What: Poetry reading with special guest Mary O'Donnell
When: Wednesday, 05th May 2010, from 9pm
Where: The White House pub, O'Connell Street, Limerick
This week at the White House for their popular Wednesday night poetry reading series, the special guest will be Mary O'Donnell. Her reading will be coupled with an open-mic session and, as ever, all comers are welcome to and will be encouraged to read, so if there's something you've been working on and you wish to try it out, bring it along. Admission to the event is free and complimentary finger food shall be provided by the proprietors.
Mary O’Donnell was born in Co Monaghan. Her poetry collections are Reading the Sunflowers in September (The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, Salmon, 1991), Spiderwoman’s Third Avenue Rhapsody (Salmon Poetry, 1993), both of these nominated for the Irish Times Literary Award for poetry, Unlegendary Heroes (Salmon Publishing, 1998), September Elegies (Belfast, Lapwing Publications, 2003), The Place of Miracles: New & Selected Poems (Dublin, New Island Books, 2006), and The Arc Builders (Todmorden, UK, Arc Publications, 2009).
Her story collections are Strong Pagans (Dublin, Poolebeg, 1991) and Storm Over Belfast (New Island Books, 2008) and her novels are The Light-Makers (Poolebeg, 1992), which was named The Sunday Tribune Best New Novel of 1992, Virgin and the Boy (Poolebeg, 1996), and The Elysium Testament (London, Trident Press, 1999).
Her awards include the William Aillingham Award, the Listowel Writers’ Week Award, a Hennessy Award and, of course, two nominations for the Irish Times Literary Award for poetry. She is a member of Aosdana, Ireland's most prestigious artistic honour.
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