As part of the celebrations of All Ireland Poetry Day 2009, Kilkenny County Council Library would like to invite local poets (who have been born or are based in Co Kilkenny ) to submit a selection of their work for showcasing in John’s Quay Library.
“We invite well-crafted, stimulating poems of interest to the general public. Poetry will be displayed on boards in John’s Quay Library and no more than three poems should be emailed to johnsquay@gmail.com by 15th of each month.
A selection will then be made and poems will be displayed from first of the following month.
We hope to develop this initiative over time, with a view to eventually offering selected poets and exclusive month's display on the boards.
Anyone wishing to submit poems for display during the month of October should email them to the above address before Friday September 25.
For further information, please contact City Library on 056 7794174
All Ireland Poetry Day
John's Quay Library is delighted to host a public reading with renowned poet, Peter Fallon on Thursday 1st October at 1pm. Organised through Kilkenny County Council Arts Office, this event is free of charge and open to all.
Peter Fallon is a German-born poet living in County Meath. He founded The Gallery Press publishing house. Peter co-edited The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry, and contributed to The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: 550 AD to the present. He has published numerous collections of poems such as The Speaking Stones (1978 ), Winter Work (1983 ), The News and Weather (1987 ), Eye to Eye (1992 ) and The Deerfield Series: Strength of Heart (1997 ), News of the World: Selected and New Poems (1998 ) and The Company of Horses (2007 ).
