Cork Spring Literary Festival

If you find yourself in the People's Republic this February then get this is smashing festival.
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16 - 19 February 2011 (Bolds are my personal suggestions.)

Wednesday, 16th February
Reception for the winner of the Gregory O’Donoghue Prize and launch of A Boat to
Heaven, a new Southword Editions title by Chinese poet Zhao Lihong.
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 7.15pm.

Tomas Lieske, William Wall & James Harpur – a reading
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 9pm.

Ian Wild, Alan Garvey & Pat Boran – a reading
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 7.15pm.

Silke Scheuermann, Kristiina Ehin & Gabriel Rosenstock
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 9pm.

Catherine Smith, Matthew Sweeney & Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh – a reading
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 7.15pm.

Valérie Rouzeau, Lory Manrique-Hyland & Ian Duhig - a reading
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 9pm.

Catch the Moon
An ensemble reading: “Four women, Four Themes, Four Stories, Four Voices”.
Jane Clarke, Kathy D’Arcy, Shirley McClure, Tina Pisco.
During a performance each poet introduces one of the four themes, which vary depending on the venue, the audience and the season. Each poet then reads two poems linked to the theme, explaining a bit about each reading. This format is designed to keep the listeners’ interest and highlight differences as well as resonances between very different poems. The result is an intimate and entertaining exchange between the poets and the audience. Catch the Moon intends to continue to develop and grow so as to include other women poets and musicians as
well as projections in future events.
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 3.30 pm.
I think these ladies should get together with the Poetry Divas. Really. Email me.

Gerry Murphy, Dave Lordan & Julijana Velichkovska – a reading
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When 7.15pm.

Maram al-Massri, Leanne O’Sullivan & Patrick Cotter – a reading
Where: Douglas Vance Room, The Metropole Hotel.
When: 9pm.

A suggested donation of €5 is requested for each of the evening events, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds and larger donations are also welcome.

Also Workshops
Haiku Master Class

A ginko or compositional stroll usually precedes Rosenstock’s haiku workshops.
Participants may bring along a maximum of 10 nature-centred haiku to be workshopped, 5-7-5 style or free form.

Gabriel Rosenstock is a member of several international haiku associations and is an associate founder of the Haiku Foundation. He is a frequent contributor to World Haiku Review. Cambridge Scholars Publishing brought out two major works by him on haiku as a way of life, Haiku Enlightenment and Haiku, the Gentle Art of Disappearing. These are available from Amazon. Participants in the workshop are expected to have read these books. (complimentary electronic copies will be made available to participants in advance) Rosenstock hopes that participants will have prepared questions, comments, queries about the contents of these two books.

Maximum places 8
Cost: €30 each

To reserve a workshop space please phone the Munster Literature Centre on
021-4312955 or email info@munsterlit.ie.

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