An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure!
Friends,
Greetings
Hope you had a good Easter and continue to enjoy the rest of Easter week.
Our next poetry session is on Tues 26th April in An Tobar at 7.30pm.
First part of the meeting we are delighted to welcome Kathleen Miggin who will read some of her own poems. Thanks to James McConnell for organizing the invitation to Kathleen.
For the last part of the meeting we will continue with our theme on the poetry and life of Patrick Kavanagh
We had a great visit to the Kavanagh centre and to his grave and that of his wife Katherine Barry Moloney on 26yh March.
Some people for various reasons were not able to make it so we will share some experiences of the visit.
See picture below of the Kavanagh homestead at present. (*) We understand that the poet's grand nephew lives there now. It is not open to the public.
Carol Owens brought a most interesting article by the poet and novelist Dermot Bulger to our attention.
It tells the story of a refugee family from Ukraine to Ireland during the second world war.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/dermot-bolger-on-street-photographer-arthur-fields-a-dublin-icon-of-ukrainian-stock-1.4845277
But cities change, technologies evolve and occupations disappear; gas lamplighters, shorthand typists, letterpress compositors. By 1981, at the age of 80, you had become a relic from a bygone era ... www.irishtimes.com |
Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 28 April 2022 and the theme is 'Written in the Stars'. Whether you share a poem, read a poem, speak a poem, participate in a Poetry Day Ireland event or programme your own event on the day, everyone is invited to join in and celebrate.
See you on Tuesday 26th April le cunamh Dé.
Jim
087 9676728
* Note: Difficulty with loading picture of Kavanagh homestead!
FM
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