The Courthouse Cafe, Tinahely - Poetry Performance by Carol Boland

Gorey Writers Bernie Walsh
and Carol Boland
Courthouse Cafe Tinahely

Carol Boland (r) gets ready for her poetry performance at the Courthouse cafe, Tinahely.

Carol read her poetry, accompanied by her drums and piano to an appreciative audience.

Cosmic Poetry - A WAF Event - Sunday 29/5/11

Cosmic Poetry - A Wicklow Arts Festival Event


Following the success of last year’s session, Wicklow Writers bring their poems once again to the Cosmic Garden, and invite you to bring along yours too.


Enjoy a cuppa before blast off, and bring a cushion. There may be some drumming, too!


Sun, 29 May at 11:15

An Tairseach Ecology Centre - left thro’ gates of Dominican Convent, Wicklow Town

Check out Wicklow Arts Festival new website for more great events

http://www.wicklowartsfestival.ie/

Next meeting - Tuesday 10th May in Gorey Library Meeting Room

We are pleased to announce that the Gorey Library has offered us a meeting room in their new, state of the art building.


From Tuesday, 10th May 2011, Gorey Writers will meet every second and forth Tueaday from 7.30 to 8.45 in one of the airy meeting rooms.

Look forward to seeing old and new members at our lively sessions

Gorey Library Nearly Open

Good News! Gorey Library is nearly open for business. We are trying to contact the powers-that-be to establish if their offer of a meeting room still stands.

In the meantime, here is a poem by Carol Boland

The Secret

Does it burn 

Carol Boland



leave lashes on your back

or smack like the crack of kindling

a gunshot on a Sunday afternoon.

Does it pierce your skin

sting like a nettle

or can you smudge it better

with a dock weed.

And when your tongue is tied



to the struts of your mouth

does it smother the flame

can you snuff it out

or does it leave an emptiness

a hole in your chest

from a spear thrown off kilter.

And in the dreaming time

does it sleep behind your eye lid

deflecting the veiled light

like a cornea.

Member published in Enniscorthy Echo

Berniw Walsh has been published in Scalderverse, in Enniscorthy's Echo. This is a series of weekly poems by local writers, or those inspired by the town, in celebration of Enniscorthy's 1500th anniversary.

Well done, Bernie!

Circle of Life

Birth Happens
Innocence Prevails
Walk the circumference of life
Jump on the merry go round
Stop, choose the path
Bitterness bites, engulfs the being
Hinders the thoughts, the minds
Enter the deep dark tunnel
Scramble to find the bright light
Where is the finish line?
The satisfaction
The final destination
Desperation, dizziness, bitter sweet revenge
Is it too late to take the merry go round again?

We're back in business

Hi all,
We can't wait any longer for Gorey library to open!
Our first meeting of the autumn is on tuesday 12 October in the Plaza Centre
opposite Gorey Little theatre, at 8pm, top floor.

Hope to see you there. All newcomers welcome.

Poetry Workshop with Jay Ramsay

EDGES

Poetry and Renewing the Creative Process

Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October, 2010,

10 am-5 pm both days.

The Esplanade Hotel, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow (non-residential)

Acclaimed poet and teacher, Jay Ramsay, offers a series of brilliantly inspiring exercises, both for writing and to extend our receptive and imaginal awareness, celebrating our ‘edges’ creatively as well as personally, opening new possibilities of expression.

In addition to the group work (which includes speaking our work aloud) there is also time to examine critically poems you may bring. This workshop is suitable for people who have been writing for a while, whether published or not.

Fee for the 2 days: €160 (includes morning and afternoon tea/coffee/ biscuits).

To book please send a cheque for the full fee made payable to Shirley McClure

to Shirley McClure,

9 Camaderry Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

For further information email shirleymcclure2@gmail.com or phone 086-60 34 481