Molly Twomey: ‘The Citizen’s Wife’ a Poetry Film for Ulysses 2.2 – Bloomsday Supplement 2026

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As part of our 2026 Bloomsday Supplement, Rochford Street Review is republishing Molly Twomey’s poetry film ‘The Citizen’s Wife’. The original piece is reproduced below.

Molly Twomey, one of Ireland’s most vibrant contemporary voices, marked the centenary of Ulysses by James Joyce in 2022 with The Citizen’s Wife, a poetry film by SoFFt Productions which was commissioned by ANU, Landmark and MoLI in partnership with Poetry Ireland and premiered on-line on 16 June 2022.

The work searches for answers to the question ‘What is My Nation?’ from the perspective of a woman who has been doomed to the margins of Ireland’s historical archives.

Director: Natasha Duffy
Cinematographer & Editor: Adrian O’Connell
Sound Recordist: Conor Jacob
Production Assistant: Eva Carolan
Composer & Sound Design: Martha Knight

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Molly Twomey grew up in Lismore, County Waterford, and graduated in 2019 with an MA in Creative Writing from University College Cork. She runs an online international poetry event, Just to Say, sponsored by Jacar Press. In 2021, she was chosen for Poetry Ireland’s Introductions Series and awarded an Arts Council Literature Bursary. Her debut collection, Raised Among Vultures, was published in May 2022 with The Gallery Press. She can be found at https://mollytwomey.com/

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