Borrow a Poet from the Poets Library

Julie Goo will divulge the origins, influences, and skills that make one of her Irish language poems impactful. Julie Goo will divulge the origins, influences, and skills that make one of her Irish language poems impactful. In addition, the process of having the poem translated to English will be explored. Old hands and new eyes will enjoy this opportunity. Julie is a bilingual poet, writer and singer from Cork City. An award winning Slam Poet, her writing has also been published widely, most recently in Poetry Ireland Review and Stinging Fly. Her debut poetry collection DÁNA was published by Coiscéim in 2021. Selected poems have been translated into English, German, and Italian, and have been chosen by Poetry Ireland as part of the Guth na hÉigse competition across secondary schools. Goo is Irish Language guest editor for HOWL New Irish Writing 26, and her debut novel is due to be released by Mercier Press in 2027. She is one half of bilingual electronic hip hop duo shelovescalpol, and a proud member of AerachAiteachGaelach