The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents
The Sept ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering
Tuesday 3rd Sept 2013 @ The Loft Venue @ The Locke Bar, Georges Quay, Limerick. Start 8.00pm sharp!
This month our guests are John W Sexton, Louis Mulcahy and Deirdre Hynes PLUS a 10 minute Play and Open-Mic.
Deirdre Hines was born in Liverpool. She moved to Belfast shortly thereafter, and from there to Letterkenny in Co. Donegal, where she now lives.
She graduated from Trinity in 1989 with a double honours degree in English and Theatre Studies. She has written several plays, of which “Howling Moons, Silent Sons” won the Stewart Parker Award fro Best New Play in 1992. She was short listed for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 2010, and won the Listowel Poetry Collection in 2011.
She has had articles published in various magazines such as “The Countryman”,”Ireland’s Own” and “Escape”.
John W. Sexton was born in 1958 and is the author of five poetry collections, the most recent being The Offspring of the Moon (Salmon). He is a past nominee for The Hennessy Literary Award and his poem The Green Owl won the Listowel Poetry Prize 2007. In 2007 he was awarded a Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship in Poetry.
Louis Mulcahy, potter and ceramic sculptor, has been published in many anthologies including Poetry Ireland, The Stinging Fly, Stony Thursday, and read on RTE1, Lyric Radio and Radio na Gaeltachta. He got to a short list of five for the Collection of Poems competition at Listowel in 2008 and again in 2010. In 2012 he was invited to read at the Spring Poetry Festival in Cork; Féile na Gréine in Waterville and at The Fermoy International Poetry Festival. In 2013 he shared a reading with Paul Muldoon at Féile na Bealtaine.
His first full full collection in Irish, Dhá Chlog ag Bualadh, was published by An Sagart Publishing in 2012. His first full collection in English from An Sagart is due out this year.
He is Director of the highly successful Féile Bheag Filíochta which takes place on the second weekend of November each year in Ballyferriter and Dingle.
In 2004 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the National University of Ireland for his pottery and his contribution to his community.
.Everyone is invited to take part in the open-mic after the main event, poets, storytellers, musicians and writers . Even if you don’t write you are welcome to bring something along to read. The night begins at 8.00pm and admission is free. So join us on the night and make this event something special.
NOTE: Our special authors book table will again be in operation, so if you want your book, CD’s etc publicised make sure you are represented on the table. Contact Dominic Taylor at 087 2996409 to make arrangements.
The Limerick Writers’ Centre acknowledges the support of Foras na Gaeilge & The Arts Council of Ireland.
Further information contact: Dominic Taylor 087 2996409 email
limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com web http://onthenailreadings.blogspot.com To view videos of previous reading go to: http://www.youtube.com/onthenailreadings
Limerick poet Michael Hartnett was launched at The Red Door in Newcastle West at 3.00pm Saturday 27th April 2013. The collection of poems by contemporary poets in celebration of Michael Hartnett, is published by Revival Press in association with Limerick County Council and edited by James Lawlor. Friend and fellow poet of Michael Hartnett Paula Meehan, officially launched the collection.
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