Friday 20 May 2011

Literary Garden at Bloom Festival

10am-6pm  2nd – 6th June Phoenix Park.

In honour of the UNESCO designation as City of Literature,  the BLOOM festival will have a literary flavour this year. There will be a UNESCO City of Literature-themed show garden designed and installed by staff in Dublin City Council’s Parks Department. Planting will reflect literary connections.

Poets Gabriel Rosenstock, Enda Wyley, Tony Curtis, Anne Leahy and Maighread Medbh will read from the garden at 12noon and 2pm each day.

There will be Joycean readings at 1pm each day in association with Bloomsday, (www.jamesjoyce.ie) as well as storytelling for children. www.dublincityofliterature.ie www.bloominthepark.com

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