Andy Porter, books on the walls Poet in Residence: Neighbour's Got A New Hot Tub (Luain Press)

saturday 7 march

2-2.30

Andy has been writing poems since 2020 after working for over 30 years as an advertising scriptwriter, copywriter and director.

His debut poetry collection, Neighbour's Got a New Hot Tub, was launched in July 2025 by independent Irish publisher, Luain Press. The following month Andy was invited to appear with Rising Tide Events at Electric Picnic, Ireland's biggest music festival. He performs regularly at Spoken Word nights and is just as happy performing in front of an audience of a handful of people as he is in front of a theatre or festival audience of 150. Andy's work has featured on several podcasts and his poem "You Can't Take it with You" is in The Poetry's Dead's second anthology (published January 2026). His second full collection will be published later this year. Andy lives with his wife Kathy in the village of Great Barrow, where he is surrounded by lunatics, most of whom are his friends.

These entertaining, high-spirited poems are packed with humour and crafted rhyme. Andy Porter has a natural facility for memorable words, phrases and titles to make you smile. Greg Freeman, Write Out Loud

Funny, fab images, joyous juxtapositions. Neil Mullarkey, Co-founder, The Comedy Store

A bloody great poet! Leon Dunne, All Ireland Poetry Slam Champion 2022

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