Mentioning The War: blog of poet, critic & workshop facilitator Kevin Higgins

"Likely the most widely read living poet in Ireland", The Stinging Fly magazine. If you wish to invite Kevin to give a poetry reading, do a talk or facilitate a writing workshop email kphiggins@hotmail.com or phone 087-6431748.

Sunday, 1 August 2021

'Thrills & Difficulties...' available soon from Beir Bua Press

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cover of Thrills & Difficulties  My extended essay Thrills & Difficulties: Being a Marxist Poet in 21st Century Ireland will be avai...
Sunday, 29 November 2020

SPECIAL OFFER poetic jewellery in aid of Galway COPE

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  Gunilla Andersson , whose photograph features on the cover of Kevin's latest book , has made some jewellery – brooches, earrings, and ...
Saturday, 7 November 2020

The perfect stocking filler for Chistmas 2020: Negative Thoughts That Helped One Man Mostly Retain His Sanity During 2020

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The perfect stocking filler for Christmas 2020 In a mix of poetry and prose Kevin Higgins takes a darkly humorous approach to finding hims...
Thursday, 23 January 2020

Joint Statement from Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins

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When faced with the choice, we side with those who don’t have power rather than those who wield it.   That said, it would not be appropriate...
Friday, 13 December 2019

It's loud and it's tasteless and I've heard it before

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Jeremy Corbyn on a picket line during the 1984-85 miners' strike The defeat on Thursday will be seized upon by all the gathering for...
Thursday, 27 December 2018

2019 Poems for Patience competition ENTER NOW!

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Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust is seeking entries again for its exciting annual poetry competition.  2018 Poems for Patience...
Friday, 31 August 2018

Cultural liaison during Donald Trump's Irish visit

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Minister for Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD has asked me to help with "Cultural liaison" during ...
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