STROKESTOWN POETRY FESTIVAL
2ND - 6TH MAY 2019
21ST FESTIVAL!!
AN INVITATION TO POETRY
At Strokestown Park House
The Strokestown International Poetry Festival was founded in 1999. It takes place annually on the first weekend of May, in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. The weekend provides a world-renowned forum for excellence in poetry. Strokestown is famous for the large audiences that attend all readings and allied to the welcome, the friendliness and the scenery, the weekend is an unforgettable experience and a thrilling immersion in contemporary poetry. ‘Our mission is to showcase contemporary poetry, local, national and international, foster the development of emerging writers and consolidate poetry in local cultural life bringing it to the widest possible audience’.
Events 2019
JAMES HARPUR
He is the recipient of the Michael Hartnett Award, an Eric Gregory Award, and he’s been shortlisted for the Irish Times Award.
CEAITÍ NÍ BHEILDIÚIN
Tá trí chnuasach filíochta de chuid Cheaití foilsithe ag Coiscéim. Tá Duais Fhoras na Gaeilge 2015 i measc na ngradam a ghnóthaigh a dánta.
Our Location
Travel Information
Venue
Strokestown Park House
Strokestown,
Co. Roscommon
Transport
Bus Eireann, No 22 travels directly from Dublin Airport to Strokestown
Hotel & Restaurant
The Percy French Hotel, https://www.thepercyfrenchhotel.com/
Yu Garden Chinese, https://www.facebook.com/yugardenchinesestrokestown/
Strokestown Park House Cafe, http://www.strokestownpark.ie/cafe-shop/
Our Event Sponsors
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Main Sponsor
Other Major Sponsors
Other Sponsors
Lawrence and Janet Kessenich, Grace and Jim Rickard, Anni Wilton-Jones and Mike Byrne, Anam Cara Writer’s Retreat,
Contact Us
Strokestown Poetry Festival
Strokestown
County Roscommon
Ireland
Tel: +353 71 9633759 (10am – 1pm)
Email: office@strokestownpoetry.org