‘Notes from the Bay of Roaring Water’ was written by Jan Wagner following his time spent in Glenkeen Garden and developed during walks in the surrounding areas. The writer, who has always had a fondness for Limericks, found himself particularly tempted to compose them while travelling through Ireland. Memories from the extended trip were woven into the text, contributing to a broader panorama of Ireland, with a focus on Roaringwater Bay.

Jan Wagner is a poet, translator of English-language poetry, and essayist living in Berlin. In addition to his poetry collections – including ‘Regentonnenvariationen’ (2014), ‘Selbstporträt mit Bienenschwarm: Ausgewählte Gedichte’ (2016), and ‘Steine & Erden’ (2023), all published by Hanser Berlin – he has published the essay collections ‘Die Sandale des Propheten’ (Berlin Verlag, 2011), ‘Der verschlossene Raum’ (Hanser Berlin, 2016), and ‘Der glückliche Augenblick’ (Hanser Berlin, 2021).

He has received numerous awards, including the Leipzig Book Fair Prize (2015) and the Georg Büchner Prize (2017). (As of 2024)