Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Winter Warmer Poetry Festival 2024

 


Cork city sustains two poetry festivals... one in spring, and now it is time for the Ó Bhéal Winter Warmer Festival. Thanks to Paul Casey and the committee for inviting me to give a poetry reading from 16:30 on Fri 22nd Nov at Nano Nagle Place Cork
I look forward to sharing some poems and listening to the many other voices over the weekend. Maybe I will see you there.

Monday, 4 November 2024

Three Poems in Live Encounters Winter 2024

Live Encounters has become an almost yearly tradition and I am always delighted to respond to Mark Ulyseas' kind invitation to participate at this time of the year.

The three poems published in Live Encounters were all written in Feb 2023. I hope you enjoy reading them. Thanks to Mark and all who support Live Encounters.


Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Poetry reading at the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival 2024

 Thanks to Annemarie Ní Churreáin for launching 'The Risen Tree' at the Frances Browne Literary Festival and thanks to Celine McGlynn and the team in Stranorlar. It was a joy to launch and read from my debut poetry book at this very special literary festival. Thanks to Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann for supporting this event. Great to hear the talk by special guest Nessa O'Mahony.

It was great to meet so many new faces...family and other writers from the surrounding areas including Patricia Herron, niece of the actress & poet Madge Herron. Patricia had launched her own book the previous night in Glenties. Great also to catch up with Claire Cunningham, radio producer extraordinaire. I was also delighted to meet Mary Turley-McGrath & Donnan Harvey from the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival.

Maybe I will see you in Letterkenny on Sat 19th at 17:30 in Dillons Hotel for a joint poetry reading with Trish Bennett Writer 


A recent piece by journalist Chris Dunne of The Echo
https://www.echolive.ie/corklives/arid-41493041.html