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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Poetry Ireland’s First Anniversary at Parnell Square – 10 October
Celebrating One Year of Poetry Ireland at Parnell Square. Join Poetry Ireland for an evening of great poetry and music with Moya Cannon, Tom French and John Mc Intyre, to celebrate the first anniversary of Poetry Ireland at 11 Parnell Square. 7.00pm Tuesday 10 October Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 Tickets: Free, […]
Cork Book Launch: 28 September
The Cork launch of The Coast Road by Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh takes place at 8.00 pm Thursday 28 September 2017 The Roundy (Upstairs), Castle Street, Cork with guest speaker Thomas McCarthy and music by Aoife Granville All welcome
Francis Ledwidge Centenary Seminar: 14 October
Francis Ledwidge Poetry & the First Wold War 1917-2007 Centenary Seminar at Slane Castle, Co Meath 14 October 2017 Programme: 9.00 | Registration 9.45 | Welcome Cllr. Gerry O’Connor, Cathaoirleach, Meath County Council Rosemary Yore, Chair, Francis Ledwidge Museum Committee 9.50 Official Opening Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Ireland Professor of Poetry 10.00-11.30: The Poetry of Francis Ledwidge, […]
Moy Sessions – Sean Lysaght & Gerald Dawe: 6 October
Moy Sessions Vol. VII: Sean Lysaght & Gerald Dawe 8.00pm Friday 6th October Ballina Arts Centre, Mayo Gerald Dawe and Seán Lysaght, will be reading at the Ballina Arts Centre on Friday, 6th October 2017. Their reading will be the seventh in the acclaimed series of Moy Sessions, hosted by the Arts Centre under Director […]
Off the Bog Poetry Reading: 24 August
Off the Bog Poetry Reading (Heritage Week) 8.00 – 9:30pm 24 August 2017 Drumconrath Parish Centre, Co. Meath As part of this year’s Heritage Week Drumconrath Cultural and Heritage Society present a poetry reading with Tom French, who has selected a number of his poems which will reflect life on the bog. Corstown/Ardee bog form part of […]
