The programme for the Belfast Book Festival 2019 has just been announced, and once again, Poetry NI are delighted to be a part of it. (Link below for booking.) Poetry NI Presents: Incoming Tuesday 11 June 2019, 8-9PM Join Colin Dardis, Linda McKenna, Geraldine O’Kane and Ross Thompson for a showcase of forthcoming work from four of the most promising poets Northern Ireland currently has to offer. With a multitude of awards and competition listings between them, this reading will offer a snapshot of the full-length collections to come in the year ahead and manuscripts in progress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to catch a sneak preview of four singular and remarkable, emerging voices. Poetry NI Presents: The Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam Tuesday 11 June 2019, 9:30-11:30PM Open to all poets, we invite you to take the mic and enter our annual poetry slam competition. Share your work in front of a lively and appreciative audience, with new readers always welcome. To enter, just register at the start of the night; names will be drawn out at random, with each poet invited onstage to read. The winner will receive the Brain Bailey Memorial Cup, in tribute to the much missed poet and pioneer of the Belfast live poetry scene. Available slots will be limited to 22 due to time constraints, so it’s first come, first served! For full rules of entry, please see our Slam Rules page. Write To Mental Health Workshop Saturday 15 June 2019, 12-2PM Poetry NI’s Geraldine O’Kane and Colin Dardis present a poetry workshop designed to encourage and celebrate creativity, providing the opportunity to experiment with writing in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. Together, you will explore aspects of mental health and creativity through a series of writing exercises to stimulate mindfulness and wellbeing. Suitable for those already writing or those who have a desire to write. |
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