The ‘First Wednesday Series’ continues in 2025 with special guest poet John W. Sexton. John W. Sexton was born in 1958 and identifies with the Munster Aisling tradition. His work spans vision poetry, contemporary fabulism, experimentalism and tangential surrealism. He is the author of eight poetry collections, the three most recent being Futures Pass (Salmon...
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...
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,...
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,...
As we enter April is Poetry Month in Limerick the ‘First Wednesday Series’ is back on Wed 3rd April in the Whitehouse Bar with a very special guest poet from the USA, Sandy Yannone. Sandy is a great friend of poetry in Limerick having cut her teeth in the local scene at our ‘On the...
“First Wednesday Series” Returns to The Whitehouse Bar, Limerick, with Tipp based Poet Patricia Anne Moore. The First Wednesday Series, a treasured fixture in Limerick’s cultural landscape, is set to make a triumphant return on March 6th at The Whitehouse Bar, located at 51 O’Connell St. This monthly gathering, hosted by The Poetry Circle and...
We kicked off the new year with an electrifying event on January 4th, and we’re thrilled to sustain the momentum into February 7th with another amazing guest poet, Carrie Barrett. Carrie, a published playwright and poet hailing from Limerick City (currently residing in Co. Clare), has an impressive background in the arts. As the inaugural...
A Festive Evening of Poetry. Celebrate the magic of Christmas with The First Wednesday Series at The Whitehouse Bar, Limerick Wednesday 6th December 7.30pm. As we approach this Christmas season, we are delighted to invite the community to a heart-warming poetry reading with festive cheer. This delightful event promises to be a perfect blend of...
Following the triumphant debut of the ‘First Wednesday Series’ in August at the White House Bar, 52 O’Connell Street, Limerick, we’re thrilled to announce the eagerly awaited sequel. On Wednesday, September 6th, at 7:30 pm, the second chapter of this captivating series unfolds, graced by the presence of the much admired, Greg Delanty, a top...
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