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Trasna

@Trasna_

An online literary journal, Trasna publishes writing from Ireland & across the Irish diaspora quarterly. Eds: @margaretwriting & @chrisOConchobar

 Ireland & USA
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Joined October 2020
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Delighted to share the Winter/Spring issue of @Trasna_ with poetry and prose from writers @seancarlson @SeanMcNicholl @maighreadmedbh Megeen R. Mulholland, Máire T. Robinson, @jenherron N.K Woods, Neil McCarthy. #poetry #prose #literaryjournal trasna.online/winter-2025-is…
Winter/Spring issue 2025 is here!

Winter/Spring issue 2025 is here!

Featuring poetry & prose from across the world, this issue includes new work by Neil McCarthy, Seán Carlson, Máighréad Medbh, Jen Herron, Megeen R. Mulholland, Máire T. Robinson, Seán McNicholl, and...

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1/2 ATTENTION!! Last call for submissions for the FALL/AUTUMN ISSUE OF TRASNA.  SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE ON AUG 1st, midnight (Ireland standard time). Thank you to all the writers who have sent us their prose and poetry, we will be in touch as soon as possible.
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2/2 WITH OUR FALL ISSUE, Trasna will be published biannually with advertised submission dates. (spring and fall) Thank you to all the writers who have entrusted us with their writing. You can check out some of the best new writing by visiting our website and reading past issues.
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Here at @Trasna_ we are sad to bid farewell to @danielconor as fellow editor but we know he has exciting things ahead. It’s been a real pleasure for us to share editorial meetings with Dan and to hear his astute but always kind and thoughtful responses to submissions. 1/2
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Every good wish to you Dan as you move forward and at least one of us (most likely @margaretwriting) will meet you IRL in Ireland in August. 2/2
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Very excited to share my first collection! 😊🌈
Cōnfingō Publishing (@Confingo) profile pictureCōnfingō Publishing@Confingo11 Jun 2024
ICYMI! We’re looking forward to telling you more about our new poetry imprint @CarmentaPoetry – and delighted that the first title “A love the weight of an animal” by Elizabeth Gibson @Grizonne will be published later this year – watch this space for more details!
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A hugely inventive, witty, and smart poem by Virginie Trachsler in the latest issue of Trasna: trasna.online/virginie-trach… n.b.: if you’re viewing on a mobile, be sure to click on the PDF link… #poetry #poetrycommunity
Virginie Trachsler

Virginie Trachsler

Pangurban Notes: 1. First described in 2022, pangurban is a genus of Nimravid (false sabre-toothed cat) named for the cat, Pangur Bán, in the Old Irish poem. 2. Smilodons are the best-known sabre-t...

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Thank you @Trasna_ for featuring my poem, it was such a joy to work with you! Do check out the other pieces, they’re all brilliant 🩷
Trasna (@Trasna_) profile pictureTrasna@Trasna_29 Mar 2024
A poignant persona #poem brought to life by @chr_writer in the latest Trasna: trasna.online/christina-henn… #poetry #poetrycommunity #Irish #history
Christina Hennemann

Christina Hennemann

The Evolution of Florence Newton c. 1596 – 1661 Your fear is chains slung around my wrists, rammed on this stumbling stool.  Tie me tighter or I’ll toss and turn against your faith, your Lord laughs...

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A poignant persona #poem brought to life by @chr_writer in the latest Trasna: trasna.online/christina-henn… #poetry #poetrycommunity #Irish #history
Christina Hennemann

Christina Hennemann

The Evolution of Florence Newton c. 1596 – 1661 Your fear is chains slung around my wrists, rammed on this stumbling stool.  Tie me tighter or I’ll toss and turn against your faith, your Lord laughs...

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We're very excited to have published the talented @stcalthrop's debut #shortstory in the latest Trasna. Have a read here: trasna.online/samantha-calth… #fiction #WritingCommunity
Samantha Calthrop

Samantha Calthrop

Niamh Nobody took me to the debs. It was my mother’s great shame. She was certain I would die an old spinster, that if I could just get one single boy interested in me for this one night it would...

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An original & moving #poem by @Grizonne in our latest issue of Trasna: trasna.online/elizabeth-gibs… #poetry #poetrycommunity
Elizabeth Gibson

Elizabeth Gibson

               We Are Both Pisces      After All One of these days       I might just e a s e       into fish-ness after all            I don’t really know how        they reproduce I have a recurr...

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A funny, quick read, check out @chennessybooks's work in the latest issue of Trasna: trasna.online/claire-henness… #flashfiction #fiction #WritingCommunity
Claire Hennessy

Claire Hennessy

Domesticated “So, will we make a list for the housework and stuff?” Joe says to me the first evening we’re in the flat. We’re not properly moved in – not staying the night – but we’ve a few bits and...

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Claire Hennessy (@chennessybooks) profile pictureClaire Hennessy@chennessybooks26 Mar 2024
So pleased to have a piece of flash fiction in this gorgeous issue! 🖋️🎉
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Thrilled to have two of @LisaLBellamy's #poems in the latest issue of #Trasna. Have a read of this fantastic work : trasna.online/lisa-bellamy/ #poetry #poetrycommunity
Lisa Bellamy

Lisa Bellamy

Dear Grievance Dear Grievance, dear Sister. Dear Ghost. Dear Crackle, Flare, Sizzle. Dear Uncontrolled Burn. Dear Blast, Canker, Unhealed Sore. Dear Unstoppable, 100-year Storm in a Bottle. Three...

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The latest issue of @Trasna_ is here! Check out the v best new writing, #poetry & #prose 🙌
Trasna (@Trasna_) profile pictureTrasna@Trasna_22 Mar 2024
Spring is here @Trasna! Check out new #poetry & #prose by @LisaLBellamy, @chennessybooks, @chr_writer, @Grizonne, Ruadhán MacFadden, @stcalthrop, Virginie Trachsler, Jim Maguire, & Muiread O'Hanlon: trasna.online/spring-2024/ #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #fiction #essay
Spring 2024

Spring 2024

SPRING 2024

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A joy to have my poem "We are both Pisces after all", about the ocean, polycystic ovaries, possible infertility, and queer love and desire published in the Spring 2024 issue of @Trasna_ ☺️ trasna.online/elizabeth-gibs…
Elizabeth Gibson

Elizabeth Gibson

               We Are Both Pisces      After All One of these days       I might just e a s e       into fish-ness after all            I don’t really know how        they reproduce I have a recurr...

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Spring is here @Trasna! Check out new #poetry & #prose by @LisaLBellamy, @chennessybooks, @chr_writer, @Grizonne, Ruadhán MacFadden, @stcalthrop, Virginie Trachsler, Jim Maguire, & Muiread O'Hanlon: trasna.online/spring-2024/ #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #fiction #essay
Spring 2024

Spring 2024

SPRING 2024

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Deadline approaching! The Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School is an annual intensive week of creative development for emerging poets, with seminars, workshops and one-to-one tutorials, alongside a programme of readings and other evening events. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yyekwk3c
A blue square image: an illustration of a beach with umbrella. Overlayed are the words Summer School. Smaller text above reads: Study at the Seamus Heaney Centre. Smaller text below reads: Apply by Mon 1 April 2024, For more info: www.seamusheaneycentre.com

ALT A blue square image: an illustration of a beach with umbrella. Overlayed are the words Summer School. Smaller text above reads: Study at the Seamus Heaney Centre. Smaller text below reads: Apply by Mon 1 April 2024, For more info: www.seamusheaneycentre.com

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New Island have an exciting position available for a part-time marketing assistant, full details on the link below. RTs appreciated. newisland.ie/blog/2024/3/8/w… #jobfairy #dublinjobs #publishingjobs
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💙 Pre-order of SEABORNE now available from @newislandbooks with 20% off 💙 newisland.ie/fiction/seaborn… #Seaborne #AnneBonny #únaoconnorphotography – at Galway, Ireland
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An intricately woven story by @maukee in the latest #Trasna, “Dustcloud”: trasna.online/mauk-donnabhai… #fiction #ShortStory #WritinCommunity
Mauk Donnabháin

Mauk Donnabháin

Dustcloud Brentford, 1990 An earthquake in the Philippines. Luzon, clouds of dust obscuring the horizon. Eric switches off the TV and settles back into his chair. Eyes closed. So much tragedy in the...

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