Revival Press Launches Time and Tide by Cork Poet Seamus Harrington Revival Press is pleased to announce the launch of Time and Tide, the debut poetry collection from Cork writer Seamus Harrington. The book will be officially launched by renowned poet Thomas McCarthy at Cork City Library on Saturday, 9th May at 12 noon. Time...
April is Poetry Month in Limerick Presents A Trio of Cork Poets Reading at The People’s Museum of Limerick Wed 29th April 7.30pm. Free Entry. April is Poetry Month in Limerick presents its first Trio Poetry Reading on Wed 29th April at 7.30pm in The Peoples Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square. Featured poets includeMargaret...
April is Poetry Month in Limerick present “Resolving his Poetic Crisis: Michael Hartnett’s Ritualistic Divorce from An Spéirbhean” – An examination of Michael Hartnett’s extraordinary poem, “A Falling Out”, where he casts aside the Muse Goddess in order to move forward in the poetry of his final years. The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery...
Book Launch: Shades of Red by Vivienne McKechnie (Revival Press) Wednesday, 7.30pm The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Sq., Limerick Revival Press is proud to announce the launch of Shades of Red, the powerful new poetry collection from Limerick poet Vivienne McKechnie, taking place at 7.30pm in The People’s Museum of Limerick. The launch...
Revival Press, as part of April is Poetry Month in Limerick, is pleased to announce the launch of LOOK IN By Michael Durack LOOK IN is a new collection of poetry by Michael Durack and it takes place Friday 17th April in The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square, Limerick at 7.30pm. The book...
April is Poetry Month in Limerick. Event Number 5. On a cold, wet Friday night, the People’s Museum of Limerick became a bright gathering place as John Liddy’s poetry warmed the room and carried listeners into the reflective, finely‑tuned world of his work. Revival Press were proud to present True to Form, the newest collection...
APRIL IS POETRY MONTH IN LIMERICK 2026 A Landmark Month of Poetry, Performance and Publication Comes to the City Limerick once again takes its place as a beating heart of Irish literary culture as April Is Poetry Month returns for 2026 with an ambitious and wide-ranging programme of readings, book launches, installations, and special events...
The ‘April is Poetry Month in Limerick’ POETRY WALL is back for 2026. Thirty poems will be on display at the People’s Museum of Limerick during April. We’re looking for poems , maximum 20 lines long, on the themes of ‘APRIL’ or ‘POETRY’. Send your poem, via email only, to limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com with ‘Poetry Wall’ in...
In the heart of Limerick city, where the Shannon flows and literary tradition runs deep, the Limerick Writers’ Centre stands as a vibrant hub for creative expression, nurturing both emerging and established voices in one of Ireland’s most storied cultural landscapes. For years, this vital institution has been weaving together the threads of community, craft,...
Entries Open for the 2026 Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition. Limerick Writers’ Centre is proud to announce the 2026 Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT SAT 7th MARCH 2026 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival, in honour of the late Limerick...
