Aosdána Readings for Western Writers' Centre

national | arts and media | event notice Wednesday September 27, 2006 17:50 by Fred Johnston - Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scríbhneoiri Chaitlin Maude, Galway

Aosdána Poets Line-up for Galway

A number of prominent Irish poets who are slo members of Aosdána are in a line-up of a Western Writers' Centre short season

Aosdána member and Dublin-born poet TONY CURTIS readings for the Western Writers' centre on friday, November 17th at 8pm at The Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway. The reading is sponsored by Poetry Ireland.

Aosdána poet Macdara Woods will read in mid-January at the same venue.

This marks the beginning of a short season of Writers' Centre poetry events sponsored by Poetry Ireland into the New Year. The Centre is also sponsored by The Arts Council and Galway City and County Councils. The Centre is also grateful for the individuals who have become 'Friends of the Centre, ' and in particular to those in the US.

Fred Johnston, the Centre's manager, who worked successfully with Aosdána writers' in Co Clare last year in collaboration with the Co Clare Arts Office, says he is delighted with developments.

"We are continuing to choose our writers carefully and to introduce writers to Galway who are not always available to read here. "

Further details of the readings can be had from westernwriters@eircom.net or 091.533595, or 087.2178138 plus details of entry-fees and reduced fees for unemployed. Meanwhile, details of the Irish language poetry festival in Dublin, IMRAM, can be had from the Writers' Centre website at www.twwc.ie

(The Western Writers' Centre will nto reply to any queries by e-mail which do not carry verifiable address or 'phone number - this is regrettable, but the Centre has fallen seige to mischievous and unverifiable e-mails of late.)

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