The Meath Writers' Circle ~ October 2024!

The Meath Writers' Circle ~ October 2024!

The next meeting of our group is on this Thursday night coming in Trim Library at 6.15 pm ending around 8.15 pm and all are welcome to attend. Bring a poem or a story or a little piece of music, whatever your interest, or just come along for the conversation. Hoping to finalize our book project for the Christmas season but we'll see how it goes. See you there. All the best. FM.

26th Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award 2024

26th. Francis Ledwidge

 Poetry Award 2024

 Trophy and Cash Prizes

                

  1^st Prize is the Ledwidge plaque (a keepsake) inscribed with the winner’s name & cash prize.  Cash prizes and books for Second and Third and merit certificates for finalists.                 

 In addition, the winner will be invited to read at the annual Francis Ledwidge Commemoration at the National War Memorial Gardens in July 2025.         

 Rules : The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into following the results; entry implies compliance with this rule.  

Poems must be the competitor’s own work

not previously published or broadcast.

Poems should not exceed 40 lines of type

                        Name and address and telephone number on a separate sheet.

Entry fee: €5 per poem; 4 for €15

Max. 6 poems (€25) payable to the Inchicore Ledwidge Society

 

 Cheque, or Revolut to 0858497531. For online entries copy & paste Email address  which is the same for PayPal: L for Liam underscored as follows; l_omeara@yahoo.co.uk

 S.A.E. or Email address for winners list. Poems will not be returned.

All entries must be submitted before 5^th. November 2024 to

 

The 25th Francis Ledwidge International Poetry Award 2024,

C/o 20, Emmet Crescent. St Vincent Street West.

 

An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure/ Ardbraccan, Navan!

 An Tobar ~ Poetry for Pleasure!

Folks,

A quick reminder. 

Poetry this evening at 7.30 pm

Theme: Leonard Cohen.

He was born on 21st September 1934.

We need to mark his 90th birthday. 

Hope you can join us.

Jim

087 9676728 

The Swift Sessions - Swift Cultural Centre, Trim, County Meath.

 The Swift Sessions ~ Swift Cultural Centre, Trim, County Meath.

Michael Farry

At Mic!

Presented by the Boyne Writers Group and with Michael Farry as master of ceremonies, the guest reader on the first night was Orla Fay who read from her recent publication Word Skin. Many others contributed as well to what was a variety of poetry and prose with a number of outstanding pieces, including a surprise or two! The readings were in the Theatre itself and the night ended on a song by Matt Gilsenan. Open Mic and with free admission, stay tuned. 

Evidently Chickentown - John Cooper Clarke (lyrics)

Evidently Chickentown ~ John Cooper Clarke (Lyrics)

Came across him (again) on Arena on RTE a few nights past and remembered him being interviewed by Tommy Tiernan on his talk show. Born in Salford in 1949, John Cooper Clarke is the poet who really made it. Awarded an honorary doctorate of the arts by the University of Salford in 2013, ten years later he was made an honorary freeman of the city, its highest award. Described Charles Baudelaire and Shakespeare as the only people he thought better than him and who am I to argue the point. The above is considered one of his best poems. Must go watch the Sopranos end piece and perhaps load that as well. With thanks to Vulgar Highway who posted. Go to YouTube for the comments.

Siarscéal Celebration Day 2024!

 Dear friends,

 

The year’s Siarscéal Celebration Day will be held in Roscommon Library on Saturday, 14^st September, 2-4pm.

 

I would be most obliged if you could spread the word to all who may be interested.

 

It will be a great day, with plenty of music and craic and where we will get to hear some of Roscommon’s youngest and newest authors reading from their work - Siarsceal Website (siarscealfestival.com)

 

Fáilte roimh chách!

 

Ruairí Ó hAodha | Executive Librarian | Roscommon County Library HQ, The Old Infirmary, Abbeytown, Roscommon, F42 RP49

(090) 6637312 | rohaodha@roscommoncoco.ie

www.roscommoncoco.ie/libraries

🌐  www.roscommoncoco.ie/libraries

📚 roscommon.spydus.ie

The Swift Sessions ~ The Swift Cultural Center, Trim, County Meath.

 The Swift Sessions!

From Michael Farry

The Boyne Writers Group

If you happen to be in the Trim area of County Meath on the 19th then why not drop in to The Swift Cultural Center for a night of entertainment where the featured reader is Orla Fay. The Boyne Writers produced a series of beautiful magazines from Spring 2007 up to the Covid period and the guest reader on the night now runs her own successful online and hard - copy magazine, Drawn to the Light. The above should prove really interesting. Congratulations to all involved.

A Brief History of John Boyle O'Reilly!

A Brief History of John Boyle O' Reilly!

A little information on a man from the Royal County of Meath here in Ireland and with thanks to HullTVTube for the above. Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the United States, which was his home place but added to that, curious there is so little to remember him here. 

The Meath Writers' Circle ~ September Meeting 2024!

The Meath Writers' Circle ~ September Meeting 2024.

The next meeting of the group is on this Thursday night coming at 6.15 pm in Trim Library and all are welcome to attend. So whether you're into poetry or prose or just want to come along and listen in then we'd love to see you there. Even bring a song or two. The evening ends at 8.15 pm. Hope to get something together for Christmas but we'll see how it goes. All the best.