This coming Friday at 1 pm you can catch Susan Connolly in The Irish Writers' Centre where she will read poetry. The event is in association with Poetry Ireland. I won't make it but if you can be there then you will be in for a treat as Susan is a wonderful writer. I think she is one of my favourite Irish poets. She read at The Boyne Readings in Trim (which incidentally I kind of miss, hopefully they will return in the new year) and she has a poem published in Boyne Berries 10. Susan has many lovely poems about life, relationships, ancient Ireland, her native places and the beauty of the countryside. Yes I am a fan!! Go and buy one of her collections ( For the Stranger, Winterlight, Forest Music) for yourself and you'll see what I mean.
These are busy times in the literary world. In fact I have just been thinking that I haven't taken my foot from the floor all year in regards to writing. This week Kate Dempsey will read Some Poems from The Moth editions in Maynooth Contemporary Arts Centre at 7.30 pm. On Thursday night there is an event in The Irish Writers' Centre celebrating Frank X. Buckley. I have been invited as I entered a competition to write some poems based on the paintings in the Irish Writers' Centre. It looks like it will be a fabulous event. I don't know if I will be able to attend Kate's reading or the latter as I am in work all this week until 6 o'clock. The winners of the Frank X. Buckley Competition are Elizabeth O'Carroll, Paddy Doherty, Susan Stairs, Eleanor Hooker, Eoin Hegarty and Patricia Clark.
Hi Orla. I'm going to try to make Susan's reading. I don't think I've heard her before. I do hope you can make it to Maynooth on Wed 23rd, starts 7:30pm. We have very few literary event here! If not, you are most welcome to the Dublin launch in the lovely Winding Stair bookshop on the following Wed 30th 6:30pm.
ReplyDeleteAnd we have a Boyne Writers Group meeting on Thursday night Orla haven't we?
ReplyDeleteYes we do of course Michael.
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