Events
ROOTS - A Dialogue in Textile and Poetry: an exhibition of work by element15, responding to a wide range of Jane Clarke's poems, will be on display in the Coach House, Dublin Castle from 26 September 2024 to 19 January 2025. The Director of the Arts Council, Maureen Kennelly, launched the exhibition on 3 October 2024. The exhibition is open every day and admission is free.
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival 2024: Jane will give a reading and a writing workshop at the Dromineer-Nenagh Literary Festival 2024, 11- 13 October. Book here for the workshop and here for the reading.
The Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony 2024: As one of this year's judges Jane will attend the Forward Prizes Ceremony, at the Durham Book Festival in Gala Durham, Thursday 10 October at 7pm. Booking here.
Winterage Festival 2024, Burrenbeo Trust, 25 - 27 October 2024: Jane will participate in the Winterage Session on Saturday 26 October, 8pm in Kinvara Community Centre, Kinvara, Co. Galway. There'll be poetry, music and dance in celebration of actions for nature, as part of the Turas Creative Climate Action Project. Booking here.
There are many other festival events on over the weekend - see the programme for details.
John Hewitt Birthday Reading in the John Hewitt Bar, Belfast on Wednesday, 30 October at 8pm: Jane will read alongside poets Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe and David Nash at this event, presented by The John Hewitt Society & Poetry Ireland as part of the Belfast Festival 2024. Tickets available here.
Poetry Writing Digital Workshop, The Poetry Business, Thursday 12 November, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm: Jane will give a poetry workshop on the theme of memory loss. Using stimulating prompts the workshop is designed to generate new writing. Bookings here.
Recent Readings
REFLESSIDIVERSI FESTIVAL, UMBRIA, September 2024
CULTURE NIGHT READINGS, BRAY & GREYSTONES, September 2024
AVONBEG RIVER ECOLOGY & POETRY WALK, September 2024
STONE TO SEA KINVARA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA & BURRENBEO CONCERT, June 2024
LISTOWEL WRITERS WEEK FESTIVAL, June 2024
ST. BRIGID'S CHURCH, KILDARE, May 2024
MULDOON'S PICNIC IN ARMAGH, May 2024
NEWCASTLE POETRY FESTIVAL, May 2024
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY ARTS & MINDS FESTIVAL, May 2024
STROKESTOWN INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL, May 2024
LIVING LANEWAYS PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME LAUNCH, POETRY DAY IRELAND 2024
ARVON Online Poetry Course, May 2024
CLIMATE JUSTICE ACROSS GENERATIONS CONFERENCE, Dublin City University, April 2024
SPEAKEASY POETRY & OPEN MIC, Waterford, March 2024
LIMERICK LITERARY FESTIVAL IN HONOUR OF KATE O'BRIEN, February 2024
T S ELIOT PRIZE READINGS, Royal Festival Hall, London January 2024