Words Allowed: A Creative Writing Workshop

When:Saturday, 17th November

Time:2pm-4pm and 4.30pm-5.30pm

Venue:Cashel Library

Cost: €5Booking: Places are extremely limited so please book in advance. Booking is only available through Cashel Library.  tel: 062 63825.

This workshop will take place as part of the Connex Youth Festival and in collaboration with South Tipperary Arts Office.

Participants will receive a gentle introduction to writing and sharing their work through a variety of games and exercises designed to stimulate creative self-confidence. Anyone with a story to tell or a poem they would like to work on is welcome. The workshop will have a core theme of FREEDOM, but work on other themes will also be accepted and encouraged.

Dave Lordan is the first writer to win his country’s three major prizes for young poets. He is the current holder of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award and previous winner of both the Patrick Kavanagh and Strong Awards for poetry. He has won wide acclaim for his writing and is a renowned performer of his own work, with the Irish Times calling him ‘as brilliant on the page as he is in performance’. His collections are The Boy in The Ring (2007) and Invitation to a Sacrifice (2010), both published by Salmon Poetry (www.salmonpoetry.com). He is currently employed by Dublin City University as a Poetry Consultant and he teaches creative writing at primary, secondary, third, and adult education levels. He blogs on poetry and creativity at www.creativacy.blogspot.com.

Participants will be invited to perform their poems at ‘Voices: An Afternoon of Words and Music’ the following day.