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  Strokestown International Poetry Festival 2010
Féile Filíochta Bhéal Átha na mBuillí 2010

 Programme of events:  29 April - 2 May 2010 
All events are free!
 Books will be on sale - all proceeds to the poets

● Participants' details
 
  Thursday 29th April    
  7.30 pm Percy French Hotel Informal workshop, for local people, to discuss the English language shortlisted poems, with James Harpur    
  Friday 30th April  
  7.30 pm Percy French Hotel Schools' Poetry Competition, judged by Margaret Hickey
  8.00pm Percy French Hotel Official Opening
Introduction by Pat Compton, Chairman of the Strokestown International Poetry Festival
  8.15pm Percy French Hotel

Readings by the shortlistees and presentation of The Percy French Prizes with judge Declan O'Brien

  
  9.30 pm Percy French Hotel Official Opening Reception, sponsored by Hanly’s Spar Supermarket and The Percy French Hotel 
  Saturday 1 May  
  10.00am Strokestown Park House

Readings: Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Helena Nolan, Micheál O hUanacháin
  10.45am Strokestown Park House Break    
  11.30 am Strokestown Park House Readings: Robert Stein, Heather Brett
  12.00pm   Lunch    
  1.00pm Strokestown Park House Tour of the famous gardens, with manager and gardens expert John O'Driscoll  
  2.00pm Strokestown Park House Readings: Dáithi O hÓgain, Lawrence Kessenich  
  2.30pm Strokestown Park House Readings:  Julian Stannard, Rody Gorman    
  3.00pm Strokestown Park House Break  
  4.00pm Strokestown Park House Readings: Peter Sirr, Julie O’Callaghan  
  5.30pm Strokestown Park House Readings: Enda Wyley, Sebastian Barker    
  7.30pm Strokestown Park House

Duais Cholmcille: the Strokestown Irish/Scottish Gaelic Poetry Prizes
Concert - The traditional music of Ireland and Scotland with Máire Breatneach and Keith Adam
Launch of An Guth,the Irish/Scots gaelic annual poetry review
  Sunday 2 May  
  10.00am Strokestown Park House Readings: Gavin Bantock, Pam Zinnemann-Hope, Simon O Faoláin
  10.45am Strokestown Park House Break    
  11.15pm Strokestown Park House Reading: Charles Evans, Lewis MacKinnon, followed by -
  11.45pm Strokestown Park House Refreshments and Launch of the latest edition of the literary review Cyphers,
with Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin. Including reading by Macdara Woods		    
  12.30pm   Lunch  
  1.30pm in the Percy French Hotel

Poetry for beginners, workshop facilitated by James Harpur. Limited places, so booking essential. Please ring Mary Dolan on 071 9633759 to book a place.

    
  2.00pm in the Percy French Hotel Tommy Murray recites popular poems with musical accompaniment.
  3.00pm Strokestown Park House Readings: Paddy Bushe, Aonghas Macneacail
  4.30pm Strokestown Park House Readings: Hilary Davies, Dennis O’Driscoll
  7.30pm Strokestown Park House

Strokestown International Poetry Prizes, presentation by judges Julie O'Callaghan, Sebastian Barker and Enda Wyley. Followed by the Strokestown Festival Reception in the old kitchen.
  10.00pm In a pub, to be announced Final of the Pub Poetry Competition
  Monday 3 May  
  11.00am
Guided walk on Sliabh Bán with Pat Compton
 
 
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