Past Events
A list of some of the highlighted events that Poetry NI has organised and hosted throughout the year
(not including our regular Purely Poetry monthly open mic night).
(not including our regular Purely Poetry monthly open mic night).
2014
Thursday 11th December, 7.30pm
Creative Shops Project, 2 Railway Street, Strabane
Strabane Poetry Slam (in partnership with Creative Shops Project)
Thursday 18th December, 7.30pm
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Poetry NI presents: A Christmas Reading (with David Braziel, Olive Broderick, Tory Campbell, Stephanie Conn, Nathaniel Joseph McAuley,
Chris McLaughlin, Geraldine O'Kane and Ross Thompson)
Friday 26th September, 8pm
The Rabbit Rooms, Bangor
Poetry NI presents: The Aspects Poetry Slam (as part of Aspects Irish Literature Festival)
Wednesday 10th September, 7.30pm
James Brown & Sons Funeral Home, Lisburn Road, Belfast
Antrim reading for the Funeral Service Northern Ireland National Poetry Competition
(with Jim Meredith, Annemarie Mullan, Kathleen McCracken, Geraldine O'Kane, Judith Thurley, Tory Campbell, Michael Conaghan, Ross Thompson, Mark Cooper, Patricia Devlin-Hill and Colin Dardis.)
Sunday 31st August, Bounce! Festival (Arts & Disability Forum)The Lyric Theatre, Belfast
11am: Micropoetry Workshop
6pm: Poetry and Music in the Lyric Bar
Saturday 30th August, Poetry NI at the Newcastle Arts Festival
Newcastle Centre, Newcastle
11am: Micropoetry Workshop
12noon: Freeze Frame Poetry Workshop
2pm: Author Readings
9.30pm: The Newcastle Arts Festival Poetry Slam (O'Hare's Bar)
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August,
Sunflower Fest, Tubby's Farm, Hillsborough.
FourXFour Poetry Journal Showcases
(with Geraldine O'Kane, Stephanie Conn, Lesley Martin, Ross Thompson, Tory Campbell, Christopher McLaughlin and Ray Givans)
Sunday 15th June, Belfast Book Festival
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Pen Points Press launch (with Ross Thompson, Geraldine O'Kane and Christopher McLaughlin)
Friday 13th June, Belfast Book Festival
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Purely Poetry presents: The Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam
Sunday 4th May
Open Source at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
FourXFour Poetry Journal Showcase (with Kathleen McCracken, Geraldine O'Kane, David Braziel and Ross Thompson)
Friday 28th March
The Loft, North Street, Belfast
The Grab Bag (with Rachel McCrum, Toni Stuart and Geraldine O'Kane)
Thursday 11th December, 7.30pm
Creative Shops Project, 2 Railway Street, Strabane
Strabane Poetry Slam (in partnership with Creative Shops Project)
Thursday 18th December, 7.30pm
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Poetry NI presents: A Christmas Reading (with David Braziel, Olive Broderick, Tory Campbell, Stephanie Conn, Nathaniel Joseph McAuley,
Chris McLaughlin, Geraldine O'Kane and Ross Thompson)
Friday 26th September, 8pm
The Rabbit Rooms, Bangor
Poetry NI presents: The Aspects Poetry Slam (as part of Aspects Irish Literature Festival)
Wednesday 10th September, 7.30pm
James Brown & Sons Funeral Home, Lisburn Road, Belfast
Antrim reading for the Funeral Service Northern Ireland National Poetry Competition
(with Jim Meredith, Annemarie Mullan, Kathleen McCracken, Geraldine O'Kane, Judith Thurley, Tory Campbell, Michael Conaghan, Ross Thompson, Mark Cooper, Patricia Devlin-Hill and Colin Dardis.)
Sunday 31st August, Bounce! Festival (Arts & Disability Forum)The Lyric Theatre, Belfast
11am: Micropoetry Workshop
6pm: Poetry and Music in the Lyric Bar
Saturday 30th August, Poetry NI at the Newcastle Arts Festival
Newcastle Centre, Newcastle
11am: Micropoetry Workshop
12noon: Freeze Frame Poetry Workshop
2pm: Author Readings
9.30pm: The Newcastle Arts Festival Poetry Slam (O'Hare's Bar)
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August,
Sunflower Fest, Tubby's Farm, Hillsborough.
FourXFour Poetry Journal Showcases
(with Geraldine O'Kane, Stephanie Conn, Lesley Martin, Ross Thompson, Tory Campbell, Christopher McLaughlin and Ray Givans)
Sunday 15th June, Belfast Book Festival
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Pen Points Press launch (with Ross Thompson, Geraldine O'Kane and Christopher McLaughlin)
Friday 13th June, Belfast Book Festival
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Purely Poetry presents: The Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam
Sunday 4th May
Open Source at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
FourXFour Poetry Journal Showcase (with Kathleen McCracken, Geraldine O'Kane, David Braziel and Ross Thompson)
Friday 28th March
The Loft, North Street, Belfast
The Grab Bag (with Rachel McCrum, Toni Stuart and Geraldine O'Kane)
2013
Funeral Service Northern Ireland National Poetry Competition: Belfast reading, Nov '13
(with Deirdre Cartmill, Tory Campbell, Annemarie Mullan, Paul Jeffcutt, Gerry McCullough, Geraldine O'Kane, Christopher McLaughlin, Wilma Kenny, Ross Thompson, , Stephen Sexton, Judith Thurley and Colin Dardis)
Purely Poetry presents: The Belly Laughs Festival Poetry-Comedy Slam, Oct '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Seamus Heaney tribute reading, European Heritage Open Days (EHODNI), Sept '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Lights, Camera... Poetry!, European Heritage Open Days (EHODNI), Sept '13
Strand Arts Centre, Belfast
Purely Poetry presents: The Belfast Heat of the All Ireland Poetry Slam, Sept '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Purely Poetry presents: The Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam, Jun '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Four Poets Live at the Open Source, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, May '13
(with Mario Abbatiello, Geraldine O'Kane, Jenny Cleland and Ross Thompson)
Purely Poetry at PS Squared, Mar '13
part of the Backin' Belfast initiative
The Poet's Box, Writers' Square, Feb '13
part of Community Arts Partnership's (Re)Searches Weekend, held in the 'Pop! Culture', a special pop-up space created by the Annenberg prize winner, Dutch artist Jeanne van Heeswijk.
Funeral Service Northern Ireland National Poetry Competition: Belfast reading, Nov '13
(with Deirdre Cartmill, Tory Campbell, Annemarie Mullan, Paul Jeffcutt, Gerry McCullough, Geraldine O'Kane, Christopher McLaughlin, Wilma Kenny, Ross Thompson, , Stephen Sexton, Judith Thurley and Colin Dardis)
Purely Poetry presents: The Belly Laughs Festival Poetry-Comedy Slam, Oct '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Seamus Heaney tribute reading, European Heritage Open Days (EHODNI), Sept '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Lights, Camera... Poetry!, European Heritage Open Days (EHODNI), Sept '13
Strand Arts Centre, Belfast
Purely Poetry presents: The Belfast Heat of the All Ireland Poetry Slam, Sept '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Purely Poetry presents: The Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam, Jun '13
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Four Poets Live at the Open Source, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, May '13
(with Mario Abbatiello, Geraldine O'Kane, Jenny Cleland and Ross Thompson)
Purely Poetry at PS Squared, Mar '13
part of the Backin' Belfast initiative
The Poet's Box, Writers' Square, Feb '13
part of Community Arts Partnership's (Re)Searches Weekend, held in the 'Pop! Culture', a special pop-up space created by the Annenberg prize winner, Dutch artist Jeanne van Heeswijk.
