William Keohane
{{short description|Irish poet and non-fiction writer from Limerick, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
William Keohane is an Irish writer. His essays have been published in the Irish literary magazine The Stinging Fly, and men's magazine, British GQ.
Biography
Keohane graduated with an MA in creative writing from University of Limerick, and also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from the same university.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=Graduate profile: William Keohane, MA in Creative Writing |url=https://www.ul.ie/artsoc/articles/postgraduate-student-profile-william-keohane-ma-in-creative-writing |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=University of Limerick |language=en}} He was New Irish Writing's poetry winner in March 2022.{{Cite web |title=New Irish Writing: Poetry from William Keohane |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/new-irish-writing/new-irish-writing-poetry-from-william-keohane-41488240.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=independent |date=26 March 2022 |language=en}} In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award and received a Literature Bursary Award from the Arts Council. He was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions series.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=William Keohane: Boxing Day - Crawford Art Gallery |url=https://crawfordartgallery.ie/william-keohane-boxing-day/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=crawfordartgallery.ie |language=en-GB}}
In 2023, he was announced as guest editor of Trumpet, an annual literary pamphlet.{{Cite web |title=Poetry Ireland Announces Guest Editor Appointments for 2023 Poetry Ireland Review and Trumpet {{!}} Poetry Ireland |url=https://www.poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-ireland-announces-guest-editor-appointments-for-2023-poetry-ireland-review-and-trumpet |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.poetryireland.ie}} As of 2022, Keohane is the current writer-in-residence at Ormston House, Limerick.{{Cite web |last=Ormston |date=2022-03-25 |title=William Keohane |url=https://ormstonhouse.com/william-keohane/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Ormston House |language=en-GB}} He has held residencies in Tin House, Portland, Oregon,{{Cite web |title=William Keohane |url=https://tinhouse.com/th_post_faculty/william-keohane/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Tin House |language=en-US}} Cill Rialaig, County Kerry,{{Cite web |title=Lime Square Poets featuring: William Keohane |url=https://www.limesquarepoets.com/event-details/lime-square-poets-featuring-william-keohane |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Lime Square Poets |language=en}} and SÍM in Reykjavík, Iceland.{{Cite web |title=SÍM {{!}} Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna {{!}} Reykjavík |url=https://www.sim.is/en |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=SÍM |language=en}}
Keohane was invited to speak at Museum of Literature Ireland for the event celebrating 100 years of James Joyce's Ulysses in 2022.{{Cite web |title=MoLI Bloomsday Museum of Literature Ireland |url=https://moli.ie/bloomsday/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=moli.ie}} He performed a reading of a sequence of 52 poems in the Belltable Arts Centre, Waterford Institute of Technology and Crawford Art Gallery.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=WILLIAM KEOHANE: Boxing Day - Crawford Art Gallery |url=https://crawfordartgallery.ie/william-keohane-boxing-day/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=crawfordartgallery.ie |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Join poet William Keohane as he presents the story of his transition through poetry |url=https://www.wit.ie/events/humanities/join-poet-william-keohane-as-he-presents-the-story-of-his-transition-through-poetry |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.wit.ie |language=en}} The series, 'Boxing Day', reflects on Keohane's experience of gender transition.{{Cite web |last=Gilbart |first=Manon |date=4 March 2023 |title=Poet William Keohane opens up about his experience with gender transition |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1049645/poet-william-keohane-opens-up-about-his-experience-with-gender-transition.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.limerickleader.ie |language=en}} In November 2022, he collaborated with the composer Ailís Ní Ríain and students in the University of Galway on the performance "Reflections on Loss: Poetry, Music and Performance".{{Cite web |title=Reflections on Loss: Poetry, Music and Performance |url=https://journalofmusic.com/listing/27-10-22/reflections-loss-poetry-music-and-performance |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=The Journal of Music |language=en}}
In May 2021,{{Cite web |last=Ormston |date=2021-05-10 |title=Trans Limerick Community |url=https://ormstonhouse.com/trans-limerick-community/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Ormston House |language=en-GB}} Keohane founded Trans Limerick Community (TLC), a voluntary group that support trans people in the Limerick area and highlighting issues around access to appropriate healthcare and mental health support.{{Cite web |last=Cantwell |first=Molly |date=19 October 2022 |title=Transphobia Causes Mental Health Issues: "Most people are struggling due to the stigma associated with being trans" |url=https://www.hotpress.com/health/transphobia-causes-mental-health-issues-most-people-are-struggling-due-to-the-stigma-associated-with-being-trans-22934090 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Hotpress}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Cathy |date=7 July 2020 |title=Kindness and understanding are key to supporting transgender community |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexfordpeople/news/kindness-and-understanding-are-key-to-supporting-transgender-community-39345492.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Wexford People |language=en}} He has spoken out about his own experiences in accessing gender affirming healthcare, and the need to travel outside Ireland to do so.{{Cite web |last=Donohoe |first=Katie |date=2019-12-03 |title=Young Limerick trans man launches fundraiser for top surgery |url=https://gcn.ie/limerick-trans-man-fundraiser-top-surgery/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=GCN |language=en}} He was invited to speak about TLC at Denise Chaila's concert at King John's Castle, Limerick in August 2022, when he also read two of his poems.{{Cite web |last=Cantwell |first=Molly |date=22 August 2022 |title=Live Report: Denise Chaila shuts down King John's Castle with other-worldly performance |url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/live-report-denise-chaila-shuts-down-king-johns-castle-with-other-worldly-performance-22925390 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Hotpress}}
Selected publications
- 'Three Strands' in The Stinging Fly, issue 47: winter 2022.{{Cite web |title=Winter 2022-23 |url=https://stingingfly.org/product/winter-2022/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=The Stinging Fly |language=en-GB}}
- 'The story of a man’s face' in British GQ, July/August 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=The story of a man's face |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/the-story-of-a-mans-face |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}
- 'Postcard' and 'Anniversary' in the Irish Independent, March 2022.{{Cite web |title=New Irish Writing: Poetry from William Keohane |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/new-irish-writing/new-irish-writing-poetry-from-william-keohane-41488240.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=independent |date=26 March 2022 |language=en}}
- 'Cratloe Wood Lake' in Banshee, issue #12: autumn/winter 2021.{{Cite web |title='Cratloe Wood Lake' by William Keohane |url=https://www.bansheelit.com/read/cratloe-wood-lake-by-william-keohane |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Banshee Press |language=en-IE}}
- 'Top surgery' in Poetry Ireland Review, Issue 134, Sept 2021.{{Cite web |title=Top Surgery by William Keohane {{!}} Poetry Ireland |url=https://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/poetry-ireland-review/online-archive/view/top-surgery |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.poetryireland.ie}}
References and sources
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.williamkeohane.com/ Official Website]
- [https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/21762894/ Keohane reading his poem 'Multitudes'] on Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keohane, William}}
Category:People from Limerick (city)
Category:Irish transgender men
Category:Alumni of the University of Limerick
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Transgender male writers
Category:21st-century Irish poets