“ Quand je parle, je filtre. Quand j’écris, je déborde. ” Emmanuelle Sarrouy
Ireland is the guest of honor at the 43rd Marché de la Poésie poetry market which runs from Wednesday 3rd to Sunday 7th June at place St-Sulpice, on the Left Bank of Paris. Hundreds of booksellers, publishers, writers, musicians and lovers of poetry gather, united in celebration of literature.
This event discusses the links and parallels between bespoke Irish publishing houses and those in France, and honours les éditions Unes, the publishing house which has been producing remarkable poetry, literature and contemporary art since 1981. Featured contributors from Les éditions Unes include legendary editor François Heusbourg ; award-winning French writer, poet, and historian Bernard Chambaz , whose work often explores memory, history, and travel; and Poet and translator Maria Raluca Hanea , whose work engages with contemporary European poetry and cross-cultural literary exchange.
Poet, essayist and editor Jessica Traynor is the author of four critically acclaimed books of poetry. Her latest collection, New Arcana was published in 2025. Her awards include the 2024 Tundish Award from Field Day for contribution to the arts in Ireland and the 2023 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. Bebe Ashley ’s debut collection, Gold Light Shining , was published in 2020 by Banshee Press. Her second collection Harbour Doubts (Banshee, 2025) won the Ivan Juritz Prize for Creative Experiment in Text. .
Banshee Press is a small independent publisher of the best Irish fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The Press publishes literary journal Banshee twice a year and a select list of books . In 2024 and 2025, Banshee Press was the island of Ireland winner in the Small Press of the Year Award at the Nibbies . Its award-winning poets include Bebe Ashley, Dylan Brennan, Gustav Parker Hibbett, Tim MacGabhann, Billy Ramsell and Rosamund Taylor.
Presented in partnership with the French Embassy in Ireland with kind support of Poetry Ireland .