Born in Chicago in 1954, Julie O'Callaghan has lived in Ireland since 1974. Her collections of poetry include Edible Anecdotes (Dolmen Press, 1983), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; What's What (Bloodaxe Books, 1991), a Poetry Book Society Choice; No Can Do (Bloodaxe Books, 2000), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; Tell Me This Is Normal: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2008), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; and Magnum Mysterium, is published by Bloodaxe in 2020. Her books of poetry for older children include Taking My Pen for a Walk (Orchard Books, 1988), Two Barks (Bloodaxe Books, 1998) and The Book of Whispers (Faber & Faber, 2006). She has received the Michael Hartnett Award for poetry and is a member of the Irish academy of arts, Aosdána.

• 11 Island Life12 Sitting in a Cloud13 Voyage14 After Gulliver16 Maximum Car Wash17 Zen Christmas18 Norman Rockwell’s Apples19 Riddle20 No Longer with Us21 Horse Power22 The Day23 Floating World24 Headlights25 The Bridge-Tender I Didn’t Call Dad26 News27 Beside Me28 Unfunny29 Last 4th30 Stay31 Ship32 Garden Daydream33 Bruisers with Groceries34 Ice Age35 Seasonal Affective Disorder36 Distant Memory37 New Year’s Omens38 Hidden41 21st Century Pillow Book45 Departure Drama46 Mother in a Twister47 Broken48 Call49 Early on Indian Hill50 Teensy Tomatoes51 Perfect World52 Festivities53 Purchasing Vittles54 At Whole Foods55 Nuclear Bombs56 A Cabin in the Berkshires59 United Nations60 Peaceful Valley61 Check the Fridge62 Mystery63 Babu will show you to your room After Dennis O’Driscoll67 Magnum Mysterium74 Alien75 Abandoned76 Me & Our House77 Dreams78 Vow79 Dictation80 Here81 Pup82 Pygmalion83 Ultimate Skellig84 Hidden Words85 Faith86 Cyber You87 You in Mid-air88 It’ll Be OK89 Vinegar90 Our Cliff91 Aghadoe92 After Dennis O’Driscoll

These poems are agile, heartfelt and original. They expand with repeated readings, earning the reader’s trust as they echo voices that are recognisable all around us, if not within us as well.

Born in Chicago in 1954, Julie O'Callaghan has lived in Ireland since 1974. Her collections of poetry include Edible Anecdotes (Dolmen Press, 1983), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; What's What (Bloodaxe Books, 1991), a Poetry Book Society Choice; No Can Do (Bloodaxe Books, 2000), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; Tell Me This Is Normal: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2008), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; and Magnum Mysterium, is published by Bloodaxe in 2020. Her books of poetry for older children include Taking My Pen for a Walk (Orchard Books, 1988), Two Barks (Bloodaxe Books, 1998) and The Book of Whispers (Faber & Faber, 2006). She has received the Michael Hartnett Award for poetry and is a member of the Irish academy of arts, Aosdána.

• 11 Island Life12 Sitting in a Cloud13 Voyage14 After Gulliver16 Maximum Car Wash17 Zen Christmas18 Norman Rockwell’s Apples19 Riddle20 No Longer with Us21 Horse Power22 The Day23 Floating World24 Headlights25 The Bridge-Tender I Didn’t Call Dad26 News27 Beside Me28 Unfunny29 Last 4th30 Stay31 Ship32 Garden Daydream33 Bruisers with Groceries34 Ice Age35 Seasonal Affective Disorder36 Distant Memory37 New Year’s Omens38 Hidden41 21st Century Pillow Book45 Departure Drama46 Mother in a Twister47 Broken48 Call49 Early on Indian Hill50 Teensy Tomatoes51 Perfect World52 Festivities53 Purchasing Vittles54 At Whole Foods55 Nuclear Bombs56 A Cabin in the Berkshires59 United Nations60 Peaceful Valley61 Check the Fridge62 Mystery63 Babu will show you to your room After Dennis O’Driscoll67 Magnum Mysterium74 Alien75 Abandoned76 Me & Our House77 Dreams78 Vow79 Dictation80 Here81 Pup82 Pygmalion83 Ultimate Skellig84 Hidden Words85 Faith86 Cyber You87 You in Mid-air88 It’ll Be OK89 Vinegar90 Our Cliff91 Aghadoe92 After Dennis O’Driscoll

These poems are agile, heartfelt and original. They expand with repeated readings, earning the reader’s trust as they echo voices that are recognisable all around us, if not within us as well.

Born in Chicago in 1954, Julie O'Callaghan has lived in Ireland since 1974. Her collections of poetry include Edible Anecdotes (Dolmen Press, 1983), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; What's What (Bloodaxe Books, 1991), a Poetry Book Society Choice; No Can Do (Bloodaxe Books, 2000), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; Tell Me This Is Normal: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2008), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; and Magnum Mysterium, is published by Bloodaxe in 2020. Her books of poetry for older children include Taking My Pen for a Walk (Orchard Books, 1988), Two Barks (Bloodaxe Books, 1998) and The Book of Whispers (Faber & Faber, 2006). She has received the Michael Hartnett Award for poetry and is a member of the Irish academy of arts, Aosdána.

• 11 Island Life12 Sitting in a Cloud13 Voyage14 After Gulliver16 Maximum Car Wash17 Zen Christmas18 Norman Rockwell’s Apples19 Riddle20 No Longer with Us21 Horse Power22 The Day23 Floating World24 Headlights25 The Bridge-Tender I Didn’t Call Dad26 News27 Beside Me28 Unfunny29 Last 4th30 Stay31 Ship32 Garden Daydream33 Bruisers with Groceries34 Ice Age35 Seasonal Affective Disorder36 Distant Memory37 New Year’s Omens38 Hidden41 21st Century Pillow Book45 Departure Drama46 Mother in a Twister47 Broken48 Call49 Early on Indian Hill50 Teensy Tomatoes51 Perfect World52 Festivities53 Purchasing Vittles54 At Whole Foods55 Nuclear Bombs56 A Cabin in the Berkshires59 United Nations60 Peaceful Valley61 Check the Fridge62 Mystery63 Babu will show you to your room After Dennis O’Driscoll67 Magnum Mysterium74 Alien75 Abandoned76 Me & Our House77 Dreams78 Vow79 Dictation80 Here81 Pup82 Pygmalion83 Ultimate Skellig84 Hidden Words85 Faith86 Cyber You87 You in Mid-air88 It’ll Be OK89 Vinegar90 Our Cliff91 Aghadoe92 After Dennis O’Driscoll

These poems are agile, heartfelt and original. They expand with repeated readings, earning the reader’s trust as they echo voices that are recognisable all around us, if not within us as well.