This poem was first published in Thimblerig. Reading Poetry in a Car Outside the Trafford Centre I’ve tried to explain the strangeness of working without the sun, bundled with countless others down consumer cataracts, all seeking their own seeking: Netbook; IPod; Blackberry; a token; a statement; a trophy. No east or west, no horizon; small […]
[Poem] High Line
High Line This poem journeys along a linear park in New York, built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the “car stitched streets” of Manhattan. The poem can be found in Thimblerig. High Line If he were a train he would be idling, if he were a train he would drown traffic, […]
[Poem] Accordion Book
Anne Carson’s Nox is a response to the death of her brother. She describes it as an “epitaph for him in the form of a book”. This poem responds to this accordion book as an object, and explores how the book reflects its contents. Accordion Book On reading Nox by Anne Carson My middle finger […]
Ó Bhéal Poetry Reading – Cork
A great night was had by all when Annette Skade read at Cork’s popular weekly poetry event Ó Bhéal on January 27th 2014. Ó Bhéal (Irish for by word of mouth) creates an original platform for established and non-established poets alike, allowing the public access to contemporary poetry, and it draws an audience who appreciate […]
Thimblerig – Cork Launch
Annette Skade, winner of the 2012 Cork Literary Review Poetry Manuscript Competition, will launch her award-winning poetry collection Thimblerig at the Bradshaw Literary Festival, a two-day Gathering event in Cork this November. St Luke’s Church Cork will be the setting for the event which will celebrate and showcase some of the finest literary talent from […]
[Poem] Peninsula
This poem was published in Abridged, an online poetry magazine which focuses on contemporary poetry that articulates responses to a rapidly-changing society. Annette Skade’s poem was written in response to the theme of ‘Rust’ and examines that idea in a poem about ‘the peninsula.’ Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘The Peninsula’ is rightly treasured for its […]
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[Poem] Wedding Quilt
This poem was the winner of the Bailieborough Poetry Festival competition 2013. Poets were invited to ‘quilt a poem’ in response to visual images of quilts. This is the quilt that inspired Annette, and it prompted this tender poem which recognises each element of the patchwork as honouring, and binding, the fragile elements of a […]
Cork Poetry Scene
Cork’s thriving poetry scene is acknowledged in this blog post about the Cork Literary Review Poetry Manuscript Competition 2012 which was won by Annette Skade. Skade’s career as a poet was boosted by publication in ShOp the West Cork literary magazine, and after winning the literary manuscript prize, she secured publication by Cork-based publisher Bradshaw […]
Winning the Bailieborough Poetry Festival 2013
Culture Night at Lismore Castle
As part of Ireland’s annual Culture Night, Annette Skade will be reading, alongside Kathy D’Arcy at Lismore Castle on September 20th. The evening of free events will provide the official launch of the Graduate Art Exhibition will take place at St Carthage Hall. The launch will be followed by free drinks, poetry readings, and music […]