The lovely Shirley McClure will also be presenting a poetry workshop for beginners in July. I love that line she uses here in her publicity material about opening a vein. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I read it. There is info about Shirley at the end of this posting.
The Poetry Vein: a writing workshop with Shirley McClure
“There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter & open a vein”.
Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith
Suitable for complete beginners as well as those who have been writing for some time, this workshops lead the participants through a series of simple yet stimulating assignments to gently get the creative blood flowing. Humour and audacity in writing are encouraged, alongside their cousins sobriety and introspection. The workshop aims to connect you with the imagination, the senses and the writer within. No blood will be shed.
“Let go, let fly, forget,
You've listened long enough,
Now strike your note”.
From “Station Island,” by Seamus Heaney
Sunday 18 July 2010 10am – 4pm
€65 (Concession €45)
Please bring a packed lunch
Tea & coffee provided
The Sanctuary, Stanhope St., D7
www.sanctuary.ie
Booking enquiries :
Tel: +353-1-6705419 enquiries@sanctuary.ie
About Shirley McClure: Winner of Cork Literary Review's Manuscript Competition 2009 and runner-up in the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award 2009, Shirley McClure has been published widely. Her début collection of poetry, Who's Counting? (Bradshaw Books) will be launched by Poetry Ireland this September. Bloodaxe poet Katie Donovan says of Shirley McClure's work, “Quirky and wise, studded with razor-sharp double entendres and droll fantasies, these poems introduce a refreshing new voic
The Poetry Vein: a writing workshop with Shirley McClure
“There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter & open a vein”.
Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith
Suitable for complete beginners as well as those who have been writing for some time, this workshops lead the participants through a series of simple yet stimulating assignments to gently get the creative blood flowing. Humour and audacity in writing are encouraged, alongside their cousins sobriety and introspection. The workshop aims to connect you with the imagination, the senses and the writer within. No blood will be shed.
“Let go, let fly, forget,
You've listened long enough,
Now strike your note”.
From “Station Island,” by Seamus Heaney
Sunday 18 July 2010 10am – 4pm
€65 (Concession €45)
Please bring a packed lunch
Tea & coffee provided
The Sanctuary, Stanhope St., D7
www.sanctuary.ie
Booking enquiries :
Tel: +353-1-6705419 enquiries@sanctuary.ie
About Shirley McClure: Winner of Cork Literary Review's Manuscript Competition 2009 and runner-up in the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award 2009, Shirley McClure has been published widely. Her début collection of poetry, Who's Counting? (Bradshaw Books) will be launched by Poetry Ireland this September. Bloodaxe poet Katie Donovan says of Shirley McClure's work, “Quirky and wise, studded with razor-sharp double entendres and droll fantasies, these poems introduce a refreshing new voic
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