New Irish Writing: Poetry by Andrew Pelham Burn
The winning poems for May 2025
Andrew Pelham Burn, the New Irish Writing poetry selection for May 2025
Andrew is studying for an MA in writing at the University of Galway. His poetry has been published in The Cormorant Broadsheet and The Cormorant Anthology, Scrimshaw, and Ropes Literary Journal. He has won the Goldsmith Festival Poetry Competition and was shortlisted for the Cúirt New Writing Prize. He lives in Westport, Co Mayo and was a cheesemaker for over 15 years before taking up writing full time.
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