Entertainment and the Arts
All Ireland Poetry Day
3, Oct 2013 - 09:15

A day-long live streaming of poetry by some of Ireland's finest poets is at the centre of Poetry Ireland's celebration of All Ireland Poetry Day - which takes place on 3 October 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Poetry Ireland will host a 6-hour live stream from the Irish Writers' Centre in Parnell Square, Dublin, which will feature readings by Dermot Bolger, Peter Sirr, Theo Dorgan and Enda Wyley, among many others, as well as a panel discussion involving the new Ireland Chair of Poetry, Paula Meehan.

Other organisations and groups around the country will be part of the live transmission as they upload their own films of events in their own areas. The live stream will also feature a special tribute to Seamus Heaney by Dublin school children, as well as film of Brendan Kennelly reading his poetry.

Watch the live stream at poetryireland.ie/live