The March Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering presents an exciting variety of poetry by Liz Quirke, and Rachel Coventry; a reading from his recently published novel by Brian Kirk; and a special Bogman’s Cannon showcase by which will included a discussion about the work of The Bogman’s Cannon, Ireland’s leading alternative literature website, which will feature Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Karl Parkinson, & Dave Lordan The event will take place at The Kitchen @ The Museum, Spanish Arch, Galway on Friday, March 11th, 8pm. All are welcome. There is no cover charge.
Liz Quirke is 31. She is
originally from Tralee, Co Kerry and lives in Spiddal, Co Galway with her wife
and daughter. Her poetry has appeared in New Irish Writing in the The Irish
Times, The Best New British And Irish Poets 2016 published by Eyewear Publishing, Southword,
Crannóg, Revival Literary Journal, The Stony Thursday Book, The Ofi Press and
other publications. She won the 2015 Poems for Patience Competition and was
shortlisted for the 2015 Cúirt New Writing Prize. She is currently working
towards her first collection.
Rachel Coventry lives in Galway. Her poetry has appeared in various journals including
The SHop, Stony Thursday Book, Cyphers, Crannóg, Boyne Berries, and Skylight
47. She was selected for the 2014 Poetry Ireland Introductions Series and
she is currently writing a PhD on Heidegger’s poetics at NUIG.
Brian Kirk is an
award-wining poet and short story writer from Clondalkin in Dublin. He won
the Jonathan Swift Creative Writing Award for Poetry in 2014, the Bailieborough
Poetry Prize 2015 and The Creative Flow Poet of the Year Award 2015 at Dundalk
FM. He was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions series in 2013, and
was highly commended in the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 2014 and 2015. His
poetry and stories have appeared in journals and anthologies in Ireland, the
UK, Germany, India and USA. His poetry film Red Line Haiku was screened at The
Civic Theatre in Tallaght as part of the Red Line Book Festival in October 2015
and can be viewed on Youtube. His novel, The Rising Son, is his first foray
into literature for a younger audience.
Annemarie Ní
Churreáin is a poet, originally from Donegal, now
based in Dublin and she is the Diversity Editor of The Bogman’s Cannon.
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| Annemarie Ní Churreáin |
Karl Parkinson is a poet and
fiction writer from Dublin. He is a Facilitating Editor of The Bogman’s Cannon.
Dave Lordan is a poet and fiction writer, originally from West Cork now based in Wicklow, and is Founding Editor of The Bogman’s Cannon.
Dave Lordan is a poet and fiction writer, originally from West Cork now based in Wicklow, and is Founding Editor of The Bogman’s Cannon.
For further information contact 087-6431748.
All Welcome. No cover charge.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing financial support of the Arts Council, Poetry Ireland, and Galway City Council.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing financial support of the Arts Council, Poetry Ireland, and Galway City Council.