keev ó baoill (boyle-darby)
b. 1997. living and working in london and ireland. (they/them)
Education
2023-2026 the remote body, Writing Workshop Series, (Remote).
2025 Beyond Form Creative Writing, Decomposed: Writing with Narrative Shape and Embodied Practice with Char Heather, (Workshop Series).
2025 Beyond Form Creative Writing, Hermit Crabs as Queer Forms with Jessice Wright, (Workshop Series).
2024 fourteen poems, Out-of-body with Mícheál McCann, (Four Week Poetry Course).
2024 fourteen poems, Through the language glass with David Nash, (Four Week Poetry Course).
2024 fourteen poems, Blurring Empire with Rona Luo, (Four Week Poetry Course).
2024 fourteen poems, Get your freak on with Shanay Neusum-James (Four Week Poetry Course).
2023 The Common Press, Queer Writing Circle, (Writing Workshop)
2022 MA. (First Class Hons) in Gender, Sexuality and Culture, University College Dublin.
2020 BA. (First Class Hons) in English and History, University College Dublin.
2019 Erasmus Student in Media/Cultural Studies, University of Amsterdam.
Experience
2022-2026 Basic Income for the Arts, Pilot Scheme Recipient
2024/5 Creative Futures Academy, Mentor and Tutor, Creative Approaches to Research
2024 Dublin Book Festival, Poetry Reader & Speaker, ‘Leabharlann Beag’, on behalf of Channel
2023 Creative Futures Academy, Guest Speaker, Creative Approaches to Research
2022 Creative Futures Academy, Launch Event Panel Discussion Speaker, Creative Futures
2021 Caveat Lector, Publications Assistant, Issue 12
2021 AreWeEurope, Campaigns Associate, Untold Stories
2021 The University Observer, Columnist, Quare Reactions
2021 Gay Community News (GCN.ie), Journalist
Mentorships & Residencies
2025 the remote body, Writers Retreat (Remote)
2025 frequent crier club, GUM SNEAKER COBWEB MOUTH (Accessible Digital Art Residency)
2025 the remote body, Mentorship with Char Heather, Steward of theremotebody (Remote)
2022 Creative Futures Academy, Mentorship with Simon O’Connor, Director of MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland)
Publications & Features
2025 “I do go to the dentist”, “Fit Notes” Anthology, Ache Magazine
2025 “i want some space to fuck”, Trans Tongues Anthology Vol. 3, t’ART Press
2024 “Más buan mo chuimhne”, Issue 11, Channel Magazine
2024 “oh, but i will miss you”, Making Room, Gnashing Teeth
2024 "i am not someone", Mulch, theremotebody
2024 the end of the fucking world / shitty airport poems, Chapbook, Back Room Poetry
2023 “cois farraige, i bhfad uaim”, Issue 8, Channel Magazine
2023 "(Re)imagining the Sci-fi Hero in Leviathan Wakes and This Is How You Lose the Time War: queer narrative as the path to new, revolutionary futures." Research Article. SEXTANT: Masculinities, Sexualities & Decolonialities, Vol 1, Issue 2, Spring: 63-77.
2023 “the end of the world, my body is a temple full of chicken flavour koka noodles and plain chicken dippers”, Issue 4 “Spectrum”, Powders Press
2022 “the end of the world, trans ed.”, Issue 3 “Gender”, Powders Press
2022 “New Friends in Town”, Interview with John Keelan of All My Friends Pub, Pride edition 2022, GCN Magazine
2021 “For Mother Mary and her Petulant, Devilish Daughters”, Personal Essay, Pride Edition 2021, GCN Magazine
2021 “Pod People”, Interview with Robbie Lawlor and Veda Lady, ‘Living’ edition, GCN Magazine
2021 “For Mother Mary and her Petulant, Devilish Daughters”, Personal Essay, Pride Edition 2021, GCN Magazine
2021 “If I” & “For painful goodbyes and cries of self-sufficiency”, Issue 2 “The Places: We Return to”, The Places Zine
2020 “For [redacted]”, Issue 2 “Lockdown Loveletters”, LadyBug Zine
2020 Featured Artist, Queer Arts Ireland
Awards
2020 U21 Summer School Scholarship, University College Dublin & University of Glasgow
2018 Dr H. H. Stewart Literary Scholarship (Nominated), National University of Ireland
2018 Patrick Semple Award & UCD Ad Astra Stage 2 Scholar Award, University College Dublin