White House Poetry Revival
Wed 29th July 2009 9.00pm

This weeks guest poet is Billy Mills.

Billy Mills was born in Dublin in 1954. He lives in Limerick, where he works for a leading scientific publisher. He is the founder and co-editor (with Catherine Walsh) of hardPressed Poetry and the Journal. He has read his work widely at festivals and universities internationally. His books include Genesis and Home (hardPressed Poetry, 1985), Triple Helix (hardPressed Poetry 1987), Letters From Barcelona (Dedalus 1990), Properties Of Stone (Writers Forum, London 1996), 5 Easy Pieces (Shearsman, Plymouth, 1997), Horace: 5 Traductions (Form Books, London, 1997), A Small Book of Songs (Wild Honey, Dublin 1999), What is a Mountain? (hardPressed Poetry 2000) and Logical Fallacies (hardPressed Poetry 2004). His collected poems, Lares/Manes, is published by Shearsman in the summer of 2009.

Info: Dominic Taylor 087 2996409 or Barney Sheehan 086 8657494 Blog http//:whitehousepoets.blogspot.com

The White House Poets acknowledge the support of the Arts Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland and Limerick City Council.