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New Doctor Who Series 5 article at Eyewear

Patrick Chapman — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:06:57 +0000

My review of the first half of Doctor Who Series 5 is now up at Eyewear. Here:

http://toddswift.blogspot.com/2010/05/chapman-on-new-doctor-who.html

10 Poets Observe In Silence – at the Hugh Lane Gallery

Patrick Chapman — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:44:57 +0000

This Saturday I’ll be taking part in Chris Doris’s art performance ’10 Poets Observe In Silence’ at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. It involves ten poets, along with the artist, observing (in) silence for six hours. Other poets taking part are Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Chris Agee, Paddy Burke, Kevin Higgins, Rachel Hegarty, Seamus Cashman, Barbara Smith, and Eamonn Lynskey. See hughlane.ie for more details.

Recent and forthcoming publications

Patrick Chapman — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:35:40 +0000

My poem ‘Night In, Night Out’ is in issue 69 of Cyphers magazine, just published. Check it out at Books Upstairs and all good bookshops. Better still, take out a subscription to Cyphers, one of Ireland’s oldest and best literary mags. Their address is 3, Selskar Terrace, Dublin 6.

Incidentally, the poem is from my forthcoming book, The Darwin Vampires, due in September from Salmon.

Coming soon, my poem for children, ‘Robot Kid’, will appear in the school textbook, ‘Exercise Your English – 5′, from Edco. The poem previously appeared in the anthology ‘Something Beginning with P’.

Garth & Bev now airing on Cbeebies and on BBC iPlayer

Patrick Chapman — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:48:19 +0000

Following its highly successful run on RTÉ, Garth & Bev, a series for children from Kavaleer Productions, is now showing on Cbeebies. I’ve written several episodes, and am pleased as punch that the show is doing so well. UK viewers can catch up with Garth & Bev on the iPlayer as well as on TV.

Pushcart Prize nomination

Patrick Chapman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:27:16 +0000

I’m pleased to announce that my poem, The Darwin Vampires, has been nominated by the Raintown Review for a Pushcart Prize.

Out Now – The Watchful Heart anthology from Salmon

Patrick Chapman — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:47:27 +0000

I have an essay and three poems in the anthology, The Watchful Heart â€” A New Generation of Irish Poets, which is edited by Joan McBreen and is published in May by Salmon.

New poems in BlazeVOX 2k9 and elsewhere

Patrick Chapman — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:10:44 +0000

A roundup of current and forthcoming publications:

Five of my poems appear in the spring issue of BlazeVOX 2k9 and can be seen at http://www.blazevox.org/

A haiku will appear in the next issue of Shamrock Haiku Journal.

And my poem ‘Anaphylaxis’ will be in the summer issue of Naugatuck River Review.

JG Ballard appreciation at Eyewear

Patrick Chapman — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:10:45 +0000

My appreciation of the late JG Ballard, one of my favourite authors, appears at Eyewear.

Over the Edge ‘New Writer of the Year’ Award 2009

Patrick Chapman — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:56:25 +0000

This year’s Over the Edge ‘New Writer of the Year’ Award is now open. I am honoured to have been asked to judge this year’s work, and I look forward to reading everyone’s entries. The closing date is August 3rd. You’ll find more details at http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009-over-edge-new-writer-of-year.html

Reading at Over the Edge in Galway

Patrick Chapman — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:04:56 +0000

On Friday March 13th I read at Over the Edge at Sheridan’s Wine Bar in Galway along with Todd Swift, Megan Buckley and Edward Boyne. Todd’s Seaway: New and Selected Poems was given its Irish launch on the night, as was Salmon’s fine new anthology of essays, Poetry: Reading it, Writing it and Publishing it.

Details here: http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html