The second reading in the series of six fortnightly readings takes place at County Library Tallaght at 7pm on Monday next, 3rd October 2011.
Louise Phillips, Colm Keegan and I will be reading a mixture of poetry and prose. Proceedings will be overseen once more by Eileen Casey, award winning local author and poet.
I’m really looking forward to this – I don’t do enough public readings, so I’ll be taking time out this week to prepare well in advance. Colm and Louise are both experienced writers as you can see from the short bios below, and Colm has developed over the last number of years a particularly honest and forthright style of delivering his work to an audience. I think, however, that all three of us have very different approaches to our work, which I hope will make for a varied and engaging experience for those who attend.
At the moment I’m thinking poetry, but that might change. There’s a peculiar challenge in reading a 10 or 15 minute story in a way that keeps the listener interested. We’ll see…
Hope to see you there!
Bios
In 2008, Louise Phillips was shortlisted for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, and in 2009, she won The Jonathan Swift Award with her story ‘Last Kiss’. In 2010 & 2011, she was long-listed for the RTE Guide/Penguin short story competition, and this April was a winner at the Irish Writers’ Centre Lonely Voice platform.
Colm Keegan writes poetry, short stories and screenplays. He also runs Nighthawks,Dublin’s premier arts night. Shortlisted for three Hennessy Awards for both fiction and poetry, he is currently working on a novel. Colm lives in Clondalkin.
Brian Kirk has been shortlisted for various awards including Hennessy Awards in 2008 and 2011. His stories and poems have appeared in The Sunday Tribune, The Stony Thursday Book, Crannog, Revival, Boyne Berries, Wordlegs and various anthologies. Brian lives in Clondalkin.
Nice post Brian – just put one up myself this afternoon – seeya Monday:)
Thanks Louise! Looking forward to it – see ya then