gorse showcase at Poems Upstairs
I'm pleased to be programming and introducing a gorse poetry showcase for the April edition of Poems Upstairs, featuring readings by Colin Herd , Robert Herbert McClean and Doireann Ní Ghríofa . Produced in association with Poetry Ireland. Wednesday 6 April 2016, 7.00pm Books Upstairs , 17 D'Olier Street, Dublin 1 Tickets €6 (includes a glass of wine) Colin Herd ( gorse No. 1 ) is a poet and Lecturer in Creative Writing at The University of Glasgow. His books include too ok (BlazeVOX, 2011), Glovebox (Knives, Forks and Spoons, 2014) and Oberwildling – with SJ Fowler (Austrian Cultural Forum, 2015). Collaborative artist books with the artists Cat Outram ( The Open Wound in My Living Room ) and Susan Wilson ( blots ) have been shown at the Royal Scottish Academy and Edinburgh Printmakers. He is co-director of The Sutton Gallery and regularly hosts poetry events there. Robert Herbert McClean ( gorse No. 4 ) is an experimental writer and audio-vi...