Internationally award-winning poet and writer
Poetry 2026
Read, watch, listen to and find poetry written by Anne Casey and published in 2026 via the links below.
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- 'X-ray' was published in Antipodes, Vol 37 No 1 in January 2026. This poem won the American Association of Australasian Literary Studies Poetry Prize 2024 (1st Prize).
- 'Season of Brigid' and 'Brigid, goddess of light' were featured in the Brigid the Bard Special Supplement to Rochford Street Review published in January 2026.
- 'Singularity' and 'Love in a time of chaos' were published in The Universal Within The Local: An Australian-Romanian Poetic Dialogue with Mihai Eminescu 2023-2025 anthology by the Australian-Romanian Academy in February 2026. The poems by Anne Casey were published in their original English with translations into Romanian by Daniel Ionata, who is the principal editor and translator of the volume. Contributing editors for the anthology are George Roca and Angela Stretch.
- Bé (Muse) was published in Irish and in English, both written by Anne Casey, as part of the 'Celebrate Your Language' edition of Frysk en Frij in February 2026.
- ‘Idir Oispidéal Galair agus Teach na mBocht’ was featured on the 'Multilingual homes [My Language My Country]' podcast, Epidsode 2 - presented by Elaine Laforteza, produced by Masako Fukui and featuring interviews/poetry with Esita Sogotubu, Nadia Niaz and Anne Casey. This episode was published on 2 March 2026 by UTS Impact Studios. This podcast was created by the UTS Multicultural Women’s Network and is part of the broader University of Technology Sydney 'Acknowledgment of Country in Our Languages project'.
- Readings by Anne Casey of her poems ‘Idir Oispidéal Galair agus Teach na mBocht’, 'Between the Fever Hospital and the Poorhouse' and ' The Coloniser's Tongue' were featured on Compulsive Reader Talks podcast on 20 March 2026.
- 'A City Girl' poem/ballad by Anne Casey was set to music by Rosie McDonald. It was recorded with Rosie McDonald on guitar and vocals, Jacqui Mc Phee on violin and vocals, and Cliona Molins on harp and vocals at the Prankqueans Brigid The Bard Festival 2026 Opening Night at Waverley Library, Sydney. This recording was first released by Magdalena Ball on The Compulsive Reader on 20 March 2026.
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"out of emptied cups" poetry collection by Anne Casey (Salmon Poetry 2019)
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"Portrait of a Woman Walking Home" poetry book by Anne Casey (Recent Work Press 2021)