The Irish poet, fiction-writer and screenwriter
In the current issue of Contexts magazine, I’ve written an article about how I go about writing a poem. This is part of a larger article in which various artists write about how they do their work. Not quite like dancing about architecture, more like writing about not knowing what goes on when one is [...]
Last Friday Tim Cunningham and I read to a packed Scribblers cafe in Middle Street Galway. Despite the accompaniment of a passing hen party, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and I hope the audience did too. Look out for Tim’s book, Don Marcelino’s Daughter, from Peterloo. Excellent stuff. This follows the hugely fun reading in Oxfam, [...]
Here’s the press release from Kevin Higgins for my upcoming reading in Galway: Poetry Evening with Patrick Chapman & Tim Cunningham at Scribbler’s Café & Wine Bar On Friday July 22nd from 9.30pm poets, Tim Cunningham & Patrick Chapman, will read from their work in Scribbler’s Café & Wine Bar, Middle Street, Galway. All welcome. [...]