William Keohane

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William Keohane is an Irish writer and transgender activist. His essays have been published in the Irish literary magazine The Stinging Fly , and men's magazine, British GQ .

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Biography

Keohane graduated with an MA in creative writing from University of Limerick, and also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from the same university. [1] He was New Irish Writing's poetry winner in March 2022. [2] In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award and received a Literature Bursary Award from the Arts Council. He was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions series. [3]

In 2023, he was announced as guest editor of Trumpet, an annual literary pamphlet. [4] As of 2022, Keohane is the current writer-in-residence at Ormston House, Limerick. [5] He has held residencies in Tin House, Portland, Oregon, [6] Cill Rialaig, County Kerry, [7] and SÍM in Reykjavík, Iceland. [8]

Keohane was invited to speak at Museum of Literature Ireland for the event celebrating 100 years of James Joyce's Ulysses in 2022. [9] He performed a reading of a sequence of 52 poems in the Belltable Arts Centre, Waterford Institute of Technology and Crawford Art Gallery. [10] [11] The series, 'Boxing Day', reflects on Keohane's experience of gender transition. [12] In November 2022, he collaborated with the composer Ailís Ní Ríain and students in the University of Galway on the performance "Reflections on Loss: Poetry, Music and Performance". [13]

In May 2021, [14] Keohane founded Trans Limerick Community (TLC), a voluntary group that support trans people in the Limerick area and highlighting issues around access to appropriate healthcare and mental health support. [15] [16] He has spoken out about his own experiences in accessing gender affirming healthcare, and the need to travel outside Ireland to do so. [12] [17] He was invited to speak about TLC at Denise Chaila's concert at King John's Castle, Limerick in August 2022, when he also read two of his poems. [18]

Selected publications

References and sources

  1. ↑ "Graduate profile: William Keohane, MA in Creative Writing". University of Limerick. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "New Irish Writing: Poetry from William Keohane". independent. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "William Keohane: Boxing Day - Crawford Art Gallery". crawfordartgallery.ie. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Poetry Ireland Announces Guest Editor Appointments for 2023 Poetry Ireland Review and Trumpet | Poetry Ireland". www.poetryireland.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Ormston (25 March 2022). "William Keohane". Ormston House. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "William Keohane". Tin House. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lime Square Poets featuring: William Keohane". Lime Square Poets. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "SÍM | Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna | Reykjavík". SÍM. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "MoLI Bloomsday Museum of Literature Ireland". moli.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "WILLIAM KEOHANE: Boxing Day - Crawford Art Gallery". crawfordartgallery.ie. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Join poet William Keohane as he presents the story of his transition through poetry". www.wit.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. 1 2 Gilbart, Manon (4 March 2023). "Poet William Keohane opens up about his experience with gender transition". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Reflections on Loss: Poetry, Music and Performance". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Ormston (10 May 2021). "Trans Limerick Community". Ormston House. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Cantwell, Molly (19 October 2022). "Transphobia Causes Mental Health Issues: "Most people are struggling due to the stigma associated with being trans"". Hotpress. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  16. ↑ Lee, Cathy (7 July 2020). "Kindness and understanding are key to supporting transgender community". Wexford People. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Donohoe, Katie (3 December 2019). "Young Limerick trans man launches fundraiser for top surgery". GCN. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  18. ↑ Cantwell, Molly (22 August 2022). "Live Report: Denise Chaila shuts down King John's Castle with other-worldly performance". Hotpress. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Winter 2022-23". The Stinging Fly. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "The story of a man's face". British GQ. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "New Irish Writing: Poetry from William Keohane". independent. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "'Cratloe Wood Lake' by William Keohane". Banshee Press. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Top Surgery by William Keohane | Poetry Ireland". www.poetryireland.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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