Daniel Wade is an Irish poet, playwright and spoken-word performer from Dublin, Ireland. He is a graduate of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, where he studied English and Journalism. His poetry has been published in journals and anthologies including Optic, Limerick Revival, Wordlegs, The Stony Thursday Book (ed. Paddy Bushe), HeadSpace Magazine, the Seven Towers 2014 Census, Bray Arts Journal, The Sea (charity anthology in aid of the RNLI), Sixteen Magazine, The Bogman's Cannon, Iodine Poetry Journal, Zymbol, HeadStuff, Coast Monkey, FLAR 17, Tales From the Forest, and The Runt. In April 2015 he was the Hennessy New Irish Writing poetry winner, published in The Irish Times. He writes a monthly poetry column for Coast Monkey, entitled 'Poems from the Coast'. Daniel has been a guest on Dublin South FM's Rhyme and Reason poetry program, and Near FM's Writer's Block. In June 2015, his radio drama, The Outer Darkness, was broadcast on Dublin South FM. A prolific performer, Daniel has read his work at festivals including Electric Picnic, Body and Soul, Noeliefest and the West Belfast Festival. In January 2017, his sequence of haibun poems 'Iceberg Relief' was published as an e-chapbook by Underground Voices and is available for download (see 'Iceberg Relief' section below). In January 2017 his play The Collector will be staged in The New Theatre, Dublin. Recordings of his work can be heard on Mixcloud and Soundcloud. For professional booking, contact Daniel at danielpwade@gmail.com.