15th Annual PoetryFest at the Irish Arts Center

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Published on Thursday, 21 November 2024 19:37

Written by Brad Balfour

The Irish Arts Center’s PoetryFest returns for its 15th installment November 22 to the 24th. Held at the Irish Arts Center JL Greene Theater (726 11th Ave, NYC), PoetryFest is a free festival that features contemporary work from both sides of the Atlantic as well as readings and conversations with leading Irish, Northern Irish, and North American writers.

The festival opens on November 22 with Favorite Irish Poets with Obie and Whitbread Award winning playwright Dael Orlandersmith, New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns, Consul General Helena Nolan, writer and critic Heather Clark, actor and boxer John Duddy, author Isabella Hammad, and more special guests to be announced, along with PoetryFest co-curators Vona Groarke and Nick Laird and poets Nuar Alsadir, Henri Cole, Leontia Flynn, John Kelly, Fran Lock, and Declan Ryan. This will be followed by a reception at the Devlin Café.

To learn more, go to: https://irishartscenter.org/

15th Annual PoetryFest
November 22 - 24, 2024

The JL Greene Theatre
Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

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