The Poetry Circle
in association with
April is Poetry Month in Limerick
presents
A reading with 3 poets
Edward O’Dwyer, Frances Browner and John Liddy
Wed 26th April 2023 7.30pm
The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pary Sq., Limerick.
in association with
April is Poetry Month in Limerick
presents
A reading with 3 poets
Edward O’Dwyer, Frances Browner and John Liddy
Wed 26th April 2023 7.30pm
The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pary Sq., Limerick.
Edward O’Dwyer is from Limerick, Ireland, and writes poetry and fiction. His most recent book, Cheat Sheets, was published by Truth Serum Press (2018) and features on The Lonely Crowd journal’s ‘Best Books of 2018’ list. His third collection of poems from Salmon Poetry is due in 2020, entitled Exquisite Prisons. The collection The Rain on Cruise’s Street (2014) was Highly Commended by the Forward Prizes, while the poem ‘The Whole History of Dancing’, from Bad News, Good News, Bad News (2017), won the Eigse Michael Hartnett Festival 2018 ‘Best Original Poem’ Prize. His story ‘The Man Who Became Poems’ was recently a Finalist in the London Independent Story Prize. He is on Twitter at @EdwardODwyer2.
Frances Browner is a creative writing and history tutor living in County Wicklow, Ireland. Her poetry has appeared in The Irish Examiner, Ogham Stone, Skylight 47, Poems on the Edge, Tales from the Forest, Ink Sweat & Tears, A New Ulster, Bray Arts Journal, Boyne Berries and on Limerick’s Poetry Trail. Her debut collection Roots and Wings was published by Revival Press in 2019. A Micro-Chap of fifteen poems was launched online by Ghost City Press, Syracuse, NY, as part of their summer series, 2019. She facilitates Poets Parlour open-mic in Greystones, Wicklow.
John Liddy (1954) grew up in Limerick, moved to Madrid in the early
eighties where he worked as a teacher/librarian and has a degree from the University of Wales. He published many collections of poetry in English and Spanish and a book of stories for children. With Jim Burke he founded and edited The Stony Thursday Book and is on the advisory board of The Hong Kong Review. All his Spanish-related poems have been collected in a forthcoming book called Spanish Points.
eighties where he worked as a teacher/librarian and has a degree from the University of Wales. He published many collections of poetry in English and Spanish and a book of stories for children. With Jim Burke he founded and edited The Stony Thursday Book and is on the advisory board of The Hong Kong Review. All his Spanish-related poems have been collected in a forthcoming book called Spanish Points.
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