A new poem features in Poetry Laneway installation to be launched Poetry Day Ireland 25 April at 3pmin Roscommon town. Also poems by Dani Gill & Louise G Cole & music by Phil Robson. Roscommon County Council Bloodaxe Books

1/2 The UCD Library Irish Arts Festival Archive is an important repository for festivals across Ireland.
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Feile na Bealtaine founding committee member Aodh Ó Coileáin shares his memories about the upcoming Festival with Dr David Teevan here:
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Our streets are quiet now. In less than 4 weeks they will be humming with the energy of people attending our festival. All tickets on sale here: (some are free)strokestownpoetryfest.ie #poetry #poetry community #FestivalSeason

🚨Deadline is tomorrow at noon!🚨

We are seeking a writer to join the Irish Writers Centre Board of Directors!

More details here⬇️
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Shortlisted poems published now on our website:
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Which is your favourite ? #poetrycommunity #writingcompetition Poetry Ireland Irish Writers Centre Shorelines Arts Fest Enda Wyley Alan Hayes : Arlen House Dedalus Press Salmon Poetry The Gallery Press

This is getting rave reviews ! Now its our turn...this Saturday night at Strokestown Park House

Congrats All 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Competition is closed and the sifting is under way for that special poem. Shortlist will be ready at the end of the month. Huge thanks to all who entered and also to everyone who liked and shared. This engagement is really important to keep the energy going around our festival

The Final Countdown is on….we can accept entries to our competition until midnight tonight. See here:

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Competition closes at midnight on March 8th. Tick, Tick, Tick......

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Tick ! Tick! Tick...........entries for our competition close on March 8th. Please share with anybody who might like to enter #poetry community #poetry #writingcompetition

Join Dr Victoria Kennefick (She/Her)🍉 to celebrate the Dublin launch of her second book, Egg/Shell! Victoria will be joined in conversation by Annemarie Ní Churreáin at Hodges Figgis on 28th February, 6-8pm. 🍳

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Just over two weeks left to enter our poetry competition. The shortlisted poets will be invited to read on May 5th as part of our exciting festival programme 2024, now being finalised. Please share with anyone who might enter #WritingCommunity #poetry

Thanks to Enda & Peter for the SPF shoutout during their brilliant podcast remembering Philip Casey. TS Eliot prize. Hear Jane Clarke read at our 2024 festival booksforbreakfast.buzzsprout.com/1162427/145013… #poetry #WritingCommu The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon The Irish Times Writer in Residence UCD - @VKennefick 2023 Irish Writers Centre Roscommon Libraries

Calling all writers-one month left to enter our poetry competition. We would love to see more local entries as our programme (coming soon) this year will have a distinct Roscommon flavour. Comp. details: strokestownpoetryfest.ie/poetry-competi…
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We recently added a list of previous winner to our website. Notably two International comp. winners became directors of the festival- Martin Dyar & Paddy Bushe. Here is Paddy as director in 2006 when Seamus Heaney was a reader at our festival. #poetry #writingcompetition .

Sunday 28 January, 6 pm, RTÉ lyric fm

Writing Yourself Home.

Experience of Irish poet living and working in England, presented by Vona Groarke and with contributions from John McAuliffe, Sinead Morrissey, Martina Evans, Conor O'Callaghan & Bernard O’Donoghue.

Claire Cunningham

Did you know...........Vona Groarke (from Edgeworthstown) was the winner of our first competition in 1999. The poem was 'The Way It Goes' Vona now has 13 books of poetry published, most recently 'Woman of Winter'
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Entries are trickling in nicely for our competition (we want a downpour). 7 weeks left yet to enter. Judging this year is Enda Wyley, an award winning poet who has published six collections. Enda has judged for us before and here she is reading in Strokestown in 2019