Revival Press Announces Launch of ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ the Debut Poetry Collection of Spoken Word Poet Lauran McNamara

LIMERICK, IRELAND – Revival Press is thrilled to announce, fresh off her performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, the launch of spoken word poet Lauren McNamara’s  ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ — her debut collection of poems. The launch event will take place:

Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 6:00 PM

The Belltable, 69 O’Connell St., Limerick.

Prof Eugene O’Brien of the English Literature and Language department at Mary Immaculate College will launch the book. Prof O’Brien has described the collection as a “witty and thoughtful account of a quarter century of a very lived life”.

‘Quarter Life Crisis’ captures the chaotic, confusing, and often comical experience of leaving college behind and stumbling head-first into adulthood in modern Ireland. With an arresting blend of wit, sarcasm, and profound introspection, McNamara gives an unfiltered look at the unique struggles facing today’s twenty-somethings.

This collection is a must-read for anyone who has struggled to navigate life’s most disorienting decade. It’s the book you’ll want stuffed in your back pocket, dog-eared and weathered from being studied like a roadmap.

Published by Limerick’s Revival Press, the poetry imprint of the Limerick Writers’ Centre, ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ promises to be a standout debut in contemporary Irish poetry.

All are welcome to attend the launch event. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please contact: Dominic Taylor: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com

About Lauren McNamara.

Lauren McNamara is a poet, playwright, and essayist from Doon in Limerick, Ireland. She has a PhD and M.A in English Literature from Mary Immaculate College in Limerick. She has been published widely (Poetry Ireland, Routledge, Revival Press, and many more), has featured on television and national radio, and at festivals such as Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, and Indiependence.

She is a two-time All-Ireland Slam runner-up and two-time Munster slam champion and former Yeat’s Tower Slam Champion. She has won several other awards and residencies including being a former Dromineer and Nenagh Literary Festival writer in residence. She has performed her plays Quarter Life Crisis 2018 (Galway Fringe Spoken Word Award) and Hello My Name is Single 2019 (Limerick Fringe Spirit of the Fringe Award) partially or fully in several cities around the world. She co runs the First Wednesday Series poetry event at the White House Bar in Limerick. She has delivered poetry workshops in schools and universities. In 2019, she gave a guest performance at Columbia University in New York City where she also spent time studying.

Order Here: Quarter Life Crisis by Lauren McNamara – Limerickwriters (limerickwriterscentre.com)