Wednesday 11 February 2015

Cork Spring Poetry Festival

 


The Cork Spring Poetry Festival, hosted by the Munster Literature Centre, is taking place 11th – 14th February. They have a host of super events and workshops (mostly booked up by this late stage) The programme is packed but here are some (personal) highlights:

Wednesday 11th February
Book launch: Fool For Poetry chapbooks by Victoria Kennefick & Virginia Astley. 
2.30PM. at Cork City Library Admission: FREE.

Irish Examiner Poems reading 
4PM at the Farmgate Café, English Market. Admission: FREE with purchase of a beverage.

Grace Wells & Shoshana Wingate 
7PM. at Cork Arts Theatre Admission: €8 full price / €6 concs.

Thursday 12th February
Penny Dreadful Magazine focus
4PM. Venue: Cork City Library Admission: FREE.

Poetry Bus Magazine focus 
7PM. at Cork Arts Theatre Admission €5 or free with magazine purchase.

Friday 13th February
Liz Berry & Don Share 
10PM. at Cork Arts Theatre Admission: €8 full price / €6 concs.

Saturday 14th February
Southword Journal focus 
2.30PM. at Cork Arts Theatre Admission: FREE.

Gregory O'Donoghue Poetry Prizegiving & Prebooked 'Introductions' reading 
4PM. at Cork Arts Theatre Admission: €6 full price / €5 concs.

Lavinia Greenlaw & Jo Shapcott 
10PM. at Cork Arts Theatre Admission: €10 full price / €8 concs.

Visit http://www.corkpoetryfest.net for more information and to choose your own itinerary.

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