Portumna Pen Pushers and Portumna Maple Poetry Group held a 'poet's picnic' (of course there was more than one poet, so it should have been a 'poets' picnic', but don't let's get hung up on punctuation!).

I know, I know, we should have done it sooner, but between this and that, and then the other, I've only gotten around to it now. Some phots of the Word Aid for Haiti have been added.

We had a great night in Stronge's (as always) and got a decent crowd - certainly enough to be able to send some hundreds of euro to the unfortunates in Haiti.

You can view the Word Aid for Haiti Gallery by clicking here.

In imitation of W.B. Yeats’ ‘Aedh Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven

Had I but money equal to a taxi fare,
To enable me to avoid such a fate –
The kicks and punches and bruises
Of a youthful Saturday night –
I would have ordered a taxi home.
But I, being drunk, have gotten into a fight;
I am spread in drunkenness under your feet;
Jump softly because you jump on my head.

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Friday, Feb 19th at 8.30pm Portumna’s wordsmiths, writers, singers and readers are encouraged to bring a piece on the theme of “Hope” to Stronge’s Bar.

This Word Aid event is organised by the Maple Poetry Group to raise funds for the devastation that no word can describe in Haiti.

Shorelines Arts Festival

= 2009 =

Portumna, Co. Galway

= For Immediate Release =

Folks,

Meeting Monday at 8:30 in Na Calaí. PLEASE be there; it's our last meeting before the Shorelines Arts Festival next week.

Regards,
Mark.

The programme of events for Shorelines 2009 is now online.

Click here for full listing.

There will be a meeting of the Arts Group on Sept. 3rd.

We've only two weeks left until the festival, so can as many as possible turn up - many hands make light work.

Mark.