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Writer, artist, broadcaster and Irish Times columnist’s life was celebrated with affection at Lakelands Crematorium in Cavan
Now in its ninth year, Poetry Day Ireland is an annual island-wide celebration of poetry which invites the nation to read, write, and share a poem on Thursday, April 27.
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Updated / Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 15:00 In the Poetry Programmeon Sunday 28th February, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Olivia O'Leary is joined by poets Geraldine Mitchell and Damian Gorman. Geraldine Mitchell was born in Dublin and has been living in County Mayo since 2000. She is the recipient of a Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award and various literary bursaries and acted as Poetry Ambassador for Trócaire from 2012 to 2015. She joins Olivia to read from her new collection of poetry, Mute/Unmute, published by Arlen House, and reads a selection of poems, including some inspired by history and by r...
Books to look out for in 2021 Irish fiction New work that has been a long time coming generates a particular shiver of anticipation. Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestseller 10 years on. Her publisher says: “An exquisite wintery parable, Claire Keegan’s long-awaited return tells the story of a simple act of courage and tenderness, in the face of conformity, fear and judgment.” Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestsel...