To read the winning poems in this years competition, click here: https://limerickwriterscentre.com/2019/04/20/winning-poems-the-desmond-ogrady-international-poetry-competition-2019/ The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in in 2012 by Barney Sheehan, poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival, in hnour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady. It was last held in 2014. The Limerick Writers’ Centre are now reviving the...
Two enterprising Italian girls have turned the limerick verse into a marketing ploy for their bookshop in Padua. What is the first thing which comes to mind when you hear the word “limerick”? Perhaps the city you live in, perhaps the short and witty poem. The limerick is a particular kind of poem, made up...
Literature doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It must be read, discussed, and celebrated. There’s nothing better than gushing with a friend over a new favourite novel, or sharing a beautiful verse of poetry with family. With the movement towards digital media consumption, it is difficult to find a space where literature continues to be discussed...
