Eat the Storms meets The Storms – An Audio Companion

Podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts, Amazon Podcasts, You Tube and many more platforms. This special episode of the poetry podcast celebrates the launch of The Storms Issue V, the printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art and aired on Sunday 2nd NovContinue reading “Eat the Storms meets The Storms – An Audio Companion”

A fifth Storm lands on bookshelves this November

Comprising of 89 contributors from 13 different countries, issue V of The Storms, the printed journal of poetry, prose and visual arts will launch on 1 November at 2:30pm in Rathfarnham Castle in Dublin, with thanks to the OPW, followed by an online launch on Tuesday 4 Nov at 8pm while the poetry podcast, EatContinue reading “A fifth Storm lands on bookshelves this November”

A Look Back, Pushcart Prize Nominations

Each year since 1976, small presses and journals are invited to nominate 6 pieces they have published that year for a Pushcart Prize. So far, The Storms has managed to submit nominations from three of our four issues and below is a look at our nominations so far. Each issue has seen an overwhelming amountContinue reading “A Look Back, Pushcart Prize Nominations”

Submit to the 5th Storm

Submissions are currently open for issue 5 of The Storms, our printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art. This issue is supported by Fingal Arts / Fingal County Council and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature / Dublin City Council and EIC, Damien B. Donnelly, is accompanied this time by fellow Dublin writer, and long-timeContinue reading “Submit to the 5th Storm”

May Storm – Poetry Day Ireland 2025 on Eat the Storms

Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts, Amazon Podcasts, You Tube and many more platforms. This special episode of the podcast aired on Thursday 1st May 2025. It has been supported by Poetry Ireland. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly.Continue reading “May Storm – Poetry Day Ireland 2025 on Eat the Storms”

The Storms Issue 4 Contributors

Below is a list of all the contributors to our 4th issue, to be launched 10 Nov 2024. Contributors appear in the order they feature in the journal. The theme for this issue is Dublin Days, from city to shore and across the sea. Issue 4 Cover Artist Darragh Treacy, originally from Avoca, Co. Wicklow,Continue reading “The Storms Issue 4 Contributors”

Eat the Storms – Northern Soul Roadshow 2024 – The Poetry Podcast – Season 8

Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts and many more platforms. This special episode of Season 8 will air on Saturday 27th April 2024 to celebrate the voices of the Northern Soul Roadshow 2024. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly.Continue reading “Eat the Storms – Northern Soul Roadshow 2024 – The Poetry Podcast – Season 8”

Eat the Storms – All-Ireland Poetic Relay Race for Poetry Day Ireland 2024 – The Poetry Podcast – Season 8

Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts and many more platforms. This special episode of Season 8 will air on Thursday 25th April 2024 to celebrate Poetry Day Ireland. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly. Below are details and linksContinue reading “Eat the Storms – All-Ireland Poetic Relay Race for Poetry Day Ireland 2024 – The Poetry Podcast – Season 8”

Eat the Storms – The Poetry Podcast – Episode 10 – Season 8

Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts and many more platforms. The 10th episode of Season 8 will air on Saturday 20th April 2024. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly. This bumper episode was all about young voices starting out,Continue reading “Eat the Storms – The Poetry Podcast – Episode 10 – Season 8”

A Christmas Round-up of 2023 Bookshelf Goodies

Highlights that made their way to The Storm Shelter bookshelf in 2023, not all published in 2023 but discovered, or rediscovered this year … Step into the Dark, by Julie Stevens, published by Hedgehog Poetry Press HOWL, New Irish Writing, an anthology of stories and poem, 2023 Glisk and Glimmer, poems about Light, an anthologyContinue reading “A Christmas Round-up of 2023 Bookshelf Goodies”