All photos by Bana Assay, writer and photographer! It was a privelege last week to launch my new poetry collection Render in the beautiful confines of Cork's Lavit Gallery. It was memorable evening full of good people aand good vibes and I am grateful to all who made it possible: to Brian of the Lavit Gallery for his hospitality, to Dónal O'Sullivan who framed the nightbeautifully on guitar, to Jessica Traynor and Eimear Ryan of Banshee Press and to Dr Adam Hanna of UCC who

I was delighetd to talk about my new collection Render on this week's Poetry People show on RTE Radio 1. It was a thrill to share some of this new work over the wireless! My thanks to host Rachael Hegarty fo rher atsute questioning and to Therese and all the team!

I'm delighted to see Render, my new collection forthcoming from Banshee Press, recieve such a postive review on the Books for Breakfast podcast, ably hosted by Enda Wyley and Peter Sirr. Reviwere Adam Wyeth had this to say: Ramsell deos lush, sensuous language extraordinarily well. You know I honestly think I've read many poets wo rend a palce with that kind of romatic intensity... It's a deeply intelligent, formally accomplished, emotionally elsuive book. It's a privilege

I'm delighetd that my new collection Render, forthcoming from Banshee Press, has been selected by the Poetry Book Society as a recommendation for summer 2026 . My thanks to the judges Victoria Kennefick, Fred D'Aguiar, Leo Boix, Alycia Pirmohamed and Yousif M. Qasmiyeh.. I'm also grateful to all at Banshee Press for faciliatting this submission. Here's the summer list in full: SUMMER CHOICE: Martina Evans, Drunken Driving (Carcanet Press) RECOMMENDATIONS: Linda Anderson,

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