Contact
info@irishartscenter.org
Location
Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC
Overview
Thank you for subscribing to our Poem of the Day series! From here, you should receive poems from the rest of our 2023 PoetryFest participants.
Should you have any questions about Poem of the Day or our festival in general, please contact info@irishartscenter.org (M–F, 10am–6pm). You can also find information about the weekend's events below.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
Favorite Irish Poems Our opening night tradition of bringing together special guests and festival poets to share the Irish verses they love most. Featuring special guests Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Lucy Caldwell, Michelle Gallen, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Consul General Helena Nolan, and Dael Orlandersmith with festival poets Sara Berkeley, Tara Bergin, Timothy Donnelly, Elisa Gonzalez, Thomas McCarthy, Mary Noonan, Tom Sleigh, Padraig Regan, and curator Nick Laird. More readers to be announced soon.
8PM | $25 and up, including after-party
This evening has sold out, but some tickets will likely be released soon. Please join the wait list to be notified if more seats become available, and sign up for the weekend's free readings and conversations below.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
Free readings all day from the festival poets.
2pm // Elisa Gonzalez and Padraig Regan
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3:30pm // Tara Bergin and Timothy Donnelly
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5pm // Sara Berkeley and Terrance Hayes
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
1pm // Mary Noonan and Tom Sleigh
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2:30pm // Desert Island Poems: Thomas McCarthy and Sharon Olds, in conversation with Nick Laird. Each poet chooses 5 poems they would bring to a desert island with them.
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4pm // Thomas McCarthy and Sharon Olds
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Lead event partner: The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, Northern Ireland Bureau, and Tourism Ireland.
Our Supporters
Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours International; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
