Amy Abdullah Barry
- County
- Roscommon
- Genre
- Poet
- Sessions
- Reading and Q&A, Discussion with Writer, Creative Writing Workshop
- Age Group
- 5 - 6, 7 - 10, 11-15, 16 - 18
- Level
- Primary, Post Primary
- Languages
- Works in English ONLY
- Travel
- Yes
Publications/Repertoire/Productions & Background Experience
https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/flirting-with-tigers/
Amy's poetry collection, Flirting with Tigers was published by Dedalus Press in April 2023.
She is published widely including Cyphers, Southword, London Tribune, Paris Lit Up and elsewhere. Featured in Breaking Ground Ireland. Her poems have been translated into many languages including Irish, Arabic, Malay, Italian, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani and Spanish. Chosen for the Poetry Ireland Introduction Series 2022, she has been awarded literature bursaries from the Arts Council and Words Ireland.
She regularly organises poetry & music events in her hometown at the Dean Crowe Theatre and Athlone Springs hotel.
Amy has performed at Arts/literary festivals in Ireland and internationally including Redline Book Festival, Shoreline Arts Festival, Strokestown Poetry Festival, International Literature Festival Dublin, Fermoy Festival. At Kibatek Festivals; in Izmir, & Taranto. Writing Commission RTE radio for ‘The County Measure Roscommon’ and in the RTE radio 1 extra for ‘Reverberations Series 2.’
Amy faciliated poetry and healing workshops at the Sacred Heart Hospital for its residents and staff. A graduate in Mass Communications with a major in Public Relations, Amy is also a table tennis coach and a mother of two girls.
Session Details
I start a class with music or games to start the class to participate and engage in the class.
I usually facilitate active learning in the classroom. Children learn more when they are part of the learning. This could mean they have to write, discuss in class to address a particular topic, theme or writing prompts assigned to them. They can share their work, so they are more engaged in class. Encourage students to talk and perform their poems.
Comprehension & Visualising:
A poem will be read and shared with pupils followed by a discussion.
Encourage students to talk about the poem:
To find out what they think about poetry, brainstorm with students.
what they like and do not like about writing poetry.
Writing Prompts:
Leave time between writing.
Making connections.
Make it FUN!
- Telephone
- 086 0862066
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