Books
Atlantic Fret (The Gallery Press, 2026)
‘Atlantic Fret unveils a focus, indeed a constancy of purpose, uncommon in a first collection. From the Blasket Islands in the opening poem to Iceland — the book concluding with adaptations of an Icelandic modernist classic — Stephen de Búrca embraces the idea of the Atlantic Ocean as the source of chaos from which the Cosmos grew. Against the backdrop of climate change, the Ocean shares the burden of grief while offering a space for sexual freedom and self-expression.’
Readings & Workshops
13th May: Reading with Gerard Smyth, Cork International Poetry Festival
29th May: Atlantic Fret launch, Seamus Heaney Centre, Belfast
Register here (free)
3rd June: Home Again Creative Writing Workshop, Linen Hall Library, Belfast
Register here (free)
5th June: Home Again Creative Writing Workshop, dlr Lexicon, Dublin
Register here (free)
12th June: Atlantic Fret launch, Galway City
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, 6pm
23rd July to 27th August: Starts & Beginnings: Poetry Writing Course
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
1st August: Atlantic Fret reading, Letterfrack, Co. Galway
Books at One, Letterfrack (time TBC)
