Fingal Poetry Festival celebrates Artistic Director Enda Coyle-Greene as one of twelve featured poets for Poetry Day Ireland 2025. Her poem, Tea Break with Tin Mug, will be showcased across the Irish Rail network and libraries. The event celebrates the theme “May Day,” emphasizing renewal and community.
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Going Biennial
We’re Going Biennial! 10 April 2025 Fingal Poetry Festival is pleased to announce that beginning in 2025, our beloved celebration of poetry, music and community will shift from an annual to a biennial (every two years) event. Since its inception five years ago, Fingal Poetry Festival has established a special placein Ireland’s cultural calendar. ItContinue reading “Going Biennial”
2024 Poetry Competitions Results…
The Fingal Poetry Festival is grateful to all participating poets for their submissions. Winners have been notified and will be announced at the upcoming event.
Launching the 2024 Fingal Poetry Festival Programme
The Fingal Poetry Festival, returning to Skerries on September 13-15th 2024, offers a diverse program including poetry walks, performances, workshops, and inclusive events for all ages. Highlights include a mandala creation, a poetry slam, family activities, and jazz performances, ending with in an Ardgillan Poetry Walk on Sunday.
Introducing The Poetry Hour with Fingal Poetry Festival
The Poetry Hour winds through the hearts and minds of Ireland’s favourite poets, punctuating readings with music from local artists — monthly on ddr. It calls us to pause. To notice the gaps between things, and fall into pondering, puttering and pottering. Featured poets include Stephen James Smith, Nithy Kasa, Gerard Smyth, Pat Boran, Aifric Mac Aodha,Continue reading “Introducing The Poetry Hour with Fingal Poetry Festival”
The 2024 Fingal Poetry Competitions Launch Today!
From 1 May to midnight on June 30th, 2024, poets can submit their entries to both Fingal Poetry Competitions, An Fiach Dubh: Comórtas Filíochta as Gaeilge and The Fingal Poetry Prize. The first prize for each is €500, with second prizes (€300) and third prizes (€200) also awarded. The competitions are part of the FingalContinue reading “The 2024 Fingal Poetry Competitions Launch Today!”
The 2023 Poetry Competitions Winners
While we are preparing for the 2024 poetry competitions (details to follow soon), we would like to extend our long overdue congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Fingal Poetry Prize and An Fiach Dubh: Fingal Poetry Prize Special mentions: An Fiach Dubh Celebrating the Winners at the 2023 Festival Readings by the judges ofContinue reading “The 2023 Poetry Competitions Winners”
Fingal Poetry Festival 2023 featuring The Big Poetry Day Out
Fingal Poetry Festival returns to Skerries on the 15-16th September 2023. This year we are thrilled to feature the always-popular Fingal Poetry Grand Slam and to launch The Big Poetry Day Out — a trail of events that showcase emerging and established poets from across the island. Our mission is to connect people with theContinue reading “Fingal Poetry Festival 2023 featuring The Big Poetry Day Out”
The 2023 Competitions
The 2022 Fingal Poetry Festival Competitions, namely the Fingal Poetry Prize and A Fiach Dubh, are now open for entries.
Fingal Poetry Festival Slams 2023
We are excited to announce that the Fingal Poetry Festival Slams are returning for 2023. The first one will take place in Balbriggan Library on Wednesday, 26th April. Doors 5:45pm, Slam from 6:15 to 7:45.Get your FREE ticket by emailing fingalpoetryslam@gmail.com. Limited capacity, reserve your place soon.Details on the poster….
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