Monday, January 19, 2009

Writers for Peace

Poetry Ireland in association with Trócaire and Amnesty International has organised a reading with some of Ireland's finest writers, in response to the situation in Gaza. Each writer will read for 5-7 minutes at this non-partisan event.

Tuesday 20 January 6.30pm (sharp) - 8.30pm

Reading on the night Evelyn Conlon, John F Deane, Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Seamus Heaney, Ronit Lentin, Michael Longley, Susan McKay, Lia Mills, Judith Mok, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Mary O'Donnell, Peter Sirr, Colm Tóibín, and Macdara Woods.

THIS IS A FREE UNTICKETED EVENT AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
St Anne's Church, Dawson St, D2

2 comments:

swiss said...

wow but that's a heavy weight list. me, i'd be going for nuala ni dhomhnaill even if she was going to be speaking a language i(mostly) don't understand.

Niamh B said...

I'd have gone for Nuala too, or Seamus, Eilis, Mary, Colm or even Anne, but none of them asked me - bunch o' snobs - obviously felt they could get along quite well without me...