Revival Press present a unique reading and interaction with the two poets who founded the Stony Thursday Book nearly 50 years ago in Limerick, Jim Burke and John Liddy reunite to give a reading from their recent joint collection ‘Slipstreaming – In the West of Ireland’ at the Whitehouse Bar, O’Connell Street, Limerick on Wed 9th Oct 7.30pm. After the reading the two lifelong friends will discuss the origins of The Stony Thursday Book with the audience. Don’t miss what promises to be a night of poetic reminiscence and chat!
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The Munster Poetry Slam Returns to Limerick
‘First Wednesday Series’ Announces Return of the Munster Poetry Slam to Limerick. The Limerick Writers’ Centre, in collaboration with Lime Square Poets, is thrilled to announce the return of the Munster Poetry Slam to Limerick. This exciting event will take place on Wednesday, September 4th, at 7:30 PM in the White House Bar, Limerick, as part of their much praised ‘First Wednesday Series’. The Munster Poetry Slam invites poets of all backgrounds, and locations, to showcase their original work in a competitive yet supportive environment. Participants will have the opportunity to perform their poetry before a live audience and a panel...
Book Launch: ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ by Lauren McNamara Thurs 29th Aug 6pm
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...
First Wednesday Series present Bernadette Gallagher Wed 7th Aug 2024 7.30pm
Join us on Wednesday 7th August at The Whitehouse Bar, 52 O’Connell Street, Limerick at 7.30pm for our First Wednesday Series poetry reading and open-mic. Our special guest reader is Bernadette Gallagher whose debut collection The Risen Tree was published by Limerick’s Revival Press earlier this year! Bernadette Gallagher was born by the sea in Donegal and lives inland on a hill in County Cork with a view to the Cork and Kerry mountains, working the land beside a small forest that she and her husband planted in the mid-1980s. Her poems have been published in various journals and anthologies....
BOOK LAUNCH: ‘Key to the Highway’ by Hugh McFadden Thurs 6th June 6pm Rathminess Library, Dublin
Revival Press invite you to the launch of Hugh McFaddens collected poems THURS 6th JUNE at RATHMINES LIRRARY, DUBLIN 600pm. Special guest readrer KEVIN KIELY These collected verses trace my literary life, which began in the Nineteen-Sixties when I enrolled as a student at University College Dublin in Earlsfort Terrace, and encountered several poets who influenced me at that time, including John Jordan, Patrick Kavanagh, Paul Durcan and Michael Hartnett. I dedicate these verses now to Elizabeth Hayes McFadden, my children, and grandchildren.
Book Launch: ‘The Golden Ass’ by Ciaran O’Driscoll Sun 26th May 3.00pm
Renowned poet and author Ciaran O’Driscoll is set to unveil his latest literary masterpiece, “The Golden Ass,” in a much-anticipated launch event hosted by the Limerick Writers’ Centre. Scheduled for Sunday, May 26th at 3:00 PM, the event will take place at The People’s Museum of Limerick, situated at 2 Pery Square, Limerick. Marking a significant milestone for both the author and the publisher, “The Golden Ass” marks the debut entry of Limerick Writers’ Centre into the prestigious realms of the Booker Prize. Dominic Taylor, the managing editor of Limerick Writers’ Centre publishing imprint, expressed enthusiasm, stating, “We faced rigorous...
‘First Wednesday Series’ Guest Poet for July is Tommy Collins, 3rd July 7.30pm
Join us on Wednesday 3rd July at The Whitehouse Bar, 52 O’Connell Street, Limerick at 7.30pm for our First Wednesday Series poetry reading and open-mic. Our special guest reader is Tommy Collins. Thomas Collins (Tomás Ó Coileáin) is a writer, teacher, poetry editor, father, and semi-retired goalkeeper from Limerick City. His debut collection in English, “Inside Out”, was published by Revival Press in 2020. Poems in Irish and English have appeared in Comhar, Irisleabhar Mhá Nuad, The Stony Thursday Book, Revival Poetry Journal, The Ogham Stone, Scothsmaointe Gan Smál, and chapbooks from the Stanzas creative writing collective.”Ar An Leoithne /...
‘First Wednesday Series’ @ The Whitehouse Bar Wed 1st May 2024
Join us for a unique celebration of poetry Wed 1st May 2024 7.30pm at the Whitehouse Bar, Limerick as we welcome our guest esteemed poet Emily Cullen and the MA Creative Writing Students from UL. The students (in no particular order) are: Amy Elkheart, Maeve Kroeger, Art Matthews, Keiran Morrissey-Fernandez, Celina Papendorf, Amanda Molony-O’Brien, Enya Trofimoff, Michelle Ivy Alwedo and Helen Mullane. Plus the Open-Mic, you can book a spot by emailing limerickwriterscentre@gmail.co or Message us on Facebook.
Book Launch: Slipstreaming – In the West of Ireland
Revival Press is pleased to announce the launch of Slipstreaming – In the West of Ireland As part of April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2024 a new collection of poetry by Limerick poets John Liddy and Jim Burke, it takes place Friday 19th April at the The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square at 7.30pm. The book is published by Revival Press, an imprint of The Limerick Writers’ Centre, under their Community Publishing initiative and will be launched by poet Anton Floyd. This is a unique publication by the two original founders of The Stony Thursday Book, one...
Four Book Launch from Revival Press in April
Revival Press, Limerick are proud to publish four poetry titles during April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2024. First up on the 5th April 7.30pm in The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square is ‘Weeds United’ from Mike MacDomhnaill. Bi-lingual writer Mike Mac Domhnaill has five books to his name in both Gaelic and English. In this collection, which consists mainly of poems in English, he has a six poem sequence reflecting on the Covid pandemic and an eleven poem sequence which captures a stay in the wondrous Burren of North Clare. Next up Friday 12th April, again in...