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Cuisle

Limerick City International Poetry Festival
15th – 18th October

Cuisle 2008 marks the twelfth Cuisle Festival in Limerick City, celebrating local, national and international excellence in poetry.  The festival will take place from Wednesday 15th to Saturday 18th October with poets from different countries visiting Limerick over 4 days.  Limerick's long association with poetry makes Cuisle the perfect opportunity and place for audiences to extend their experience of poetry during four festival days of convivial discussion readings, book launches and workshops with the leading contemporary poets of our time.

The festival format over the four days includes lunchtime readings, readings for secondary school students, book launches and evening readings.

Some of this years line up of poets includes international visiting poets C.K. Williams (USA), Sudeep Sen (India), Iztok Osojnik (Slovenia), Farouk Giwaida (Egypt), Sasha Dugdale (UK), Bernadette Cremin (UK), Neil Rollinson (UK) Fiona Sampson (UK) and Irish poets of international importance include Thomas McCarthy, Vona Groarke, Macdara Woods,  Pat Cotter, Áine Ní Ghlinn, Julie O’Callaghan, Ciaran O'Driscoll, Jo Slade and Deirdre Brennan.

Highlights of the Festival

• There will be readings for school groups at Limerick City Library and the Belltable and a poetry masterclass for schools


• The presentation of the Cuisle Young Poet of the Year Awards will take place on Saturday 18th at 11am in Daghdha


• There will be lunchtime readings and book launches at Limerick City Gallery of Art each day


• This year’s Stony Thursday Book is a bumper edition with almost 100 poets between the covers


• There will be open mic nightly at the White House Pub with a poetry slam on Saturday night


• There will be a family day of activity at Limerick City Gallery of Art on Saturday from 11.30am to 3.30pm


• There will be a debate on ‘Translation – Can Poetry Survive the Process?’

Nightly evening readings with poets of national and international importance

The festival is supported by The Arts Council and Limerick City Council Arts Office

Downloads

• Download Cuisle 2008 - Brochure of Festival (985 Kb) or please email the Arts Office on artsoffice@limerickcity.ie or telephone 061 407421 / 407363


• Download Cuisle 2008 - Programme of Events (563 Kb)