April is Poetry Month in Limerick in association with ‘On the Nail’ Literary gathering A Reading with Three Poets. Anne Donnellan, Eoin Devereux and Stan Notte The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square, Limerick 7.30pm. FREE ENTRY. Anne Donnellan grew up in the countryside outside Ennis, County Clare. She has lived and worked in...
Limerick born poet Tim Cunningham turns 80 on June 21st and a special reading has been arranged for his birthday by the Limerick Writers’ Centre, the reading will take place at The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square and kick off is 7.30pm. Reading alongside Tim will be long-time friend and poet John Liddy...
The winners, and commended poems, of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 were announced last night by judge Adam Wyeth at the Desmond O’Grady memorial reading in the People’s Museum of Limerick. First prize: Kendrick Loo for his poem ‘laundry’ Kendrick Loo is a poet and reviewer based in Singapore. His writing has appeared in...
‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering present a reading with 3 poets Tim Cunningham; AM Cousins; Richard W. Halperin. Wed 6th April 2022 7.00pm The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq., Limerick. Admission Free – Donations Accepted Tim Cunningham was born in Limerick and educated at C.B.S., Limerick, and Birkbeck College, London. He has worked mainly...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The March 2020 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 5th March at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq. Start 8pm This month we are delighted to welcome poets Paddy Moran and marian O’Rourke PLUS the Open-Mic! Patrick Moran was born in Templetuohy, County Tipperary, where he still lives. He...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Feb 2020 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 6th Feb at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq. Start 8pm This month we are delighted to welcome poets Richard W. Halperin and Frances Browner PLUS the Open-Mic! Richard W. Halperin has Irish/U.S. dual nationality. His poetry has been widely...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Jan 2020 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 9th Jan 2020 at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq. Start 8pm This month we are delighted to welcome actor, writer, director Myles Breen and the Poetry of Oscar Wilde PLUS the Open-Mic! Myles Breen will reprise excerpts from his recent...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Dec 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 5th Dec at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq. Start 8pm This month the launch of SECOND SIGHT – an anthology of writing from The Limerick Writers’ Centre Creative Writing Class for Older People 2019 PLUS the Open-Mic! The anthology...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The November 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 7th Nov 2019 at The People’s Museum, Pery Square, Limerick. Start 8pm This month, our guests are Joseph Sweeney and Jessica Brown plus the OPEN-MIC! Joseph Sweeney was born in Dublin and graduated from UCD with an honours Master’s Degree in...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Sept 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 5th Sept 2019 at Sexton’s Bar, 91 Henry St., Limerick. Start 8pm This month, our guests are poets Ali Whitelock and Edward O’Dwyer plus OPEN-MIC! Ali Whitelock is a Scottish poet and writer living on the south coast of Sydney with...
