White House Poetry, 23rd June 2010

What: Poetry reading with special guest John W. Sexton

When: Wednesday, 23rd June 2010, fom 9pm

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

This week at the White House (June 23rd) sees the return of one of our great supporters, John W. Sexton, for a reading from his recently published fourth collection of poems, Petit Mal (Revival Press), which contains the winning poem from the 2007 Listowel Writer's Week single poem competition, called 'The Green Owl'.

Sexton will give his presentation in conjunction with an open-mic reading session and as ever all comers on the night will be invited and encouraged to contribute an old piece or something they are working on at the moment, anything at all goes! There will of course be complimentary finger food provided by Glenn McLoughlin, the proprietor, and admission is free.

Sexton's previous collections are The Prince’s Brief Career (Cairn Mountain Publishing, 1995), Shadows Bloom/Scáthanna Faoi Bhláth (Doghouse Books, 2004, a book of haiku published with translations into Irish by Aosdana's Gabriel Rosenstock), and Vortex (Doghouse Books, 2005).

He has published two childrens’ novels, The Johnny Coffin Diaries & Johnny Coffin School-Dazed (both from The O’Brien Press). He has also recorded an album with legendary Stranglers frontman, Hugh Cornwell, entitled Sons Of Shiva, which has been released on Track Records.

As if all this weren't enough, Sexton is also the creator and scriptwriter of the RTÉ children’s series The Ivory Tower. Currently the fiction editor for The Cork Literary Review, he sometimes writes under the pseudonym Sex W. Johnston.

Copies of Petit Mal will be available for purchase on the night at a reduced price, whic the poet will sign for buyers with personalised messages. Please arrive early to be sure of getting good seats. See you then!!