A poetry reading with Rita Ann Higgins and John Saunders
Location: Tullamore Library
Date: Thursday 1st October 2009, 8.00pm,
Rita Ann Higgins was born in Galway and divides her time between Galway and Spiddal. She has published eight collections of poetry. Five with Salmon publishing and three with Bloodaxe, including her latest collection 'Throw in the vowels' new and selected poems 2005. She was Green Honors Professor at TCU in 2000 and an honorary fellow at HKB University in 2006. Other awards include a Peadar O' Donnell award and several Arts Council bursaries.. She has been writer in residence at the National University of Ireland. She is a member of Aosdána
Wine reception (Sponsored by the Winebuff)
Free admission