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The Dylan Thomas Prize is the world's largest literary prize for writers aged 39 and under

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James Conor Patterson introduces a new collection addressing Ireland’s dividing line

Analysis: while pandemic-era poetry uncovers the vulnerabilities of humanity, it also reminds us that disasters do end Indian poet and essayist Arvind Krishna Mehrotra describes his experience of living in the pandemic era as follows. "My sense of mortality is keener than ever. In my garden, I look at an unfamiliar sapling and wonder if I would ever find out its name." Mehrotra's keen sense of mortality and heightened attention to his surroundings also acts as the driving force behind for how many poets are addressing these times. Recent writing from Irish poets has especially focused on t...

Books to look out for in 2021 Irish fiction New work that has been a long time coming generates a particular shiver of anticipation. Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestseller 10 years on. Her publisher says: “An exquisite wintery parable, Claire Keegan’s long-awaited return tells the story of a simple act of courage and tenderness, in the face of conformity, fear and judgment.” Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestsel...