Mentorship in Poetry with Patrick Cotter 2025
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Patrick Cotter has published several chapbooks and four full collections of poetry, most recently, Sonic White Poise (2021) and Quality Control at the Miracle Factory (2025) both with the Dedalus Press. He has edited many poetry journals, including guest-edited in 2015 a special issue of POETRY on young Irish poets. His poems have appeared in the Financial Times, London Review of Books, POETRY, Poetry Ireland Review, Poetry Review, the Stinging Fly and many other places. He has been curating poetry events since 1985 and has been a contributor and a subject of many poetry podcasts, including for the Poetry Foundation and RTE.
1) Eligible mentorship candidates must be currently residing in Munster.
2) Poets must have at least two journal publication credits.
3) Candidates may apply to a maximum of two mentors, but no successful candidate can receive more than one mentorship.
4) Successful candidates must prove their Munster residency state and subscribe to the journal Southword before mentorships can begin.
5) Mentees must declare their capacity to access the mentorships by meeting the mentor in Cork at a place and time of mutual convenience.
6) Mentees will be expected to supply a short report at the end of their mentorship.
7) Poet applicants must supply, (through Submittable) in one document, a short text explaining why they need the mentorship, a bio note listing any previous poetry activity (publications, readings, workshops attended etc.), and five of their best poems.
8) Mentorships will consist of four face-to-face, two-hour sessions between October – November. Assignments may be given to work on between sessions.
9) This year previous mentees with the Munster Literature Centre may also apply again.