About this Event
This 50 minute poetry taster aims to support participants who are curious about writing poetry themselves. As well as being an artform, writing creatively can be a really valuable tool for wellbeing. In this session which is suitable for complete beginners, the participants will do a writing exercise and be given some suggestions of poetry to read for future inspiration.
When: Sunday November 17th at 10am
Where: Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre, 105 Capel Street, Dublin 01, D01 R290
Cost: €5 total, or email [email protected] for a free space
Open to LGBTQ+ women and non binary people.
Facilitated by Sarah Clancy - a renowned poet and community worker who has been placed or shortlisted in several of Ireland’s most prestigious written poetry competitions including The Moth International Poetry Prize, The Patrick Kavanagh Award and The Listowel Collection of Poetry Competition. Sarah began writing poetry in 2009. Since then, she has published three collections of poetry: Stacey and the Mechanical Bull (Lapwing Press, 2011), Thanks for Nothing, Hippies (Salmon Poetry, 2012), and The Truth and Other Stories (Salmon Poetry, 2014). With fellow Galway poet Elaine Feeney, she released Cinderella Backwards, a poetry CD, in 2013.
Participants should bring a notebook and pen or whatever they feel most comfortable writing with.
This event is part of a larger Health Hub for LGBTQ+ Women & Non Binary people - find out more about other events at the .
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre, 105 Capel Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
EUR 5.00