Aifric Mac Aodha, John McAuliffe and Paul Perry will take part in O, Miami Poetry Festival (in partnership with The Betsy Hotel and presented by Poetry Ireland and Culture Ireland) on Sunday 21st April. 7.30pm Sunday, 21 April 2019 The Betsy Hotel’s B Bar South Beach Miami www.omiami.org/events/2019/3/16/three-irish-poets Aifric Mac Aodha was born in […]
Marina Carr in conversation…. Blessington Library – 5 April
Join Dr Ciara Kelly as she interviews Arnold Thomas Fanning & Marina Carr on what it is like to craft such dark narratives based around mental health and how they are received. Both authors will read from selected works and discuss what it is like to immerse themselves in their writing process and how they […]
Poetry & Music at Cúirt – 9 April
POETRY & MUSIC/FILÍOCHT & CEOL at Cúirt International Festival of Literature The Calling Cards anthology of younger poets writing in Irish, with translations into English, (The Gallery Press & Poetry Ireland, 2018) introduced a new generation of Irish-language poets to a wider audience. Cúirt is delighted to present two of these poets, Aifric […]
Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh & Billy Ramsell – 5 April
Reading and cultural debate with the two Irish poets Billy Ramsell and Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, based on their respective works. Billy Ramsell’s The Architect’s Dream of Winter (Dedalus Press, 2013) is the first work by Billy Ramsell to be translated into Italian. Translator Lorenzo Seas will also participate in the meeting. Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh has published two collections in […]
Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival Irish Times Poetry Now Award
Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival Irish Times Poetry Now Award Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival and The Irish Times once again present the Poetry Now award in which the winner of the best collection of 2018 is announced. This year’s judges are poets Bernard O’Donoghue, Moya Cannon and Lucy Collins. 12.00pm Saturday March 30th […]
Mountains to Sea Festival Club: 28 March
The Mountains to Sea Festival Club presents An Evening of Poetry, Song and Conversation with Peter Fallon, Saramai and Oisín Leech. 9.30pm Thursday 28 March The Library Bar, Haddington Hotel, Dun Laoghaire Adm: €15/€12 Enjoy an intimate interlude of songs, readings and talk from three acclaimed artists from County Meath. As one of The Lost […]
Annual Lecture by Ireland Professor of Poetry: 28th March
Annual lecture by Ireland Professor of Poetry Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin on Thursday 28th March The Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will repeat her annual lecture entitled ”Instead of a Shrine: Poetry and Ritual” in McMordie Hall, Music Building, University Square, Queen’s University Belfast at 7.00pm. To RSVP please contact Niamh McCabe by email […]
Aifric Mac Aodha at Verse Fest 2019
Six days, eighty poets, one festival. Celebrating written poetry and spoken word in English and French, Verse Fest ’19 brings you some of the most exciting poets on the planet. Aifric Mac Aodha takes part in the Transatlantic Showcase on Saturday 30 March with Katharina Schultens, Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir and Mary Noonan. 7.00pm Knox Presbyterian […]
Cork International Poetry Festival:19-23 March
Spring sees the beginning of festivals around the country and what better way to start the literary festival year than with Cork International Poetry Festival which runs from 19th – 23rd March 2019. 10.00pm Wednesday 20 March Michelle O’Sullivan & Mary Noon Cork Arts Theatre 7.00pm Thursday 21 March Ciaran Berry & James Harpur […]
Poetry @ Kyle’s: 19 March
Kyle’s of Terenure in association with The Village Bookshop present Poetry @Kyle’s with guests Aifric Mac Aodha (Foreign News, Gallery Books, 2017), Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (Ireland Professor of Poetry) and introducing Ben McGuire with live music from Jake Regan. 7.30pm Tuesday 19 March The Next Level, Upstairs @Kyle’s, 101 Terenure Road, Dublin 6W Free admission […]
