Kitchen Hymns by Padraig O'Tuama

and writing prompts

Notes and writing exercises inspired by a deep reading of Kitchen Hymns by Padraig O’Tuama—highly recommend this book!!

Pádraig Ó Tuama is an Irish poet, theologian, and seasoned broadcaster. He hosts Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios and has published critical and theological essays, a memoir, and multiple volumes of poetry. His writing has previously been published in Kenyon Review, the New England Review, Poetry Ireland, Harvard Review and others. Most recently, he published a poetry collection, Kitchen Hymns (2025) with Copper Canyon Press (and CHEERIO in the U.K.), and the anthology 44 Poems on Being with Each Other; A Poetry Unbound Collection (Canongate and W.W. Norton).Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling writer and skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. He holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in theology, multiple professional qualifications in conflict mediation, and a PhD in Poetry and Theology from the University of Glasgow. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation community. For the fall terms of 2024-28, he is a visiting scholar at the Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University.

Notes, Writing Prompts, and Thoughts to accompany your reading of Kitchen Hymns by Pádraig Ó Tuama