John McNamee Poetry Reading
John McNamee has published seven collections of poetry since 1977. His Collected Short Stories was published in 2005 by Weaver Publications. He is also the organizer of the popular Out To Lunch Readings that occur every month in the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin, which feature Ireland's foremost poets.
John is a popular performer of his own work and has read throughout Ireland and the United States and Canada.
He was born in Dublin in 1946 and he published his first poem at the age of 26 in the prestigious journal Icarus, which is published by Trinity College. Since those long ago days of the early 1970's he's since dedicated his life to the poet's craft. His first collection came out in London, from the Sparrow Press in 1977.
His work is down to earth, earthy, and rooted in the everyday. The renowned literary critique, James J. McAuley, has said of him: "This John McNamee fella has the endurance of a cross-Atlantic oarsman, the chance-your-arm-courage of a seasoned literary campaigner, and all the varied styles, in verse and prose, of one who has seen it all and known it all. Read his work with sympathy and gratitude: it'll do you good."
The reading on Thursday promises to be a unique opportunity for anyone interested in real poetry. The event is funded by Poetry Ireland / Eigse Eireann in association with the Kerry Arts Office and admission is free.
John is a popular performer of his own work and has read throughout Ireland and the United States and Canada.
He was born in Dublin in 1946 and he published his first poem at the age of 26 in the prestigious journal Icarus, which is published by Trinity College. Since those long ago days of the early 1970's he's since dedicated his life to the poet's craft. His first collection came out in London, from the Sparrow Press in 1977.
His work is down to earth, earthy, and rooted in the everyday. The renowned literary critique, James J. McAuley, has said of him: "This John McNamee fella has the endurance of a cross-Atlantic oarsman, the chance-your-arm-courage of a seasoned literary campaigner, and all the varied styles, in verse and prose, of one who has seen it all and known it all. Read his work with sympathy and gratitude: it'll do you good."
The reading on Thursday promises to be a unique opportunity for anyone interested in real poetry. The event is funded by Poetry Ireland / Eigse Eireann in association with the Kerry Arts Office and admission is free.
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