IMMA, October 2013 to April 2014 

If you find yourself in IMMA in Dublin on a Saturday afternoon, you can see the Southeast Dublin Amateur Radio Club broadcasting a poem by Alice Lyons for Eileen Gray via Morse Code from the gallery. This exhibit is part of Sarah Browne’s installation ‘Remembering Gray’ on the first floor of IMMA.

The School of English, Trinity College, is hosting a lecture on ‘Thomas Kinsella’. The lecture will be given by Gerald Dawe

Apply to: The Secretary (Evening Lectures), Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing, 21 Westland Row, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 2885, email: lifoley@tcd.ie

Please note: Only those who have pre-booked can be guaranteed admission.

The Seven Towers Agency holds its regular ‘Last Wednesday Open Mic’ for poetry and prose.

Duran Press presents the launch of ‘The Woman Not The Name’ byBrian Lynch. The book will be launched by Paul Durcan.

The Yeats Society monthly Poet’s Parlour will resume on Thursday 31st October at 8.00pm. The Poet’s Parlour gives an opportunity for aspiring and published poets to read from their own work in a regular open-mic session. Come and share your own work or listen to the experience of our occasional guest poets. The Poet’s Parlour will run on the last Thursday of the Month at 8.00pm (excluding December) until the summer.

Quaternia Press presents the launch of ‘A Mystic Dream of 4’ by Iggy McGovern.

The Gallery Press in association with Hodges Figgis presents ‘Gallery Goes…’ to celebrate the publication of ‘The Dead Zoo’ by Ciaran Berry, ‘The High Caul Cap’ by Medbh McGuckian and ‘The Sun King’ by Conor O’Callaghan.

The October ‘Over The Edge Open Reading’ will take place in Galway City Library. The featured readers are Sarah O’Toole, Margaret Brady & Frank Dullaghan. There will also be the usual open-mic. The evening will also see the announcement of the winners of this year’s ‘Over The Edge New Writer of The Year’ competition. This year’s competition judge is Sarah Clancy.

North West Words presents an Arts Night with The Diamond Writers: Marie Costello,Pauric Gallagher, Seamus Gordon, Tom Hannigan, Catherine Laird, Margaret O’Doherty. There will also be a book launch by Regina O’Roarke and music by Sinead Gallagher.