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Name: Dominic
Location: Limerick, Ireland

Dominic Taylor is a native of Limerick, Ireland. His poetry has been published in Microphone On – the White House Anthology, Stony Thursday Book, The Doghouse Book of Ballad Poems, Limerick Eye, The Poetry Mill, Revival, Crannog, Boyne Berries and The Limerick Leader. He has read at the Dooradoyle Library – ‘Impact Poetry’ series, the White House Poetry Revival, North Beach Nights, Galway, Excel Centre, Tipperary and at Flannery’s Bar -‘Duets’ series. He has also read his work on Lyric FM and on Live 95FM. He is founder editor of Revival poetry journal and is a former member of Cuisle – Limerick City International Poetry Festival committee. He has read at Pulse - Brighton International Poetry Festival in 2007 and Cuisle - Limerick City International Poetry Festival. He is also a songwriter and produced two albums with local band Burning Embers; the first, ‘Songs From The Ashes’ was inspired by Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes.

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Revival - a journal of contemporary poetry.

The White House Poets have for the past five years held their White House Poetry Revival readings in the White House pub in Limerick City, Ireland. The readings have been very successful with a mix of local, national and international poets reading their work to an always appreciative audience. Over a year ago Microphone On - an anthology of poetry read at the White House was published. Now the White House Poets bring you 'Revival' a journal of contemporary poetry, in chapbook format, to be published four times per year.


Submission guidelines

Send a maximum of five poems.*
Send copies, not originals.
No hand written texts.
Poems should be original, previously unpublished and not currently
submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere.
Poems should be typed, with the author's name on each sheet.
If sending by post include an SAE (min.size C5) to ensure return of poems.**
Poets should include an up to date short (2 or 3 lines) biography.
Poems submitted by email should be in the body of the email (see note on formatting) and as a Word attachment.

Format.
The format of “Revival” will be A5 Chapbook (5 1/2 by 8 ½) with 48 pages plus cover.

The Editor will acknowledge receipt of your poems (email or SAE only) and inform you of any publication date.
Contributors will receive a copy of the issue in which their work appears. Include a postal address for contributor's copy.

How to submit your work

by email: revival1@eircom.net or 2008revival@gmail.com
by post: The Editor, Revival, Moravia, Glenmore Ave., Roxboro Rd., Limerick, Ireland

*Note: Due to the restrictions of the Chapbook format we request that the poems submitted require no special formatting and should be, ideally, not more than 32 lines plus a title ( we will not publish a 33 or 34 line poem but we may publish a 45 - 60 line poem) also please remember that lines longer than 65 characters, including spaces, will run over onto the next line; so in order to prevent line drops in formatting try and keep the poems within this guideline.

**Note: The Irish Post Office no longer redeem International Reply Coupons.

The copyright of each work remains with the author.

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Blogger rraven said...

Is this a paying market?

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