POETRY LUNCH featuring poets Kevin Quinn and Mary Montague
Acclaimed native Fermanagh poets read from their work
At the Clinton Centre, Enniskillen
Saturday, 17th October, 1-2pm
ADMISSION FREE
READINGS BY WRITERS featuring Fermanagh Creative Writing Group
Local writers share their stories and poetry
At Russell & Donnelly Café, 28 Darling Street, Enniskillen
Sunday, 18th October, 3-5pm
ADMISSION FREE
Kevin Quinn is a native of Enniskillen now living in Belfast. His poems have appeared in a number of outlets including Fortnight and Poetry Ireland Review. He has been a speaker on poets and poetry for a number of years, giving talks in a variety of venues including art centres, schools and at literary festivals. A librarian by profession, he is a Reader Development librarian with libraries NI, based at Lisburn City Library.
Mary Montague is a native of Ederney, Co. Fermanagh, and worked for many years as a teacher in Derry. Her latest collection Tribe (Dedalus Press) was released in 2008. She has published widely in Ireland, the UK and North America. Her first collection Black Wolf on a White Plain (Summer Palace Press) was released in 2001. She currently works freelance as a writer and tutor and lives in County Derry, in the foothills of the Sperrins.
