White House Poetry Revival Wed 3rd June 2009

White House Poetry Revival 2003 - 2009
Celebrating over 300 weeks of continuous readings.

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 3rd June 2009 9.00pm

This weeks guest poet is Tim Daly.

A callow wild-eyed youth of 60 summers, Tim Daly lives on a forty-odd acre West Cork headland purchased with Songwriting income he neglected to spend on cocaine. He has worked for luminaries as diverse as Hugh Masekela, Henry Mancini, Feargal Sharkey & Dave Stewart, and was the lyrical consultant on Pink Floyd’s “Momentary Lapse” album, which consisted mostly of six months of bullying Dave Gilmour into remembering he was a genius. Tim believes the notion that minds create ideas is exactly 180% from the truth. His hobbies are listed in Who’s Who as ‘indoor hang-gliding and competitive sex.’ He only discovered the joys of writing fiction around three years ago and is currently working on his first major storyline – a Kafkaesque quantum comedy called “Vince Charming.” He has been reading his poetry for fun and profit since being discovered by the late great Adrian Mitchell in the late 60’s and is a strong advocate of the idea that treasures lie buried deepest within the ordinary language of extraordinary people.

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.

Listen Again: Celeste Auge

Listen again to Celeste Auge reading at

The White House Poetry revival

Wed 27th May 2009.

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White House Poets Slide Show 20th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival Wed 27th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival 2003 - 2009
Celebrating over 300 weeks of continuous readings.

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 27th May 2009 9.00pm

This weeks guest poet is Celeste Auge.

Celeste Augé has lived in Ireland since she was twelve years old, after her family moved over from Canada. In 2008, she was shortlisted for a Hennessy Literary Award. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of literary journals, and her first full collection of poetry, The Essential Guide to Flight, is published by Salmon Poetry.

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.

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Listen Again: Brid Ni Mhorain

To listen again to Brid Ni Mhorain read at the White House Poetry Revival, 20th May 2009, click the link below:

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Poetry Revival Slideshow Wed 20th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival Wed 20th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival 2003 - 2009
Celebrating over 300 weeks of continuous readings.

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 20th May 2009 9.00pm

This weeks guest poet is Bríd Ní Mhóráin in association with Foras na Gaeilge.


Bríd Ní Mhóráin, writer-in-residence in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, since 2003, has published 5 books of poetry-Ceiliúradh Cré, Coiscéim (1992), Fé Bhrat Bhríde, An Sagart (2002), Síolta an Iomais, Cló Iar-Chonnachta (2006) and An Cosán Bán/The White Path, Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne (2008). The latter was her first bilingual book and was in collaboration with Barbara Hirst, a visual artist from Canada. An M.Litt study of the decline in Irish in the South Kerry Gaeltacht, Thiar sa Mhainistir atá an Ghaolainn Bhreá, was published by An Sagart in 1997. She edited Idir Chruach is Chuan-Cúirt Phiarais (2007), new writing from Corca Dhuibhne and was Irish language editor of The Best of Irish Poetry/Rogha Dánta 2008 (Munster Literature).
Prizes include first in the Oireachtas, for poetry, 1998 and 1999; second prize in the Dún Laoire/ Rathdown, Poetry Festival, 1997 for Dán Gaeilge and first in 2005; shortlisted for Dán Gaeilge, Strokestown 2003 and third prize in The Brown Envelope Competition of the same year as well as an Oireachtas first prize for prose,1992.
She has participated in numerous poetry festivals, such as Éigse na Brídeoige, An t-Oireachtas, Féile na Bealtaine, Franco-Irish Poetry Festival, The Merriman Summer School and Cúirt na bhFilí in Scotland and is anthologised in Cúm, The Kerry Anthology, The Field Day Book and The White Page/An Bhileog Bhán Irish Women Poets of the twentieth Century.

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.
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Listen Again: Jean O'Brien

To listen again to Jean O'Brien read at the White House Poetry Revival

Wed 13th May 2009, click the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/reyrcv

Poetry Revival Slide Show: 13th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival Wed 13th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival
2003 - 2009.
Celebrating over 300 readings at the White House, Limerick

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 13th May 2009 9.00pm

The White House Poets in association with Poetry Ireland present this weeks guest poet Jean O'Brien.

Jean O'Brien is a Dubliner now living in the Irish Midlands. Her work is widely published
in magazines and journals. She has published two other collections, The Shadow Keeper,
(Salmon 1997) and Dangerous Dresses (Bradshaw Books, 2005) Her latest book,
Lovely Legs is recently published by Salmon. She holds an M.Phil. in Creative Writing
from Trinity College, Dublin. She facilitates creative writing classes for a wide variety
or organizations from the Irish Writers' Centre, Dublin City Council and other County
Councils to Mountjoy, Limerick and the Midlands Prisons. She was Writer-in-Residence for Co. Laois in 2005. She was the 2008 recipient of the Fish International Poetry Award. Also in
2008 she was commissioned to write a poem for the Oxfam Calendar.
Her poetry was described by Fiona Sampson writing in the Irish Times as "...effortless writing, graceful and exact as any pirouette in its insight".

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.

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Getting There- poetry workshop with John Liddy

Getting There - A Poetry Workshop with John Liddy

Saturday July 25th 10.00am to 4.00pm
at the Limerick Writers' Centre


This workshop is suitable for both beginners and those who have written and published some poetry. Participants will look at examples of drafts that became finished poems and work towards producing their own new poem. The session will include reading and discussion of contemporary poetry with a view to examining tried and tested methods and techniques. The workshop aims to help the participating poets to access their own approaches to the discipline of writing and the importance of resources and research. There will be a critical evaluation of participants' work-in-progress.
Participating poets must bring to the session two poems in draft form and two poems they feel to be finished but have not been published.

The workshop will take place at the Limerick Writers' Centre, 12 Barrington St., Limerick

Cost of workshop is 35.00 Euro and advance booking is essential.



Contact Dominic Taylor at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com or phone 087 2996409
Further info: http://limerickwriterscentre.wordpress.com/

Listen Again: Frances Cotter

To Listen again to Frances Cotter who read at the White House Poetry Revival on Wed 6th May 2009.

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Poetry Revival Slide Show 6th May 2009

Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver
Isn’t the easiest thing to do,
stand-up in front of strangers and read your work —
but do it enough times and it will become like breathing.

From winning the 2006 Cúisle Poetry Slam Limerick, the 2007 Cúirt Grand Slam, the 2007 North Beach Nights Grand Slam, the 2007 Baffle Bard in Galway and also the
2008 In-Sight of Raftery Poetry Grand Slam in Mayo — Galway Poet Miceál Kearney certainly knows how to stand and deliver a poem. And has throughout Ireland and also from the sunny seaside resort of Brighton, to the Vilenica Festival in Slovenia to the Green Mill in Chicago. Short-listed for the 2007 Cinnamon Press Poetry Collection Award. Doire Press published Inheritance, Miceál’s debut collection last year.

Miceal is available for the following:
· Poetry readings/ performance
· Editing
· Feedback
· Tips on performing
· Coaching


Enquires: 087-9139698kearneymiceal@yahoo.ie

White House Poetry Revival Wed 6th May 2009

White House Poetry Revival 2003 - 2009
Celebrating over 300 weeks of continuous readings.

White House Poetry Revival
Wed 6th May 2009 9.00pm

This weeks guest poet is Frances Cotter.

Frances Cotter has been writing for eight years and is working towards her first collection of poetry. She lives in Kilkenny with her family. She teaches English.
Her poems have been published in various magazines including THE SHOp, Kilkenny Broadsheets and Listowel Writers. She has received The Annie Deeney Memorial Prize and has read her work on RTE Radio, notably, Sunday Miscellany , The Arts Show and Playback.

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.

Listen Again: Pauline Fayne 29th April 2009

Listen back to last weeks White House Poetry Revival with guest Pauline Fayne.

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