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Ghosts - Привиди - …і це зовсім неймовірнопривиди, що смикають мене,діляться історіями з мого життяз забутими деталями.
…і це зовсім неймовірно привиди, що смикають мене, діляться історіями з мого життя з забутими деталями. Вони танцюють у моїх думках і в...
Jan 61 min read
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Som tidigare samlingar jag haft nöjet att läsa av Kiernan, är det en rytm och ett flyt i dikterna som är medryckande och målande.
"Bara för att bevisa att det finns annat att göra/Just to prove that there are other things at work" är en kort men uppslukande samling...
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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Midnattsmåneen - midnattsmåne blinkarsom i en film i ögonvrångenom persiennerna
en midnattsmåne blinkar som i en film i ögonvrån genom persiennerna när jag böjer mig ner för att plocka upp det hopskrynklade papperet...
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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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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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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Periferi - Peace at Last / Äntligen ro published in Swedish at long last.
Äntligen ro which is translated by Frank Bergsten and the illustration for the poem by Ukrainian artist Tereshchenko Kostiantyn
Mar 30, 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 Martí 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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Verandor - bara för att bevisa att det finns annat att göra hösten stannade upp för en dag för att dricka portugisiskt vin...
bara för att bevisa att det finns annat att göra hösten stannade upp för en dag för att dricka portugisiskt vin ta en fika på det vanliga...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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Montering av betydelser - aspekterna av mitt hus inredningen är inte klar överallt behövs detaljer den där saken annorlunda vad nöjd...
aspekterna av mitt hus inredningen är inte klar överallt behövs detaljer den där saken annorlunda vad nöjd jag skulle bli få lite mer...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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Brödtexten magasine have taken my first two translated poems and published them in Swedish.
So very cool to have my first Swedish translations published in Brödtexten a regional publication produced by Litteraturhus Jönköping who...
Feb 13, 20241 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 Poesía 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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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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The rhythm and rhyme, assonance and consonance, the language and energy - Golden Hour / Hora Dorada
The opening line of this volume is writing reams of poetry in her head, on a Sunday morning lying in his bed; which sounds very much like...
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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I will never think the same way about cows again - Golden Hour / Hora Dorada
I will never think the same way about cows again. Colm Kiernan's poetry combines rawness with the beauty of being alive with wit,...
Sep 29, 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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Hélo Ahí 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 24, 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 22, 20231 min read
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