Limerick has lost one of its greatest arts and culture supporters with the passing of Bertha McCullagh last Saturday. A regular at literary gatherings, her love and support of the literary arts scene in Limerick was legendary. Many people would be familiar with her from the early days of the White House Poetry Revival in […]
Launch Video of ‘Arias of Consolation’ John Liddy’s Book length Poem About Limerick.
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Local Poets to Read at Adare Poetry Town
Adare Poetry Town 2021 Adare has been selected along with 19 other towns across Ireland to host a poetry festival 10th-18th September 2021. Further details will be added here as the program builds over the next few days but you can see details of the umbrella organisation Poetry Ireland. Local poets Michael Durack, John Liddy, Jessica […]
New Book Length Poem About Limerick Launched
‘Arias of Consolation’ (Revival Press) the new book length poem by Limerick poet John Liddy, with original drawings by artist John Shinnors, was launched today Sunday at the Limerick City Gallery of Art. For those who could not attend ‘Arias’ is available from O’Mahony Bookshop, Quay Books and on-line at www.limerickwriterscentre.com
Prof. Eoin Devereux on Arias of Consolation by John Liddy
New Book from Poet John Liddy
John Liddy’s ‘Arias’ are a Reservoir of Consolation.
Limerick poet John Liddy’s eleventh poetry collection Arias of Consolation is his most ambitious yet, focusing entirely on the familiar Liddy territory of Limerick. The book is published by Revival Press, an imprint of The Limerick Writers’ Centre, under their Community Publishing initiative and will be launched by Professor Eoin Devereux of the University of Limerick on Sept […]
Writing Workshops at Plassey House, UL Campus
Writing Workshops at Plassey House, UL CampusSaturday 3rd August 2013 10.00am to 4.00pm As part of The Limerick Gathering Tailteann Nua Festival a series of creative writing workshops will be hosted by The Limerick Writers’ Centre to coincide with the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick International Poetry Competition which takes place Sat 3rd August […]
Curiouser and Curiouser – New Book on the History of the Limerick Reveals All
What have Joseph P Kennedy (father of John F Kennedy), HG Wells, James Joyce, Aldus Huxley and Clement Atlee have in common? Well if you haven’t guessed – they all wrote limericks! Now The Limerick Writers’ Centre are publishing a new book exploring the curious history of that ubiquitous five line verse called, appropriately, The Curious […]