William Keohane Explained

William Keohane is an Irish writer. His essays have been published in the Irish literary magazine The Stinging Fly, and men's magazine, British GQ.

Biography

Keohane graduated with an MA in creative writing from University of Limerick, and also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from the same university.[1] He was New Irish Writing's poetry winner in March 2022.[2] In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award and received a Literature Bursary Award from the Arts Council. He was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions series.[3]

In 2023, he was announced as guest editor of Trumpet, an annual literary pamphlet.[4] As of 2022, Keohane is the current writer-in-residence at Ormston House, Limerick.[5] He has held residencies in Tin House, Portland, Oregon,[6] Cill Rialaig, County Kerry,[7] and SÍM in Reykjavík, Iceland.[8]

Keohane was invited to speak at Museum of Literature Ireland for the event celebrating 100 years of James Joyce's Ulysses in 2022.[9] He performed a reading of a sequence of 52 poems in the Belltable Arts Centre, Waterford Institute of Technology and Crawford Art Gallery.[10] [11] The series, 'Boxing Day', reflects on Keohane's experience of gender transition.[12] In November 2022, he collaborated with the composer Ailís Ní Ríain and students in the University of Galway on the performance "Reflections on Loss: Poetry, Music and Performance".[13]

In May 2021,[14] Keohane founded Trans Limerick Community (TLC), a voluntary group that support trans people in the Limerick area and highlighting issues around access to appropriate healthcare and mental health support.[15] [16] He has spoken out about his own experiences in accessing gender affirming healthcare, and the need to travel outside Ireland to do so.[17] He was invited to speak about TLC at Denise Chaila's concert at King John's Castle, Limerick in August 2022, when he also read two of his poems.[18]

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-05-12 . Graduate profile: William Keohane, MA in Creative Writing . 2023-02-26 . University of Limerick . en.
  2. Web site: New Irish Writing: Poetry from William Keohane . 2023-02-26 . independent . 26 March 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-10 . William Keohane: Boxing Day - Crawford Art Gallery . 2023-02-26 . crawfordartgallery.ie . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Poetry Ireland Announces Guest Editor Appointments for 2023 Poetry Ireland Review and Trumpet Poetry Ireland . 2023-02-26 . www.poetryireland.ie.
  5. Web site: Ormston . 2022-03-25 . William Keohane . 2023-02-26 . Ormston House . en-GB.
  6. Web site: William Keohane . 2023-02-26 . Tin House . en-US.
  7. Web site: Lime Square Poets featuring: William Keohane . 2023-02-26 . Lime Square Poets . en.
  8. Web site: SÍM Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna Reykjavík . 2023-02-26 . SÍM . en.
  9. Web site: MoLI Bloomsday Museum of Literature Ireland . 2023-02-26 . moli.ie.
  10. Web site: 2023-01-10 . WILLIAM KEOHANE: Boxing Day - Crawford Art Gallery . 2023-02-26 . crawfordartgallery.ie . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Join poet William Keohane as he presents the story of his transition through poetry . 2023-02-26 . www.wit.ie . en.
  12. Web site: Gilbart . Manon . 4 March 2023 . Poet William Keohane opens up about his experience with gender transition . 2023-03-09 . www.limerickleader.ie . en.
  13. Web site: Reflections on Loss: Poetry, Music and Performance . 2023-03-09 . The Journal of Music . en.
  14. Web site: Ormston . 2021-05-10 . Trans Limerick Community . 2023-03-09 . Ormston House . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Cantwell . Molly . 19 October 2022 . Transphobia Causes Mental Health Issues: "Most people are struggling due to the stigma associated with being trans" . 2023-03-09 . Hotpress.
  16. Web site: Lee . Cathy . 7 July 2020 . Kindness and understanding are key to supporting transgender community . 2023-03-09 . Wexford People . en.
  17. Web site: Donohoe . Katie . 2019-12-03 . Young Limerick trans man launches fundraiser for top surgery . 2023-03-09 . GCN . en.
  18. Web site: Cantwell . Molly . 22 August 2022 . Live Report: Denise Chaila shuts down King John's Castle with other-worldly performance . 2023-03-09 . Hotpress.
  19. Web site: Winter 2022-23 . 2023-02-26 . The Stinging Fly . en-GB.
  20. Web site: 2022-07-05 . The story of a man's face . 2023-02-26 . British GQ . en-GB.
  21. Web site: New Irish Writing: Poetry from William Keohane . 2023-02-26 . independent . 26 March 2022 . en.
  22. Web site: 'Cratloe Wood Lake' by William Keohane . 2023-02-26 . Banshee Press . en-IE.
  23. Web site: Top Surgery by William Keohane Poetry Ireland . 2023-02-26 . www.poetryireland.ie.

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