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Glimmering Arc: group art exhibition
June 27th to July 19th, 2025 – Taylor Galleries, Kildare Street, Dublin
Opening Thursday June 26th, 2025 It’s a huge honour that Eamonn Maxwell, curator of this exhibition, has chosen a line from one of my poems for the show which runs until July 19th
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Silent Objects/Spoken Lives
OnSight 2024/25 – Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar
Opened Thursday May 1st, 2025 : Poetry Day Explore objects from the Irish Folklife Collection at the Museum of Country Life in Castlebar, through the poetry of Martina Evans, Sean Borodale and myself. Silent Objects / Spoken Lives
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Paul Durcan Birthday Event
Saturday May 3rd, 2025 – St Thomas’ Church, Dugort
You can watch the full evening’s event combining traditional music with a choice of Paul Durcan’s poems, selected and read by Michael O’Loughlin, Dermot Bolger, Sheila McHugh and myself. Paul Durcan – 80 at 80 | Youtube
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Words Matter: Sing the Truth – an essay
April 2025
Delighted to have been invited by Ciaran O´Rourke to write this essay for his excellent Ragpicker website. In it I look at writer´s block in these times of war and worse, find inspiration in a late aunt´s life and take a look at the existential danger AI holds for human langauge. A call to arms…
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Paul Durcan – a celebration
Friday May 2nd – Sunday May 4th – Achill
Heinrich Böll Weekend, Achill Readings and music, Saturday 3rd May @ 8pm