Writer. Hold Over Fire (2026) coming soon from Veer2.
Pacemaker (Banshee Press, 2022). Northly (Turas Press, 2019). Writing recently in Magma, DRB, aswirl, Banshee, Gorse.
🇮🇪 living in 🇳🇴.
David Toms
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This is such an unbelievably good exploration of writing, translation, and so much else. Deep and wide as a lake, one of my books of the year tbh.
If you are interested in reviewing my new book or inviting me to read or collaborate in some way, get in touch!
Who knew pursuing the writing dream would involve so much paperwork? And not the fun kind!
Ah, Arts Council Bursary Award application time!
COVER REVEAL for HOLD OVER FIRE
Delighted to share the cover for my new book. The cover image is a snapshot taken from the viewing platform on Nelson's Pillar in 1966 by my parents on honeymoon. They married on 21 February and were in Dublin the following week. The Pillar was blown up 8 March!
Som en tog pendler Kongsberg-Oslo tre dager i uke kjenner jeg meg veldig igjen i dette. Jeg vil bruke litt men ikke alt tid på tog til å jobbe men det er nesten umulig. Og det med tog med kun fem vogn er ofte et problem på R12 toget også.
Further advance praise for Hold Over Fire 🔥
Some advance praise for my new book, Hold Over Fire, out soon from Veer2.
Grateful to writers who I really admire for their commitment to poetry as a form for possibilities. Big thanks to Ellen Dillon, Billy Ramsell and Peter Manson for their generous readings of my work.
Ordering info soon x
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If you've never read Tarjei Vesaas, then you are in for a treat. Hopefully this excellent essay can convince you from. @grantamag.bsky.social Scandinavia issue.
The Birds and The Ice Palace really are two of the best novels I've ever read.
You can now buy Book of Inversions and Bodyservant, in fantastic company with loads of amazing books and zines, at Cailleach Books www.cailleachbooks.ie/search?q=kit... which is also the festival bookshop for re:verb yesbutisitpoetry.blogspot.com/p/reverb.html @cmakris.bsky.social
