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Nice to have a #haiku & a #poem published this week: the #senryu in a haiku anthology: ‘tea all the time it takes’ (available on Amazon). Coincidentally & appropriately, the longer poem is set in a cafe in Vienna & appears in Flare 26, launched on Thurs at the Sunflower Sessions

I enjoyed Bealtaine Festival #30 tea party IMMA today. Great to see #poetry front & centre, with poet-in-residence Anne Tannam reading her commissioned poems & Pat Boran also smashing it. There were also two commissioned choral pieces, sung by the fab forgetmenotchoir 💪🏻

Poetry Readings on May 13/ Athlone Library at 4.45 pm All Welcome Westmeath Libraries Westmeath County Council Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Dedalus Press Luke Morgan Damien B. Donnelly Maeve O'Sullivan Athlone Community Radio TUS Athlone Campus AthloneAT

“I cannot save this world. But look how it’s trying, once again, to save me.” A life-affirming springtime poem by James A Pearson

I enjoyed three events yesterday aft/eve International Literature Festival Dublin in Merrion Square: a workshop with newsman & memoirist @jamesaalongman, an interview of poet Pádraig Ó Tuama by fellow poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin & a second interview by Fionn Davenport of foodie memoirists Katie Goh & Karolina Ramqvish 👍🏻

A memory of Paul Durcan - for the day that’s in it.. ⁦Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann⁩ ⁦The Poetry Society⁩ ⁦The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon⁩ ⁦Aosdána⁩ ⁦Yellow Asylum Films⁩

Another friend and I enjoyed one of the spoken word events International Literature Festival Dublin last night: the trio of Emmet O’Brien, Jan Brierton and John Cummins. 👍🏻

Well this looks like a fun movie...

It’s great to be back Festival of Writing & Ideas at Borris in beautiful #Borris in County #Carlow.

Event coming up in the next wk: an interview on Togetherfm.com, Sat 14/6 at 11am, a reading from ‘Washing Windows V’ (Alan Hayes : Arlen House) at #Clondalkin N. Library on Tues 17/6 at 6pm & a #haiku #poetry #workshop for rialtocommunityarts.com on Fri 20/6 at 2pm in St. Andrews CS

PS. All of these events are free of charge. The second and third may be of particular interest to those living or working in and around #Dublin8 and #Dublin10, especially #ballyfermot #inchicore #clondalkin #inchicore #rialto #drimnagh #fatima and #kilmainham

Wordle 1,453 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💪🏻

My interview with Together FM is being broadcast this Saturday 14/6 at 11am. You can listen online at www.together.con. 📻 👍🏻

Despite yesterday’s wet weather, I really enjoyed my day Dalkey Book Festival. All three interviews I attended (with various pals) were brilliant: Elaine Feeney by Madeleine Keane, Colum McCann by Merve Emre & Elif Shafak by MK (again). All sessions were well-organised & well-attended

Bloomsday stroll - a yellow-breasted wheatear brings my heart to a halt (Published in Modern Haiku) #Bloomsday #haiku #2021