Sunday, April 25, 2010

White House Poetry, April 28th 2010


What: Poetry reading with special guest Kevin Higgins

When: Wednesday evening, April 28th 2010, from 9pm

Where: The White House pub, O'Connell Street, Limerick


At the White House this (Apr 28th, from 9.00pm) Wednesday Kevin Higgins will launch his new collection of poetry, his third, Frightening New Furniture, from Salmon Poetry. This will be coupled with an open-mic reading session to which all comers may and will be encouraged to contribute, so please bring something you've been working on. There will be complimentary finger food and wine reception courtesy of the proprietors, and of course admission is free as always.


Higgins' first collection, The Boy With No Face, was shortlisted for the 2006 Strong Award, and this was followed by Time Gentlemen, Please. With his wife Susan Millar DuMars he established and organises the very popular Over the Edge literary readings in Galway.


In 2006, Lapwinf Press in Belfast published a collections of his essays and reviews, Poetry, Politics and Dorothy Gone Horribly Astray. He is poetry critic for the Galway advertiser also.

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