It's not online but here's a wee flavour: 'Ní Chonchúir's characters jump off the page: arthritic Cora and fat-and-ugly coalman Noel, la-di-dah Auntie Bridget, lumpy, sad Liam. Her language is precise and earthy...she eschews showy descriptions for lived visceral experience.'
I am glowing! Thanks to Mia.
The Fly is the usual mix of poetry and fiction and there's even a graphic story by Kevin Barry illustrated by Alé Mercado. The cover is suitably wintery and in its new bulked up incarnation, the mag feels weighty and looks beautiful. There are plenty of writers I know between the covers: Niamh Bagnell, Grace Wells, Gerard Hanberry etc etc. I look forward to settling down for a good read. (I nearly wrote 'feed'!)
You can buy the mag here.
11 comments:
Congratulations! Wow, the new issue looks stunning.
Hi Ali
The cover is brilliant - that's a shot from Kevin and Alé's story. Cool or what?
Just read it - very balanced and perceptive review from a writer with impeccable taste. Nice one.
Thanks PJ. I'm delighted with it. It's learn-ed, I feel. Some of it made me giggle. And I admire her writing so much. Deadly.
Congratulations babe. Can't wait to read the review.
Thanks, love. I wonder will your Da notice it in between ranting about the magazine's general content!
Yay, congrats Nu! The Fly covers just get better and better.
Whoop! Congrats Nu, I'm delighted for you. My copy hasn't arrived yet, I can't wait now to get my hands on it now!
Congratulations, Nu - I'd be grinning my head off, too!
Ta, girlies. It's a v well written review - it mad me laugh and think.
Thanks for introducing me to The Stinging Fly, and CONGRATS on such a wonderful review of YOU!
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