever read anything so contagious?
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If anything, Berryman is still under rated … imho
Have you ever read anything so contagious?
Have you ever read anything so contagious?
I need a good cup of coffee and reader, I do not make a good cup of coffee …
December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I need a good cup of coffee and reader, I do not make a good cup of coffee …
I think Crow was a singular achievement.
I am prone to the classical tone :)
I am prone to the classical tone :)
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I think Crow was a singular achievement.
I am prone to the classical tone :)
I am prone to the classical tone :)
Crow is one of my favourite collections of all time.
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Crow is one of my favourite collections of all time.
FIFA is legendarily corrupt so birds of a feather etc
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
FIFA is legendarily corrupt so birds of a feather etc
Won’t surprise you to find that’s one of my favourite albums
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Won’t surprise you to find that’s one of my favourite albums
I think you would like that whole poem!
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I think you would like that whole poem!
Apparently there are many many writers in Iceland ! It’s something of a hotbed for novels.
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Apparently there are many many writers in Iceland ! It’s something of a hotbed for novels.
Oh I like that !
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Oh I like that !
Interesting….
I never clocked that poem …
I never clocked that poem …
December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Interesting….
I never clocked that poem …
I never clocked that poem …
I think if one is serious about the writing then it has to have an aesthetic that is real to yourself. So no problem with that. But if we are in such a hopeless situation as this, then why write it? This is the contradiction at its heart imho.
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I think if one is serious about the writing then it has to have an aesthetic that is real to yourself. So no problem with that. But if we are in such a hopeless situation as this, then why write it? This is the contradiction at its heart imho.
It takes time to find your tribe
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It takes time to find your tribe