About this Event
Join us for an evening inspired by the landscape and literature of Western Ireland as shared through writer and cartographer Tim Robinson's epic Connemara Trilogy: , , and .
Featuring O’Shaughnessy Award Winning Poet and filmmaker, Luke Morgan, and Dr. David Gardiner, Director of the Center for Irish Studies and Editor of the International journal, . Enjoy readings and conversation about the majestic and still sometimes unknown landscapes of Connemara, followed by book sales, signings, and light refreshments.
Presented by Milkweed Editions and the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Irish Studies, this event is free and open to the public, please register to help us plan!
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ABOUT TIM ROBINSON
Tim Robinson (1935–2020) studied mathematics at Cambridge and worked for many years as a teacher and visual artist in Istanbul, Vienna, and London. In 1972 he moved to the Aran Islands and in 1986 his first book, Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage, was published to great acclaim. The second volume, Stones of Aran: Labyrinth, appeared in 1995. His Connemara trilogy began in 2006 with Listening to the Wind, which won the Irish Book Award for Nonfiction, and continued with The Last Pool of Darkness and finally A Little Gaelic Kingdom.
ABOUT MILKWEED EDITIONS
Milkweed Editions is an independent publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We believe that literature has the potential to change the way we see the world. Our Seedbank Series gathers works of literature from around the world that foster conversation and reflection on the human relationship to place and the natural world—exposing readers to new, endangered, and forgotten ways of seeing the world. Tim Robinson's Connemara Trilogy is published in the U.S. as a part of this series.
Learn more at milkweed.org/seedbank.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS' CENTER FOR IRISH STUDIES
The Center for Irish Studies advances teaching and scholarship in Irish studies for students, faculty and friends of the university through its publications, instruction and public programs. The Center enriches the international dimensions of education at St. Thomas and affirms the many historic and contemporary bonds between the university, Ireland, and the Irish-American community.
Learn more here.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States
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