Showing posts with label Navan Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Navan Library. Show all posts

Sunday, September 29, 2013

News For You/Launch Navan Library

"News For You" Launch: Navan Library
John Doyle

Peggy Murphy
Gary Rutherford
Edel Gillick
Sean Reilly
Edel Gillick who has taken over from Tommy Murray as the facilitator for the young writers' group in Navan Library gave an excellent introductory speech before introducing some of the contributors to the new or planned periodical which will be on sale from Thursday next. Edel was ably assisted by members of the Navan Creative Writers with Sean Reilly reminding us of what life was like growing up in Ireland of the fifties, or was that earlier, and I believe he has an article included as well as does Michael Sheils with a poem. John Doyle the well known photographer was on hand to remind everyone to hang on to their memories and photograph everything that is special and more, while Gary Rutherford of the Young Carers Association gave a lovely speech and recalled memories and a poem of the late and gifted Davoren Hanna. while Peggy Murphy read her poem "The Little House". More info of the newspaper and where it can be purchased to follow and it will be interesting to see where it throws a little light. Myself I had to leave early, Kilmessan and more finals and will get back to the newspaper again. Good luck to all on the project!

Sunday, October 7, 2012

All Ireland Poetry Day Navan Library 2012

All Ireland Poetry Day Navan Library 2012
Crowd Scene

Peggy Murphy


Paul Martin

Tommy Murray

Michael Sheils


Michael Farry.

Just some of the readers who were in Navan Library for the All Ireland Poetry night. Pieces read were from W. B. Yeats, Edward Thomas, Leonard Cohen, Philip Larkin, Felix Dennis, William Wordsworth, Hilaire Belloc, Gary Synder, Jenny Joseph, Thomas Grey, MacDara Woods, Peggy Murphy, Carmel Murray and John Wiseman  and others who read their own work! And there were some whose names escape me at this hour!