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Cathy Galvin

Ethnology

a love song for Connemara

Publication Date: 26 Feb 2026

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Ethnology draws on the mystical cry for the dead of Cathy Galvin's Irish-speaking ancestors. Within an epic narrative she reclaims place, people and language, creating a bridge between our own times and a Connemara community on the margins of Europe. Drawing on classic forms within literary and oral traditions, Ethnology becomes a love song for Connemara, witness to vivid...

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Polly Clark

Afterlife

Publication Date: 26 Feb 2026

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Penelope Shuttle

History of the Child

Publication Date: 26 Feb 2026

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Tomas Venclova

The Grove of the Eumenides

Publication Date: 20 Nov 2025

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Gillian Allnutt

Lode

Publication Date: 22 May 2025

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Neil Astley

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Ivan V. Lalić

Rachael Boast

Jessica Traynor

Vidyan Ravinthiran

Clare Pollard

Anne Stevenson

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News & Publicity

Cathy Galvin's debut Ethnology: features & reviews

Cathy Galvin article in The Irish Post; reviews in London Grip & The High Window. Interview on BBC Radio Cornwall & forthcoming on RTE Radio 1's Arena on 5 March, 7pm.

News & Publicity

Neil Astley's Staying Human anthology: interviews, reviews & poem features

Interview with Neil Astley about Staying Human on The Poetry Programme, RTE Radio 1; plus reviews, poem features, podcasts & books of the year features. Series...

Poetry Events

Cathy Galvin Launch Events

Cathy Galvin will be launching Ethnology at series of events in the UK & Ireland over the coming months. Reading with Penelope Shuttle at The Gardener's House,...

Poetry Events

Penelope Shuttle Launch Readings

Penelope will be reading at a joint readings with Cathy Galvin in Penzance on 6 March. The joint online launch for History of the Child is on YouTube.