- 'On The Nail' Literary Gathering - Literature ~ Poetry ~ Fiction ~ Short Story ~ Creative Writing

The Limerick Writers' Centre Presents The April 'On The Nail' Literary Gathering Tuesday 3rd April 2012 @ 8.00pm Upstairs@Riddler’s Bar (formally Foley's), Sarsfield St, Limerick (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) This month launch of Revival Literary Journal No.22 PLUS in association with Foras na Gaeilge Sean O’Coistealbha. Seán Ó Coistealbha is a Conamara based poet who writes in both Irish language and English medium. Stadhan is Seán's second publication. His poetry is inspired by rural and cultural themes and sometimes reflect on a past life and times. Seán lives in An Spidéal with his Limerick City born wife and their five children. PLUS+++++PLUS+++++PLUS+++++PLUS+++++PLUS+++++PLUS+++++PLUS Gabhar Theatre Company in association with the UL Drama Society bring us the second of our Radio Noir series of 10 minute plays, tonight Bloody Mary by Mike Reidy. Cast: Grace Cronin, Shane Vaughan, Paul Them and Hugh O'Brien. Everyone is invited to ...

The Limerick Writers' Centre Presents March 'On The Nail' Reading Tuesday 6th March 2012 @ 8.00pm Upstairs@Foley's, Sarsfield St, Limerick Bar (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music. This month our guests are David Toms and James Cummins. David Toms , is a 23 year old student in UCC. and has been writing poetry for about five years. His first full collection called "SomaSema" is being published by Knives, Forks and Spoons Press (shortlisted for the British Library's Michael Marks' Publishers Award 2011) later this year. His work has appeared in a wide variety of magazines and journals in print and online, and this collection follows the publication of two chapbooks: For the Misanthropic Muse (Default, 2009) and Tom O'Bedlam Sings His Song (Knives, Forks and Spoons 2010). he has ...

The Limerick Writers' Centre Presents Tuesday 7th Feb 2012 @ 8.00pm February 'On The Nail' Reading Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music. This month (Feb) our guests are from Newcastle (UK) Dr. Keith Armstrong and Robert Lonsdale. Keith Armstrong was born in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he has worked as a community development worker, poet, librarian and publisher he is coordinator of the Northern Voices creative writing and community publishing project which specialises in recording the experiences of people in the North East of England. He was awarded a doctorate in 2007 for his work on Newcastle writer Jack Common at the University of Durham where he received a BA Honours Degree in Sociology in 1995 and Masters Degree in 1998 for his studies on ...

The Limerick Writers' Centre Present Tuesday 10th Jan 2012 @ 8.00pm Jan 'On The Nail' Reading Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music. This month our guests are The Clare Three Legged Stool Poets featuring Arthur Watson, Peter Kay, Patrick Stack, and Brian Mooney. Clare Three-Legged Stool Poets was founded in 2003 to celebrate the poetic work of men and women from North, South, and East - the three "halves" of Clare. There are at present some 16 members in the group which, to date, has produced two anthologies, a broadsheet, and Hidden Burren, a photographic essay on North Clare by Ilsa Thielen accompanied by verse. Everyone is invited to take part in the open-mic after the main event, poets, storytellers, musicians and writers . Even if you don...

Limerick Writers' Centre Present Tuesday 4th Oct 2011 @ 8.00pm Oct 'On The Nail' Reading Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music. This month our guests are Stephen James Smith and Enda Reilly PLUS continuing on our '10 Minute Play' series. and open-mic. Stephen James Smith is a remarkable performance poet and a bit of a legend in Dublin. Not only is he a former Cúirt International Literary Festival Grand Slam Poetry Champion, he is also the MC and organiser of the excellent weekly Glór Sessions in The International Bar. In 2009 he proudly represented Ireland at the Vilenica Literary Festival Slovenia and in 2010 at Wiersze w Metrze Poland. He is currently recording an EP of old Irish poems with musician Enda Reilly. Stephen is a truly hypnotic pr...

The Limerick Writers' Centre Present Tuesday 6th Sept 2011 @ 8.00pm Sept 'On The Nail' Reading Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music . This month our guests are Fred Johnston and Yorkshire poet CP Stewart PLUS Gabhar Theatre Company continue our '10 Minute Play ' series with 'Less Than Fresh' by Limerick playwright Derry McGrath and directed by Dermott Petty . C.P. Stewart lives with his family in North Yorkshire. Formerly singer/songwriter with the cult band Laughing Gravy , his poetry has been widely published in Canada, Australia, Ireland, England and the United States. For two years he was the Poetry Editor of Sotto Voce Arts and Literary magazine (U.S.). A chapbook of his poetry, Taking it In was published by ...

Limerick Writers' Centre Present Tuesday 9th Aug 2011 8.00pm Aug 'On The Nail' Reading Upstairs@Foley's Bar, Sarsfield St, Limerick (Limericks Newest Live Venue for Music and the Arts) Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music. This month we launch issue 20 of Revival Literary Journal plus our guests are George Harding, Adam Wyeth and Gary King. Gary King was born in Galway in 1963, where he still lives. His poems have appeared in magazines such as Poetry Nottingham, The Burning Bush, Poetry Monthly, Revival, Crannóg, West 47 and The Journal. A chapbook of his poems, Ambiguous Lights, was published by Over The Edge in 2004. He has been a featured reader at the O'Bhéal, White House and Over The Edge: Open Reading series. He was runner up in the 2007 Poetry Grand Slam at the Cúirt International Festival of Literatur...