I am looking forward to reading some of my poems on Fri 22nd Nov at the @OBheal Winter Warmer Poetry Festival 2024 and listening to the many other voices at the Nano Nagle centre #cork over the weekend.
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Thank you so much Theresa, Mary, Donnan and all the gang.
Great to share the evening's reading with @TrishWriter
Big congratulations to @DrMaryBlack for her winning of the flash fiction Competition and well done to all of the entrants.
A great intimate festival. @LkennyCathQtr
Another wonderful event for the @LkennyCathQtr literary festival with readings from Bernadette Gallagher @Cornagcat and Trish Bennett @TrishWriter The emotion in that room! You both had us enthralled👏📚💚And I got my copy of The Risen Tree #RevivalPress
I am in the quiet place looking towards Arranmore...you can hear a little about this in my poem
'Coming Home' #115 at rockfinch.ie/podcasts/
Looking forward to reading some of my other poems on Sat 19th Oct @LkennyCathQtr Literary Festival on Sat 19th Oct
Delighted to attend the launch of Bernadette Gallagher poetry collection 'The Risen Tree' at @FBrowneLitFest which was introduced by @NiChurr. Bernadette will be appearing alongside @TrishWriter at our forthcoming #LiteraryFestival in Dillons Hotel this Saturday at 5.30pm
I LOVED working with Cork Central Library and Blarney Library, performing and facilitating 2 workshops. Wonderful to hear the written word is so respected in this part of #Ireland. Many thanks to the wonderful Patricia Looney and @Cornagcat.
In Black History Month, we are honoured to be sharing award-winning poet Jenny Mitchell’s moving response to the themes of ‘After the End’ called ‘Island in the Sun’. Thank you for this extraordinary poem. @JennyMitchellGo on aftertheend.squarespace.com/…#BlackHistoryMonth
Blarney Library is hosting a Poetry Workshop on Freedom with Jenny Mitchell for Black History Month.
⏰ Thursday 10 October, 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm
In the GAA Hall in Blarney Village. Places are limited and it's free! Book your spot through Eventbrite.
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In association with Poetry Ireland, Book Launch: The Risen Tree by Bernadette Gallagher @Cornagcat, her debut poetry collection.
Bernadette's collection with be introduced by friend of the @FBrowneLitFest@NiChurr
Friday 11 Oct, 6.30pm
Kee's Hotel, Stranorlar
FREE to attend.
Heading to Donegal brings to mind my poem Coming Home #115 recorded for Words Lightly Spoken podcast, Oct 2021 by Claire Cunningham, Rockfinch Productions. rockfinch.ie/podcasts/ @clairerockfinch
Thanks to Siobhán Mcllveen-Taylor & The Frogmore Papers for reviewing 'The Risen Tree' in the current issue (No 104) @FrogmorePress
In this issue also is another fine poem by poet Fred Johnston who died on 19th Sept. RIP
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