The Poets Library at Cork City Library

Daragh Fleming is the author of Lonely Boy and A Brief Inhalation. His work appears in Southword, Crannóg, amongst other literary journals. He was highly commended for both the Patrick Kavanagh Award

and the Fool For Poetry prize in 2023, and shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship Poetry prize in 2024. He is a Cork boy.

Daragh will dissect one of his poems, divulging its origins, influences, and the skills that make it impactful.