Kevin Higgins to read in Newcastle West

galway | arts and media | event notice Monday March 16, 2009 01:48 by Over The Edge

SOUNDINGS…
If you are the type of person who snatches time to write poems, enjoys playing with the sound and feel of words and listening to other poets reading, then perhaps you might be interested in participating in a series of poetry evenings entitled ‘SOUNDINGS’ being hosted by Limerick County Council every second Thursday in the library Newcastle West at 8.00pm.
The SOUNDINGS... evening begin with a reading by our guest poet followed by an ‘open mic’ session for all who would like to read their own poetry.

Kevin Higgins to read in Newcastle West

Next SOUNDINGS Night is:
Thursday the 19th March in Newcastle West Library at 8.00 pm with a reading by poet Kevin Higgins

Kevin Higgins is co-organiser of Over The Edge. He facilitates poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre; teaches creative writing at Galway Technical Institute and is Writer-in-Residence at Merlin Park Hospital. He is the poetry critic of the Galway Advertiser. His first collection of poems The Boy With No Face was published by Salmon in February 2005 and was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award. His second collection, Time Gentlemen, Please, was published in March 2008 by Salmon. One of the poems from Time Gentlemen, Please, ‘My Militant Tendency’, features in the Forward Book of Poetry 2009. A recent poem of his, ‘Ourselves Again’, appeared in Best of Irish Poetry 2009. His work will be featured in the forthcoming anthology Identity Parade – The New British and Irish Poets (Bloodaxe, 2010).

Bí linn agus Fáilte / All are welcome

SOUNDINGS…
If you are the type of person who snatches time to write poems, enjoys playing with the sound and feel of words and listening to other poets reading, then perhaps you might be interested in participating in a series of poetry evenings entitled ‘SOUNDINGS’ being hosted by Limerick County Council every second Thursday in the library Newcastle West at 8.00pm.
The SOUNDINGS... evening begin with a reading by our guest poet followed by an ‘open mic’ session for all who would like to read their own poetry.

The second part of the SOUNDINGS evening is facilitated by poet Eileen Sheehan who is now in her second term as the county’s poet in residence. This part of the evening is for all those people out there who are writing away quietly and would like the opportunity to read their work to a sympathetic audience. It takes courage to take that first step to stand in front of the mic but it is so worthwhile and invariably heightens confidence and encourages active poetry writing.

SOUNDINGS is held every second Thursday in the library Newcastle West at 8.00 pm and an open invitation is extended to all poets, bards and haiku masters to come and read their work.
Full details on the poet in residence programme and the SOUNDINGS evenings are available from the County Arts Office at telephone 496498/496300.

If you like to receive notification of the SOUNDING events please email us at arts@limerickcoco.ie