Gorey Guardian and Wicklow People

A big thank-you to The Guardian (Gorey) and Wicklow People for including an article on the launch of my poetry book, The Overture, at the Wicklow Arts Festival on 27th May 2012.
Read it here

Poets' Shed DVD Launch

The Shed Poets' DVD with poems read by the Shed Poets - of which I am one - was launched at the Space inside Arts Live Night, Wicklow Town, on 1st May 2012. A wonderful DVD with beautiful images and music played against poems read by the poets.

Congrats to Anna Wilson of Little Fish Films for a great production

Wicklow Writers and their Help the Hospice Day

I'm delighted to announce that Wicklow Writers sold over 100 of their book, 'Anniversary', at Supervalu, Wicklow Town, on sat 28th April 2012 to help Wicklow Hospice.

A great cause and a big thank-you to all those who bought our book, gave generous donations, and those who stopped and chatted to keep up our morale!

A Taster

Here is one of my favourite poems from my book, The Overture.

You can hear me read it on The Shed Poets DVD to be launched at The Space Inside on Tuesday 1st May 2012.

Crossing the bog of Alan

The road undulates
in a timeline of pits and pots
rising and slipping
like an unseen storm.
Seasick
in our ship of fools
we sail on
flatten the earth
brown and bursting
with bodies
spliced with decay.

 Who was this ancient man
 this giant dandy of beaten bronze
 whose manicurist knew him well.
 Had he dishonoured the king’s wife
 pulling her under his blanket
 with hands as soft as bog cotton
 feeding her buttermilk and cereal.
 
 And when they stabbed him
 threaded his arms with twisted hazel
 sliced his nipples
 did he remember her smell.

Wicklow Arts Festival - The Cosmic Gardens

Wicklow Arts Festival COSMIC POETRY

Sunday 27/05/2012 - 11:30
Venue: Cosmic Garden, An Tairseach Ecology Centre
Admission: FREE
Enjoy an elevenses cuppa before blast off.

A community poetry event in a garden setting - weather permitting! Wicklow Writers bring their poetry and invite you to bring yours (in words or music) to the Cosmic Garden.

BIG BANG......Drumming
STARS..........Wicklow Writers and you
THE UNIVERSE........come along everyone with your poem in your pocket

Any musicians out there would be most welcome at this event, too.

In association with Wicklow Writers & An Tairseach Ecology Centre

Launch of 'The Overture'

My first collection of poetry,'The Overture', will be launched in assoc with the Wicklow Arts Festival, on Sunday 27th May 2012 in Ernies Bar (upstairs) at 3pm.

All are welcome to join the party.