John Devitt Poetry Seminars
To honour John Devitt RIP, former Head of English at Mater Dei Institute and a brilliant close reader of poetry, the Irish Centre for Poetry Studies will be holding occasional seminars at which an invited speaker will discuss a poem of their choice. Audiences can participate actively in these sessions, which are open to all.
seminar#1: NICHOLAS GRENE ON "A DIALOGUE OF SELF AND SOUL" (13/12/2007)
seminar#2: MARIA JOHNSTON "ELM" (8/4/2008)
seminar#3: STEPHEN WILSON "ANYTHING GOES" WHEN "YOU'RE THE TOP" (16/9/2008)
seminar#4: NERYS WILLIAMS "THE COMPANY OF MOTHS" (9/12/2008)
Cristanne Miller on Emily Dickinson
seminar#5: CRISTANNE MILLER "A TOAD, CAN DIE OF LIGHT-" (3/3/2009)
seminar#6: DAVID WHEATLEY "THE FORGER" (31/3/2009)
seminar#7: PATRICK CROTTY "EMPTY VESSEL" (7/4/2009)
seminar#8: GRACA CAPINHA "PASSAGE 26: THE SOLDIERS" (23/9/2009)
seminar#9: JOHANNA HOORENMAN, "THE MOOSE" (2/12/2009)
seminar#10: KEVIN NOLAN "THE UNFORTUNATE LOVER" (25/02/10)
seminar#11: JONATHAN SILVERMAN "A BOY NAMED SUE" (23/03/10)
