Hi, I’m Aisling and I’m part of the editing and social media team here at Bound By! Like most of the team I studied creative writing at university, but I also studied politics for a year and maybe that’s the reason a lot my poetry has a definite political edge. At first poetry felt like a very unfamiliar way of writing, but I quickly fell in love with its short, sharp nature. I see poetry as kind of like written photography, capturing a quick snapshot of a moment or feeling, and completely immersing you in it. My own poetry reflects this, often relying on memory and visual stimuli to begin the writing process. Some common themes that I’ve been writing about recently include: the displacement of the Celtic identity; the place of religious belief in the modern world; and the rise of misogynistic ideologies in the younger generation. Since graduating I spent the summer travelling Eastern Europe (highlights including Vienna and Budapest!) and I’m now working with Cork Arts Theatre on their annual 10x10 minute play event.