With the snow falling outside and everything looking very seasonal, the Arctic conditions look set to continue on into Christmas. Temperatures of -10 the norm. What of poetry you might ask? The Meath Writers' Circle is still going strong with Tommy Murray picking up awards in more than a few places that were difficult to get to, or back. The highlight of his year was probably the winning of the Bard of Fingal poetry prize for the third time, though there were others as well. Myself, I thought I had a good chance in two or three, with three being a certainty, but never heard from them again! Ah, there's no accounting for taste! Or in other words write something nice if you want to get noticed. But beyond me. Paul Martin has poetry on the writing4all website and so has James Linnane, both poetry and prose, with James also being a member of The Boyne Writers' Group, speaking of which Michael Farry picked up more than a few awards as well, as did other members of the group. Orla Fay's blogsite is always worth a look and very informative on any number of things. Their literary magazine "Boyne Berries" attracts submissions from all over the world, not forgetting the "Boyne Readings Open Mic" at The Knightsbridge Village Hall" which has introduced a number of writers to the Meath writing scene. The other writing group in the county (that I know of) "The Small Impact Creative Writers' Group" based in Navan Library have brought out a collection of poems and stories in the past few days and it should be available for purchase soon. "Hidden Depths". Michael Sheils and Sean Reilly who are members of The Meath Writers' Circle as well, have items included here so I'll have to get my hands on a copy. See what they're up to! A number of those mentioned above can be seen and heard reciting their poems on this website if you scroll back a bit! So that's about it, and if you're writing out there in a lonely garret, have a Happy Christmas as well!
Photo: Church Of Ireland Kilmessan on a snowy day Christmas Time 2010.
2 comments:
Thanks Frank and merry Christmas, the blog is almost a year old.
Many thanks for that Orla and a Happy Christmas.
FM.
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