White House Poetry Revival Wed 14th Jan 2009

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 14th Jan 2009 9.00pm

In association with Poetry Ireland the White House Poetry Revival welcomes Tipperary poet Patrick Moran.

PATRICK MORAN was born in Templetuohy, County Tipperary, where he still lives. He works as a post-primary teacher. His poems have been widely published in the leading poetry outlets. He has won the Gerard Manley Hopkins poetry prize; he has also been a prizewinner at Listowel Writers’ Week and the 2008 Eist Poetry Competition. In 1990, he was shortlisted for the Hennessy/ Sunday Tribune poetry award. His work is featured in anthologies, including the inaugural Forward anthology, The Stony Thursday Book and The Best of Irish Poetry 2007. His first collection, THE STUBBLE FIELDS, was published by Dedalus Press in 2001. He will read from his second collection, Green, which was recently published.


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