Very much enjoying Irish edition of Poetry. There are some fantastic poets in there with some new and old faces. The first poem is a particular highlight for me.
Author: simon
Red Line Poetry Prizegiving
Tonight was the prizegiving at the Red Line Book Festival’s poetry competition. I read my entry, Birthmark. Although I wasn’t one of the winners, it was great to meet lots of familiar faces. The winner Jean Robertson was also a runner-up in the Patrick Kavanagh award.
Double Shot Poetry Reading
It was brilliant to be asked to read at the Double Shot poetry evening supporting Mary Madec and Kevin Higgins. Sadly Kevin couldn’t make it due to illness so Dave Lorden and Karl Parkinson read a few of his poems. There was a big crowd of over 50 people and it was really nice to […]
Double Shot | Interview
Here’s an interview I did with Double Shot Poetry before my reading: Double Shot | Poetry Readings & Events in Dublin, Ireland I’ve also pasted it below in case the web site goes down! —- Carlow-based poet, Simon Lewis, winner of the 2015 Hennessey New Irish Writing Emerging Poet award, is reading alongside Kevin Higgins and Mary Madec, at the […]
Published: Literary Orphans
Very pleased to have a poem published in this month’s Literary Orphans magazine. Read it here: http://www.literaryorphans.org/playdb/nintendo-simon-lewis/
My own link to Jewtown
Some people have asked me if I have any connection to the Lithuanian Jews that came to Cork City and, specifically, Jewtown. I probably have a number of leads but the most straightforward one that I know of is my great grandmother, Esther Cristol, who was a playwright. The above is a simplified sketch of […]
Double Shot
I’ll be reading some poems in Dublin on the 14th October in Books Upstairs as part of Double Shot. I’ll be supporting Mary Madec and Kevin Higgins and I’m honoured to have been asked. Please come along if you can.
A Few Shots of Iniskeen
I had a nice time up in Iniskeen for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Prize. Here are some shots of the village.
Walking through Iniskeen
Rozz took this photograph of the Patrick Kavanagh Prize winner, John Mee and me walking through Iniskeen. I thought it was worth a post in itself!
Reading in the Patrick Kavanagh Centre
As part of the Patrick Kavanagh Weekend, I was lucky to read with the winner and other prize-winners at the Patrick Kavanagh Centre. I read a few poems from Jewtown.