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Beer Book och Golden Hour - Colm Kiernan arbetar i en berättande dikt tradition där en scen etableras, nyanseras och sedan vrids till i slutet.
...Under 2023 kom Colm Kiernan, till vardags mastermind bakom kulturföreningen Kultivera i Tranås, ut med två böcker: Beer Book på CHAP/...
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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Kiernan writes with a greater awareness of rhyme and tone, making the poetry flow. I got to hear him read some of the poems...
Kiernan writes with a greater awareness of rhyme and tone, making the poetry flow. I got to hear him read some of the poems
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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Ad Lucem have published Ghosts / Spöken and on St Patricks day no less.
Ad Lucem NR 1 2024 arrived on the internet to celebrate St Patricks Day ,Irelands national Holiday and the day ironically I became a...
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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A poetry reading for Tampa International Book Fair that turns into a wonderful mish mash of cultural stories involving Tranås, Herman Norrman, José Martà and the Swedish Academy
On the 10 March I had the great opportunity to read at the Tampa International Book Fair with Alesia Ribalta who invited me as well as...
Mar 24, 20242 min read
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in Zinnkrugs we fly! - taking the seat on the plane at the same time as on the train...
taking the seat on the plane at the same time as on the train starting completion of synchronicity she talked of Mona Lisa and her lovers...
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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Vrol - But if you are going for a walk why do
But if you are going for a walk why do it alone why not share it with a cow if you do it right you might get a friendly face licking what...
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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Sitting on kitchen chairs - Like a cat powered dream all soft and slow piano fine clocks and time...
Like a cat powered dream all soft and slow piano fine clocks and time running on rhythmic hops from topic to thing food pushed aside the...
Dec 26, 20231 min read
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His poems have an ironic and satirical edge, while at the same time being sensitive to the search...
Tranås poet Colm Kiernan makes his debut in English and Spanish. His poems have an ironic and satirical edge, while at the same time...
Nov 23, 20231 min read
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Colm reading at Festival de PoesÃa Animal Sospechoso Barcelona 2023
I had the wonderful opertunity to go to Barcelona to meet old friends and to release my book Hora Dorada - Golden Hour published by Al...
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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Tides - turn that light out I thought as I lay back in the sand and looked up at the glaring moon...
turn that light out I thought as I lay back in the sand and looked up at the glaring moon therapeutic madness ebbing and shuddering...
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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Golden Hour book release September 2023 - Colms poems translated from English to Spanish
In 2019 I said yes to Al Faro Editiones being the first to publish a selection of my poems, it wasn’t meant to take so long to get to the...
Sep 30, 20233 min read
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Colm Kiernan's poetry is tender and powerful, hard and beautiful - Golden Hour / Hora Dorada
With these powerful and naked verses that appear behind the veils of an ordinary morning, the poet defines himself and thus, not only...
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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To return to oneself in a state of wonder and uncertainty that characterizes the human condition
If you reach the last pages of this book, you have entered a particular realm that explores central themes of literature - love, life,...
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Velos de la mañana - escribe resmas de poesÃa en su cabeza un domingo por la mañana tendida en su...
escribe resmas de poesÃa en su cabeza un domingo por la mañana tendida en su lecho llueve contra la ventana de un dÃa perfecto para el...
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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¿He muerto lo suficiente? The Spanish translation of Have I died enough by Aleisa Ribalta
¿He muerto lo suficiente, suficientes veces? ¿He muerto lo suficientemente bien, lo suficientemente profundo, lo suficientemente intenso?...
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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Paz al Fin - Quisiera ser enterrado en una caja de madera simple, con un simple paño de lana...
Quisiera ser enterrado
en una caja de madera simple,
con un simple paño de lana
bajo una simple cruz de madera.
Junto al pequeño rÃo turbio
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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Hélo Ahà Solo - ¿Cuando no tengo padre, puedo sentirme solo? ¿Cuando no puedo hablar con mi madre...
¿Cuando no tengo padre, puedo sentirme solo? ¿Cuando no puedo hablar con mi madre, puedo sentirme solo? ¿Cuando tengo hermano, hermana,...
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Alarido - Si salieras a caminar no tendrÃas por qué hacerlo solo por qué no compartirlo con una...
Si salieras a caminar no tendrÃas por qué hacerlo solo por qué no compartirlo con una vaca si lo haces bien es posible que tengas una...
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Un Cuarto con Vistas - Millones de sombras grises empujan y perturban el cielo. Una montaña de...
Millones de sombras grises empujan y perturban el cielo. Una montaña de pinos azules se cruza en mi camino. La vasta arboleda de robles...
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Pasos - Doy un paso deténte doy un paso...
Doy un paso deténte doy un paso deja de avanzar doy un paso por favor deja de avanzar doy otro dije por favor para ya. Entonces, ¿cómo...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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