Poetry Ireland Introductions 2014

Poetry Ireland Introductions Series is a very significant event each year and achieving a place on the series is a considerable achievement and an important step in a writing career.

This year, the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series teams up with the Irish Writers’ Centre and Dublin Writers Festival for two cabaret-style evenings in the the Irish Writers’ Centre to reveal nine new promising voices: Erin Fornoff, Angela T Carr, Larry Stapleton, Breda Wall Ryan, Kevin Conroy, Colm Scully, Rachel Coventry, Paul McMahon and Stiofán Ó hIfearnáin.

A number of these have been published in Boyne Berries. Congratulations to those and to the others.

This year’s programme will also include specially selected musical accompaniment from new and emerging musicians, singers and songwriters.

Venue: Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, D1
Time: Monday 19 May 7.00pm and Wednesday 21 May 7.00pm
Admission: €8 / €5

http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com/event/poetry-ireland-introductions-series-2014/

Boyne Berries 14

It's ready! There have been times, twice I think, when copies of our magazine Boyne Berries were collected from the printers on the afternoon of the launch - no fault of the printers.

This time it's ready in plenty of time and boxes are in the office and in the boot of the car ready for the launch on next Thursday evening. It looks good and reads better - seventy two pages of prose and poetry from all parts of the country and also from the UK, USA, Canada and France.

The cover is by Greg Hastings who has designed all our fourteen covers. This is the fourth in a series of photographs of windows in derelict Irish houses.

Our guest editor, Kate Dempsey, has done a great job of selection and arranging the material. Among those whose work is included are Nessa O'Mahony, Breda Wall Ryan, Edward O'Dwyer, Patricia Byrne, Noel King and Dimitra Xidous. We are also delighted to include many lesser known writers, some gaining their first publication here.

The launch is in the Castle Arch Hotel, Trim at 8pm on Thursday next 26 September 2013. The guest editor, Kate, will launch the issue and many of the contributors will be present and will read their contributions. All welcome, no entry charge. Looking forward to a great evening.

Boyne Berries 14 can be purchased by PayPal on this page:
http://www.boynewriters.com/buy-or-submit.html