Poetry Director of the Monster Truck Art Gallery, Desmond’s main research area is the four cycles of Irish myth. He is one of the country's most gifted live poets, is a Cuírt Poetry SLAM finalist and the catalyst responsible for initiating the Inaugural All Ireland SLAM Poetry Championship in 2007. His work has appeared in numerous mainstream and avant-garde print and internet publications throughout Europe and America, including Blazevox, Aesthetica, Neon Highway, X Magazine and West 47. His practice is at the cutting edge of internet technology and he is currently number one of the 17 poets and 37 poems showcased in the Ó Bhéal "youtube" Irish poetry charts. A regular at the Open Mics of Dublin, he has a honed live skill and his work appears all over the internet in poetry and prose.