My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Female
Industry	Publishing
Occupation	Writer
Location	Athlone, Ireland
Introduction	Award winning writer, Amy Abdullah Barry is short story writer, poet, free-lance journalist and a facilitator. She is published widely including Cyphers, Southword, London Tribune, Paris Lit Up, The Galway Review and elsewhere. Featured in Breaking Ground Ireland. Her poems have been translated into many languages including Irish, Italian, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani and Spanish. Chosen for the Poetry Ireland Introduction Series 2022. A travel lover, she previously worked in the media, hotel and energy industry. Amy has been awarded literature bursaries from the Arts Council and Words Ireland. She is a professional member of The Irish Writers Centre and, an Honorary member of the Pablo Neruda Association, Italy. Amy is the founder of Global Writers. She regularly organises poetry & music events in her hometown, Athlone. She has performed her work in Ireland and internationally. ‘Flirting with Tigers’ is her debut collection of poems published by Dedalus Press. The review in Irish Times praising it as being driven by narrative juxtapositions: stories of home and abroad, Malaysia’s Penang and rural Ireland.
Favorite movies	Deer Hunter Missing (2024)
Favorite music	Never gonna give you up. Mama Mia Time to say goodbye Conquest of Paradise/Vengelis Sweet 16
Favorite books	The letters of John McGahern The Unbearable lightness of being The Great Gatsby