The Tara Campaigns organised on the 24th of August 2008, a ‘Feis Teamhar’ : A ‘Turn at Tara’ to highlight the ongoing destruction of the Tara Complex by the Irish Government. The Feis was addressed by Pulitzer prize winner Paul Muldoon and Poet Laureate Seamus Heaney . The event was organised in the open air [...]
Paddy Doyle’s hilarious photobio as YouTube video I expect this one to become viral. Be sure to Digg it! (You can digg this post with the Share This button below, if you like!) How to properly embed a YouTube video – with author’s warning. Aurora Concept Video – a glimpse at the near future on [...]
Asked to devise a new area for the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Festival of World Cultures , Dominic Campbell and Jean Connolly have created “Port Whoopee!”, which includes the Diwan of Mint Tea and Poetry. Yours truly will be among those contributing. The Diwan of Mint Tea and Poetry takes place in a Yurt (Mongolian style tent) [...]
I’ve been meaning to put up some Irish literary links for some time. The Cat Flap I’m no objectivist (I think!) but I really enjoyed Peter Sirr’s review of The Poems of Charles Reznikoff, 1918 – 1975, and while I could take or leave some of the poems quoted, I thought this was marvellous. Walk [...]