EARAGAIL ARTS FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE PRESENT
The Journals Fleadh | Poetry Workshop with Mícheál McCann
- Sunday 19th July
- 3.30pm
- Spoken Word & Conversations
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EARAGAIL ARTS FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE PRESENT
The Journals Fleadh | Poetry Workshop with Mícheál McCann
This generative workshop will explore the canonical and the contemporary Irish lyric poem; where have we found ourselves in the wake of greats like Yeats and Heaney? And contemporary wonders like Flynn, Morrissey and Bryce?
How do we feel about the ghosts of influence in our work, and what might we do when we call their name within our own poems? What are contemporary Irish poets thinking and writing about? With attention to recently published poems, through a blend of reading, and then writing new poems, we will think about what it means to write a poem in this place, in this strange time.
Mícheál McCann is a poet, editor, and poetry critic from Derry City. His poetry is published by The Gallery Press, and his second collection of poems – Lives of the Saints – is forthcoming in 2026. He has published pamphlets of poems with Green Bottle Press in 2020 and Fourteen Publishing in 2022, and a collaborative art book with Kerri ní Dochartaigh and Skein Press in 2022 also. His first collection with Gallery, Devotion, was longlisted for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2024, and was listed as a book of the year by The Irish Times and RTÉ. He is a poetry critic for The Irish Times, and lives and works in Belfast.
- Date: Sunday 19th July
- Time: 3.30pm
- Location: Rathmullan
- Venue: Rathmullan House
- Admission/Cost: €10
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The Journals Fleadh returns for its third year to gather readers, writers, and editors for a vibrant weekend of conversation, community, and workshops in the seaside town of Rathmullan.
The weekend opens with an invitation to ‘Meet the Players’, introducing emerging voices from Profiles and The Frustrated Writers’ Group, followed by a conversation with Eimear Ryan of Banshee Press and literary journal, Banshee. We also hear from prominent literary voices such as essayist and journalist Roisin Kiberd and international award-winning author Jan Carson. Rounding it out are opportunities to put pen to paper in two workshops, led by writer and The Pig’s Back editor Dean Fee, and poet, editor, and poetry critic Mícheál McCann.
At the heart of the weekend is a celebration of Ireland’s thriving literary journal scene, which has supported and shaped the work of so many featured writers. Journals including Profiles, Tolka, The Stinging Fly, The Pig’s Back, Poetry Ireland Review, Frustrated Writers’ Group, Banshee, The Dublin Review and more will be represented, offering opportunities to meet the people behind the pages, connect, and maybe even take a bracing dip in the sea.
Presented by Earagail Arts Festival & Regional Cultural Centre. Curated by Megan Johnson.
