Author Archives: Nessa O'Mahony

Patrick Wright on his new poetry collection Full Sight of Her

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Nessa O'Mahony

‘These are love poems at their most intense. Poems that celebrate the beloved as an artist with an alchemist’s imagination and bide closely to her through illness in such a deeply affecting way that as a reader, I felt her … Continue reading →

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Laundry, Littleness and Lyricism: Writing Therese, by Sarah Law

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Nessa O'Mahony

I have had the great honour of seeing my collection Thérèse: Poems published this month (September 2020) by Paraclete Press, a US publisher with a small but striking poetry list, including books by Scott Cairns, Sophia Starnes, and (forthcoming) Laura … Continue reading →

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Tutor Nessa O’Mahony writes about her new crime novel The Branchman

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Nessa O'Mahony

Most people know me as a poet. I’ve been writing poetry since the early 1990s and have been lucky enough to have books published with a fine poetry press, Salmon. But I’ve always been interested in stories. Many of my … Continue reading →

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