The Limerick Writers' Centre Presents The Feb 'On The Nail' Literary Gathering Tuesday 5th Feb 2013 in The Loft Venue @ The Locke Bar, Georges Quay, Limerick. Start 8.00pm sharp! This month’s guests are Hugh McFadden (In association with Poetry Ireland) & Karen O'Connor . Hugh McFadden : Born in Derry, he has lived in Dublin since early childhood. His poems have been widely published in literary magazines, including Aquarius (London), Arabesque (Algeria), Belfast Review, Broadsheet (ed. Hayden Murphy), The Cork Review, Cyphers, Great Book of Ireland, Irish University Review, Nthposition, Oak, Poetry Ireland News, Poetry Ireland Review, Poets Against the War, The Red Wheelbarrow, Revival (Limerick), and The Stony Thursday Book. His latest collection, Empire of Shadows, was published in September (2012) by Salmon Poetry. His first collection, Cities of Mirrors, was published by Beaver Row Press (Dublin). A second collection, Pieces of Time, was published in 2004 by