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Research Interests
My current research examines representations of the pastoral mode in queer Irish poetry. It considers how Mary Montague, Colette Bryce, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, and Seán Hewitt employ landscape to negotiate the growing assimilation of queer communities into contemporary Irish society. They expose the violent histories embedded in rural Irish landscapes, revealing how Ireland’s regulation of gender and sexuality interacts with both its colonial past and the escalating climate crisis.
My research interests include:
- Contemporary Irish Poetry
- Queer Theory
- Environmental Humanities
- Memory Studies
My creative writing has also appeared in numerous literary journals, including HOWL magazine. I was the winner of the inaugural Soundings Poetry conference in collaboration with South Eastern Technological University.
Education/Academic qualification
Masters, University of Limerick
Award Date: 24 Jan 2024
Bachelor, B.A., South Eastern Technological University
Award Date: 1 Nov 2022
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Activities
- 4 Oral presentation
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‘For woods are forms of grief’: Seán Hewitt’s Pastoral Elegies
Reid, J. (Speaker)
8 Jul 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Becoming Wild in Queer Irish Poetry
Reid, J. (Speaker)
9 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Wildness, Loss, and Death in Queer Irish Poetry
Reid, J. (Speaker)
1 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Making Oddkin: Encountering the Wolf in Mary Montague’s Sensuous Poesis
Reid, J. (Speaker)
21 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Elegies for a changing land: how Ireland’s poets are responding to the climate crisis
11/05/26
1 Media contribution
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Ten compelling poems about climate change – chosen by our experts
1/05/26
1 Media contribution
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Mary Dorcey: queer Irish poet illuminates a form of sexuality even the law has overlooked
22/05/25
1 Media contribution
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