A big thank-you to the Gorey Writers
for their support for my first poetry book
The Overture.
Carol
Some of the Gorey Writers at Cosmic Gardens 2018
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
End of season round-up
The Gorey Writers have had a great year.
Our move to Gorey Library has given us a new momentum. The light and airy private room is the perfect meeting place for us, and we are grateful to Gorey County Council for its use.
New members joined us throughout the year, and we now have approximately 16 active members who come to our lively fortnightly sessions: some every session, others when they can.
This year we usually had 6 to 8 writers each session, with a different mix of writers each time. This makes for interesting discussions with the focus moving from poetry to short stories to plays, depending on the group.
Keep an eye on Facebook and this blog for starting date.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Gorey Writers in The Scaldy Detail 2011
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| Phelim and Carol at Scaldy Detail launch in Enniscorthy library 5/1/12 |
Scaldy Detail 2011
The following poems by Gorey writers Phelim Kavanagh and Carol Boland have been included in The Scaldy Detail 2011 Anthology of New Writing from County Wexford :
Wave's in Eight's
Students surf on sea and neon
free of college parcel
and good counsel
take their coffee late
swap their morning juice
experiment with flavour
learn to coast
under the lifeguard's radar.
The fall comes, an ocean
gives away degrees,
back to the old school
formal swimming pools
caught in a ripcurl
class and timetables rule.
Phelim Kavanagh
The blue mountain
A spit of snow lies on Croghan’s face
jilted after the cold snap
that left parishes standing
like Miss Havisham in her mottled gown.
It needs snow to move snow, they say
so in expectation I watch for a battleship sky
to snag itself on the blue peak
scarred by chainsaw
damaged forests, promises
while below me
the river Bann cuts
through reeds and
green willow as
I trace the line of its curve,
rush of shallows
silence of its deep
imagine how it feels to walk
over mud-raked copper fields
and slip into the naked water
step by step.
Back on the road again
I stand at an altered hedgerow
swollen with marigold gloves
broken bottles, crushed vows
gather them up for the tip.
Carol Boland
Monday, December 12, 2011
New Year meetings
We are taking a break over the Christmas holidays but will be back on Thursday 12 January.
Have a great Christmas and keep writing!
Our Calendar of Meetings for Spring 2012
Thurs 12/1
Thurs 26/1
Thurs 9/2
Thurs 23/2
Thurs 8/3
Thurs 22/3
Break for Holidays
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Season Starts
The Gorey Writers start back with on Tuesday, 13 September in Gorey Library
meeting room at 7.30.
Hope to see lots of familiar faces and, hopefully, some new ones!
Bernie Walsh to chair
Monday, August 15, 2011
Calling all Wexford writers
The Scaldy Detail
Following on from the 2007 edition, a new anthology has been a long time coming. But, despite the economic wind blowing, it is now here, and what better time to make it happen.
For those not familiar with the Scaldy Detail, the 2007 edition was a 108-page journal of fantastic "local" writing (http://www.elaunchpad.org/), and was launched then by Wexford playwright Billy Roche.
Guidelines are as follows:
- Email submissions ONLY accepted.
- Closing date is Friday, September 30th, 2011. Submissions received after this date will not be considered.
- Ideally, writers should have a connection to County Wexford, OR, their work should encapsulate the County in some way.
- Each writer published in this edition will receive one complimentary copy.
- For fiction, excerpts, memoirs, screenplays, etc. there is a limit of one entry per writer, capped at 2000 words (or not much more!).
- For poetry, lyrics, verse, etc. there is a limit of four entries per writer.
- Enquiries can be directed to Paul O'Reilly at info@elaunchpad.org.
It is envisaged that the journal will be launched in early January, 2012, in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, at a venue to be confirmed.
Good luck!
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