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Call for Submissions: Harassment and Abuse in Irish Literature - Personal Narratives. Please share widely. For more information, see measorg.com/harassmentandabu… #wakeupirishpoetry #irishliterature

Please read @LedburyCritics' response to @IrishTimes, published by MEAS: '"The absolute bedrock of literary criticism" is, according to Doyle, "selection on merit". But as any critic knows all too well, ‘merit’ is not neutrally applied nor can critical judgements be unbiased.'

Our letter to the Editor @IrishTimes in response to the Irish Times article on the 'Poetry Reviews in the Irish Times, 2008-2013: Gender, Race and Publishers'.

MEAS will publish a detailed response in due course. In the meantime, we recommend reading this thread from @LedburyCritics on some of the issues regarding BAME representation in poetry reviewing and publication. 4/4 teapawt.net/LedburyCritics/status/…

...and to reflect on the findings for this period, as related to gender, race and publishers in the period 2013-2018 in the Poetry Reviews Section. 3/4

Closing remarks from @ken_keating_

@KathyDArcyCork giving a compelling performance of her poetry as part of the final panel of #meas2019

@chennessybooks of @bansheelit with an array of the striking covers of Banshee journal #meas2019

@soft_moth of @not4ucollective outlining the collaborative and accessible ethos of Not4ucollective @MEASorg @EnglishUCC

@IrishUniReview figures for contributions by female scholars since 2012 @lcollins232 @emiliepine

‘Men and women are heard differently when they write and say the same things’ @lcollins232 quoting Anne Enright on the canonical exclusion of women writers and the implications for teaching and research #meas2019

A table of contents from Poetry Ireland Review 1981 showing a strong preference for male poets @poetryireland @BethMohen

@BethMohen of @poetryireland speaking about the resources and opportunities provided by Poetry Ireland

Pádraig Naughton of @ADIarts speaking about the initiatives of Arts & Disability Ireland in advocating for equality