We look forward to hosting the Dublin launch of two new Shearsman Books collections: Xo Nus / Sun Ox by Daragh Breen and Herron’s Dream Diary by Karl O’Hanlon.
Whether Pied Piper dancing through operatic centuries, or Irish literary diplomat finding himself in surrealist Paris, these two collections are explorative and multidimensional. Introducing Breen and O’Hanlon on the night will be Oona Frawley, author of This Interim Time. All are welcome to attend.
Attendance is free but booking is essential.
ABOUT
DARAGH BREEN’s Xo Nus / Sun Ox is his fourth collection from Shearsman Books in the UK, following on from What the Wolf Heard in 2016, Nostoc in 2020, and Birds in November in 2023. His work has appeared in Irish and UK literary journals such as The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Blackbox Manifold , Tears in the Fence , Long Poem Magazine and The Fortnightly Review . He was also included in Poetry Ireland’s 2015 anthology Everything to Play For: 99 Poems About Spor t. He lives in Cork.
KARL O’HANLON lives in Co. Kildare and teaches at Maynooth University. Herron’s Dream Diary (Shearsman, 2026) is his first collection. His pamphlet And Now They Range was published by Guillemot in 2016, and his poetry has appeared in The Irish Times, Poetry, the TLS, The Stinging Fly, and elsewhere