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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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.
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”
Announcing The Fingal Poetry Prize
As part of Fingal Poetry Festival, due to take place in Skerries from September 4th to 6th, we are delighted to announce the Fingal Poetry Prize, which will be adjudicated in its inaugural year by esteemed poet and writer Mary O’Donnell. Our generous sponsor for the award is DHL Ireland.
There Will Be Time
Poetry at Skerries Mills – Fingal Poetry Festival are inviting people in Skerries to mark Poetry Day Ireland on April 30th by using windows and shop fronts all around Skerries to display the owners’ favourite poems. This can be hand written, printed, with or without illustrations. The aim is to open a window on poetryContinue reading “There Will Be Time”
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