9th Annual PoetryFest at the Irish Arts Center, New York. Curated by Nick Laird “Literary revelry” —The New Yorker The only literary event of its kind, our ninth annual PoetryFest gathers poets from Ireland and North America for three days of verse and conversation. This year’s lineup features former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins; National Book Award for Poetry-winner and […]
Listowel Writers Week Irish Poem of the Year Shortlist
Listowel Writers Week/Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards Irish Poem of the Year 2017. Adjudicator Richard Skinner, Director of the Fiction Programme at the Faber Academy had the unenviable task of choosing a shortlist of four poems from over 100 entries. ‘Points’ by Amanda Bell. ‘Ledgwidge in Manchester’ by John McAuliffe. ‘Bride & Moth’ by Tara Bergin. ‘Seven Sugar Cubes’ by Clodagh […]
Gerard Fanning (1952-2017)
The Gallery Press mourns the death of Gerard Fanning and sends heartfelt sympathy to Bríd and to his family. May his gentle soul rest in peace. www.irishtimes.com
UK Launch for Andrew Jamison’s Stay: 24 October
Award-winning poet Andrew Jamison will be holding the UK launch of his impressive new poetry collection, Stay, at Mostly Books, Oxfordshire. 7.00pm Tuesday 24 October Mostly Books, 36 Stert Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3JP Adm: £4.00 with £2 redeemable off the price of the book and include a glass of wine or soft drink on arrival. […]
John Hewitt Birthday Reading: 25 October
John Hewitt Birthday Reading with Sasha Dugdale, Vona Groarke & Stephen Sexton 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Wednesday 25 October The John Hewitt Bar, 51 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2FH United Kingdom £8/£7 concession The John Hewitt Society presents three award-winning poets in the annual reading to mark the birth date of John Hewitt, the celebrated Belfast-born poet, in the […]
Three Titles Book Launch: 26 October
The Gallery Press in association with Poetry Ireland hopes you will join us in celebrating the publication of new collections by Aifric Mac Aodha / David Wheatley, Andrew Jamison and Conor O’Callaghan. 7.00pm Thursday 26 October Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 Free admission, booking advised Aifric Mac Aodha, winner of the Oireachtas Prize […]
10th Anniversary Gala Concert at Solstice: 27 October
10th Anniversary Gala Concert with Saramai, Oisin Leech, Peter Fallon, Tom French, Danny Diamond, Brian Byrne, RTE Concert Orchestra and more. 8:00pm Friday 27 October Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, County Meath Tickets: €50 Business Formal / Evening Dress is recommended Beautiful songsmiths there is an island will perform the world premiere of a song cycle […]
Festival of Wild Atlantic Writing: 27-29 October
The Festival of Wild Atlantic Writing, in the footsteps of Ted Hughes, takes place from 27-29 October 2017 at Doonreagan, Cashel, Co. Galway, Ireland. Participants include Robert Jocelyn, Tony Curtis, Seán Lysaght, Máire Holmes, Ann Henning Jocelyn, Gerald Dawe, Padraic Rainey, Sean Ryder, Pat Mullan, John Fanning and more. 11.30 – 13.00 Saturday 28 October Gerald Dawe and […]
Warwick Women in Translation Award Shortlist
Congratulations to Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh whose ‘The Coast Road’ has made the shortlist of the 2017 Warwick Women in Translation award. https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/…/p…/warwick_announces_shortlist/ The Coast Road by Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, translated from Irish by Michael Coady, Peter Fallon, Tom French, Alan Gillis, Vona Groarke, John McAuliffe, Medbh McGuckian, Paul Muldoon, Michelle O’Sullivan, Justin Quinn, Billy Ramsell, […]
Of Mouth Lunchtime Reading: 20 October
Of Mouth Lunchtime Reading series presents Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Trevor Joyce. 1.00pm – 2.30pm Friday 20th October Free Event Two eminent poets and translators, Trevor Joyce and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (currently the Irish Chair of Poetry) will read from their work and discuss the part that translation has played in the making of their […]
