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Michael Gorman to read at ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading'

Wednesday March 14, 2007 19:10

by Kevin Higgins - Over The Edge

The next Over The Edge: Open Reading takes place in Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday, March 29th, 6.30-8pm. The Featured Readers are Michael Gorman, and four members of the Dark Gate Writers Group, Sean Donegan, Margaret Cullagh, Bernadette Tierney & Donal Grehan.

Michael Gorman was born in Sligo and educated at Summerhill College and University College Galway. His poetry collections include Postcards from Galway, Waiting for the Sky to fall and Up She Flew. One of his poems, The People I Grew Up With Were Afraid, was chosen by Pauline McLynn for inclusion in the anthology, Voices and Poetry of Ireland. He teaches poetry on the MA in Writing at NUI Galway. Michael Gorman is a hugely charismatic reader of his work; his readings are everything a good poetry reading should be.

Sean Donegan has published poems in Poetry Ireland Review, Time Haiku and the anthology, The Backyards of Heaven. A selection of his haiku will appear in an anthology to be published by Pillar Press, Kilkenny next year. He is a member of The Dark Gate Writers Group.

Margaret Cullagh is originally from Tipperary, but currently lives in Galway. She is the facilitator of The Dark Gate Writers Group. She is a writer and creative writing tutor and has read her work at both the Westside Arts Festival and the Project 06 Festival.

Bernadette Tierney is a Galway native. She was a volunteer worker for many years with the Simon Community. Her poems have appeared in Riposte. She is a member of The Dark Gate Writers Group.

Donal Grehan is originally from Mountmellick in Co. Laois and has been living in Galway for 20years. He writes poetry and short stories. His poems have been published in Bealtaine. He is a member of The Dark Gate Writers Group.

As usual there will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details contact 087-6431748.

Over The Edge acknowledges the financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council

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Dark Gate Writers' Group Reading (above)

by Fred Johnston - Manager - Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scríbhneoiri Chaitlín Maude

Thu Mar 15, 2007 18:42

westernwriters at eircom dot net

34 Nuns Island, Galway

091.533595

Clearly pressure of work resulted in the 'Over the Edge' people forgetting to mention that The Dark Gate Writers' Group, established by Margaret Cullagh, originated in the Western Writers' Centre, and that the group meets in the Western Writers' Centre offices each Wednesday lunchtime.

These omissions do occur, though it was hardly fair to the Dark Gate participants to give the impression that they came out of thin air and had no base: the 'Over the Edge' project itself began life in the Western Writers' Centre, as a project then entitled 'On The Edge'. Not to worry. You're forgiven!

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