Anne Casey read her poem ‘ERASURE: Monumental Decision of the United States on the Ban on Books’, which first appeared in the 2026 Rochford Street Review Bloomsday Supplement, at the Joyce Jam at the Gaelic Club, Sydney, on Sunday 14 June 2026. Fortunately the reading was recorded (note you will need to expand the video to full screen).
Originally from the west of Ireland and living in Australia for three decades, Anne Casey is the author of six poetry collections. Her work is widely published internationally, ranking in The Irish Times Most Read. Her recent awards include the American Writers Review Prize, Henry Lawson Prize for Poetry and American Association of Australasian Literary Studies Poetry Prize. She has a PhD in archival poetry and poetics of resistance from the University of Technology Sydney where she teaches creative writing. anne-casey.com @1annecasey
2026 Bloomsday Supplement - Table of Contents
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