“There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter & open a vein.”
Latest News
- Shirley's latest creative writing course is entitled "Writing from the 5 elements" and is based on the five elements in the Chinese tradition - wood, fire, earth, metal and water. It is being held on Sunday 29th July 2012 in Monkstown, Co.Dublin. Further details are here
- Shirley was shortlisted for the Strokestown International Poetry Competition 2012.
- Two of Shirley's poems will appear in the next issue of Stand magazine Issue 197, which marks the magazine's 60th birthday. Stand
- Catch The Moon is appearing at the Boyle Arts Festival on Thurs 2nd August. Details
- Shirley McClure has just been awarded a writing residency for 2013 at the Heinrich Boll cottage on Achill Island.
- Shirley's poem, 'Sterling Cutlery' appears in The Stony Thursday Book, Issue 10, Autumn 2011 alongside poems by Geraldine Mitchell, Eithne Hand, Mary Rose Callan & Knute Skinner, amongst others.
- Four of her poems have been selected to appear in the on-line journal, Five, in 2012 Five
- Shirley teaches creative writing to a number of groups in the Wicklow/ Dublin region, and is available to work with community and health-related groups
Collection Launch : Who's Counting?
Shirley McClure's first collection of poetry, Who's Counting? published by Bradshaw Books, was launched by poet Katie Donovan for Poetry Ireland on 9th September 2010 in the Unitarian Church, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
Who's Counting? may be purchased online from Bradshaw Books
- use the horizontal scroll to find it in the list.
