Fingal Poetry Festival: 4 – 6 September 2020
Organised by Poetry at Skerries Mills.
Support by the Arts Council, Fingal County Council and Poetry Ireland is gratefully acknowledged. The Fingal Poetry Competition is sponsored by DHL.
Fingal Poetry Festival 2020
In organising this year’s festival, we have decided to have most of our events online. However, we felt it important to have some live events, as poetry and poets are part of the community and have an important contribution to make.
However, in line with the latest Government Covid-19 regulations we are cancelling all live events during the festival weekend. All tickets already purchased will be refunded.
We are still holding out hope to be able to bring you MUSTARD on Sunday 20th September. Please check back with us.
Our program: FINGAL POETRY FESTIVAL 04-06 Sep 2020
A highly original blended PROGRAMME of ONLINE and LIVE EVENTS (subject to change)
Taking place on locations around Skerries
Online readings filmed by Sean Leonard (SL) especially for the Fingal Poetry Festival
at locations in Skerries Mills and Sutton.
Mon 31 August 2020
5 pm
ONLINE:
Welcome to the Festival by Enda Coyle-Greene, Artistic Director
Filmed by SL in Skerries Mills
Watch it online from 31 Aug 2020, 5 p.m. here. (The link will not work before then.)
Click on the names of poets / performers for their bios
Fri
04 Sep 2020
2 pm
ONLINE:
Reading by Michael J Whelan
Filmed by SL in Skerries Mills
Watch it online from 4 Sep 2020, 2 p.m. here. (The link will not work before then.)
Fri
04 Sep
7 pm
ONLINE:
Reading / Performance by Sheila Ryder
Recorded in Skerries by SandS Photography.
Watch it online from 7 pm on Fri 04 Sep here.
(The link will not work before then.)
Fri
04 Sep 2020
7 pm
Cancelled:
FINGAL POETRY SLAM
at Skerries Mills Willow Terrace
Adults only – strong language
Featuring
John Cummins
Sheila Ryder
and musician Eimear O’Sullivan EMR.
Cancelled
Sat
05 Sep
2020
10 am
ONLINE:
Reading by Susan Connolly
Filmed by SL in Skerries Mills
Watch it online from Sat 5 Sep, 10 am here. (The link will not work before then.)
Sat
05 Sep
2020
11 am
Meet up in Ardgillan’s top car park and bring poems you want to read/share
FREE event
Cancelled
Sat
05 Sep
2020
11 am
–
1 pm
ONLINE:
Zoom Poetry Workshop
with Enda Wyley
Interactive online poetry workshop, will also include group discussion.
Limited tickets €25 available until 31 August 2020 on Eventbrite.
Sat
05 Sep 2020
2 pm …
ONLINE:
Fingal Poetry Prize Winners Announced by Mary O’Donnell
Our judge for the 2020 prize, Mary O’Donnell, unveils the prize winners.
Filmed by SL in Skerries Mills.
Watch it online from 5 Sep, 2 pm here.
(The link will not work before then.)
… followed by:
ONLINE:
Reading of Eight Prize Winning Poems
Recorded by the prize winners at their homes.
Watch it online from 5 Sep, 2.15 pm here
(The link will not work before then.)
Sat
05 Sep
7 pm
ONLINE:
Readings by Máiríde Woods
and Theo Dorgan
Filmed by SL in Sutton.
Watch it online from 5 Sep, 7 pm here
(The link will not work before then.)
Sun
06 Sep
10 am
ONLINE:
Reading by Jean O’Brien
Filmed by SL in Skerries Mills.
Watch it online from 6 Sep, 10 am here
(The link will not work before then.)
Sun
06 Sep
11 am
ONLINE:
Readings by some of the Fingal Poetry Prize Finalists
Recorded by the poets.
Watch it online from 11 am on Sun 06 Sep here.
(The link will not work before then.)
Sun
06 Sep
11 am
Sun
06 Sep
2 pm
ONLINE:
Reading by Mary O’Donnell
Filmed by SL in Skerries Mills.
Watch it online from 2 pm on Sun 06 Sep here.
(The link will not work before then.)
Sun
06 Sep
3 pm
Workshop suitable for 4-8 year olds.
Children accompanied by guardian only.
Cancelled
Sun
06 Sep
5 pm
ONLINE:
New Chapters
Reading with Leeanne Quinn and Polina Cosgrave
Recorded by the poets.
Watch it online from 5 pm on Sun 06 Sep here.
(The link will not work before then.)
Postscript: Sun 20 September 2020
Sun
20 Sep
2 pm
and
8 pm
LIVE
‘MUSTARD’ by Eva O’Connor,
directed by Hildegard Ryan
Little Theatre
Adults only, strong language
Award Winning One-Woman play, presented by Fishamble Theatre Company and Sunday’s Child
Limited tickets €12/€15 available on Eventbrite.
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