Niamh MacCabe reads her two poems from Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd. 

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Two Poems by Niamh MacCabe

Tracey Rhys reads two poems from Issue 12 of The Lonely Crowd.

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Tracey Rhys reads 'Bathsheba In Eden’ And ‘Bathsheba'

'The Fox' was written and performed by Gavin Goodwin, with cello arranged and played by Nerys Clark. It was produced by Martin Levan, and mastered by Frank Arkwright.

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'The Fox' by Gavin Goodwin

Pauline Flynn reads her poem from Issue 14 of The Lonely Crowd. Image by Pauline Flynn

Mary of Egypt goes into the Desert to Repent her Lascivious Life

Alan McCormick reads his short story from Issue 14 of The Lonely Crowd.

'Take Away' by Alan McCormick (part two)

Jackie Gorman reads her poem from Issue 14 of The Lonely Crowd.

'The Museum of Natural History in my Mind'

Morgan L Ventura reads ‘Desert Talk’ from The Lonely Crowd’s ‘Poet of the Month’ series.

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‘Desert Talk’ by Morgan L. Ventura

John Freeman is our Poet of the Month for May. Listen to him read one of his new poems, ‘Little Dancer, Fourteen'. Photo by Peter Sedgwick.

‘Little Dancer’, Fourteen' by John Freeman

'A Suitable Feast' by Cath Barton

S. C. Flynn is our Poet of the Month for July. www.thelonelycrowd.org

'Uploading the Impossible' by S. C. Flynn

Shauna Gilligan is our Poet of the Month for August 2025. Listen to her read one of her new poems for us here.

'Self-Butchery In Two Parts' by Shauna Gilligan

Chrissie Gittins is our Poet of the Month for September. Listen to her read her poem, 'Crusts' here.

'Crusts' by Chrissie Gittins

Chrissie Gittins is our #poetofthemonth for September

Come With Me To The Casbah by Chrissie Gittins

Brian Kirk is our Poet of the Month for November. Listen to him read his poem 'Carnival'.

'Carnival' by Brian Kirk

'Joy' by Karys Frank is our Short Story of the Month for November. Listen to Karys read the story here.

'Joy' by Karys Frank

'Made You Look' is taken from Valerie Sirr's forthcoming debut short story collection The Beautiful Rooms, which will be published by The Lonely Press next spring. 

READ BY THE AUTHOR: 'Made You Look' by Valerie Sirr

Ruth McKee reads her short story 'Drive', taken from the new issue of The Lonely Crowd, which may be purchased here: https://thelonelycrowd.org/online-shop/

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'Drive' by Ruth McKee

Nuala O'Connor reads her short story 'Girlgrief', taken from Issue Six of The Lonely Crowd.

'Girlgrief' by Nuala O'Connor

Jackie Gorman reads her two poems from Issue Six of The Lonely Crowd.



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Jackie Gorman reads 'The Moorhen' & 'Badlands'

Angela T. Carr reads three poems from Issue Ten of The Lonely Crowd.

© Angela T. Carr, 2018.

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'Quadratic Love Song' by Angela T. Carr

'At the Heart of Every Stone A Bird' by Angela T. Carr

Lucie McKnight Hardy reads an extract from 'Badgerface', her new short story in Issue Ten of The Lonely Crowd. www.thelonelycrowd.org 

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An Extract from 'Badgerface' by Lucie McKnight Hardy

Meadhbh Ní Eadhra reads an excerpt from 'Messages', a short story in Issue Ten of The Lonely Crowd.

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An Excerpt from 'Messages' by  Meadhbh Ní Eadhra

Craig Austin previews his story from Issue 12 of The Lonely Crowd.

Winter Readings: 'P.O. Box 37864' by Craig Austin

Glyn Edwards reads from Vertebrae, his debut collection for The Lonely Press.

'Voicemail' by Glyn Edwards

Fiona O'Connor reads an extract from her new short story 'Space is a Doubt', featured in Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd.

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Read by the Author: 'Space Is A Doubt' by Fiona O'Connor

Laura Wainwright reads her new poem featured in Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd.

Winter Readings: ‘The Pollinators’ by Laura Wainwright

Laura Wainwright reads her new poem featured in Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd. 

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Winter Readings: ‘Mouths’ by Laura Wainwright

Justine Bothwick reads her short story ’Tenderness’, featured in Issue 12 of The Lonely Crowd. 

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Winter Readings: ‘Tenderness’ by Justine Bothwick

'On Seeing His Shoes' by Niamh MacCabe

'And Her Father' by Niamh MacCabe

Fergus Cronin reads ‘Badlands’ from Issue 12 of The Lonely Crowd.

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Winter Readings: ‘Badlands’ by Fergus Cronin

Jonathan Gibbs reads the opening of his short story from Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd: 'A Prolonged Kiss'.

'A Prolonged Kiss' By Jonathan Gibbs

Lauren Mackenzie reads her short story, 'Free Love', from Issue Twelve of The Lonely Crowd. 

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Winter Readings: 'Free Love' by Lauren Mackenzie

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