Harold Pinter Oct 1930 - Dec 2008

This poem was first published here April 2006.

Harold Pinter - Is He Dead?

No! he's not.

But according to a 'Who Wants To be A Millionaire'

contestant,

he died 'very, very recently!'

He was sure he read it somewhere.

he definately died '

very, very recently!'.

But he didn't.

He just won the Nobel prize for literature'

very, very recently!'

- that's all.

Eve Taylor is nine 'very, very recently' and lives in Limerick.

A Christmas Poem - click here.

White House Poetry Slide Show Wed 17th Dec 2008

Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions

As the editors of an anthology of immigrant poetry in Ireland we are asking poets from other countries who live here and who write in English to send us poems for possible inclusion in the anthology. The term "immigrant" includes people who were born outside Ireland and came to live here (first generation), and those who were born here but have parents, or one parent born elsewhere (second generation). This anthology is intended to reflect the increasing diversity of cultural life in Ireland and to give first and second generation immigrants an opportunity to showcase their distinctive contribution to contemporary Irish literature, as well as to celebrate their difference at the same time. We aim to have the anthology completed for publication by summer of next year and ask contributors to have their submissions sent in by the end of February 2009. All submissions of two copies of maximum 12-15 poems should be typed and be supplied with the poet's name, address, and email address printed at the bottom of each page. Also, please, enclose a short covering letter (max. 500 words) and a stamped,self-addressed envelope for editors' replies and the return of manuscripts. Please submit two copies each of your poems and letter by the end of February 2009 to
Borbála Faragó and Eva Bourke School of English, Drama and Film,University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4

White House Poetry Revival Wed 17th Dec 2008

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 17th Dec 2008 9.00pm

This weeks guests are Eamon Lynskey and Doog Wood.

Eamon Lynskey has had poems published in many magazines. He was nominated for the Sunday Tribune/Hennessy Literary Award for New Irish Poetry in 2006 and one of his poems will feature on the 2009 OXFAM calendar. His first collection Dispatches and Recollections was published in 1998 and he is currently working on his second. As well as writing in English, Eamonn has also translated works of Italian poets Montale and Valeri and written in Italian – he holds, (among other qualifications!) a Diploma in Italian Lauguage and Culture from the Italian Institute, Dublin.
Doog Wood is a Dublin based poet from North Carolina. His poetry has been widely published in journals and anthologies. His first full collection will be published by The Seven Towers Agency in 2009.

Info: Dominic Taylor 087 2996409 or Barney Sheehan 086 8657494 Bloghttp//:whitehousepoets.blogspot.comThe White House Poets acknowledge the support of the Arts Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Limerick City Council.

White House Poetry Slide Show Wed 10th Dec 2008

White House Poetry Revival Wed 10th Dec 2008

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 10th Dec 2008 9.00pm

Launch of Microphone On CD followed by a reading from All Ireland Poetry Slam Champion Donal O Siadhachain.

Celebrating five years of Wednesday night poetry
A CD chronicling five years of the Wednesday night White House poetry sessions will be launched next Wednesday 10th December in the city. Earlier this year, Limerick's poetry lovers celebrated five years of gathering on a Wednesday night in the White House pub, in Glentworth Street, to read poetry.

Well known Sliabh Luachra traditional and contemporary poet, Donal
O’Siodhachain from Kiskeam in County Cork, was declared the new
All!Ireland Live Performance Champion Poet for 2008 following the
recent national finals hosted by The White House in Limerick city on
Nov. 12th, last. Finalists, who had been selected in contests involving
over one hundred and fifty poets nationwide, were present there from
Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Armagh and Galway among other places. Donal
has been associated with The White House Poets for some years and
was one of two poets representing Limerick in the contest.
Dona will be launching a special collection of 40 poems,
“A Nice Kind of Madness” celebrating The Traditional Performing Arts

Info: Dominic Taylor 087 2996409 or Barney Sheehan 086 8657494 Bloghttp//:whitehousepoets.blogspot.comThe White House Poets acknowledge the support of the Arts Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Limerick City Council.

White House Poetry Slide Show Wed 3rd Dec 2008