Join In

There are plenty of ways to get involved with your nearest Poetry Town.  

Our Poetry Town homepage lists all 20 Poetry Towns for 2021 but you can also see which is your nearest Poetry Town on our handy map!  

If you’d like to take part in local events and activities, check out this town's Activities Page. 

Posters 

Poetry Town posters have been distributed to the local co-ordinator in each town to be shared and displayed in the windows of homes, businesses and schools. But if you need access to print one out, you can find it here.  

And speaking of local co-ordinators, we’re delighted to share who is looking after each Poetry Town and we thank them for all the hard work they are putting in, along with the Arts Office for each town.  

Atheny Poetry Town Local Co-ordinator – Máire Daly
 
Máire Daly is an actor and theatre maker for over 25 years, based in the town of Athenry. She is founder and artistic director of Gliondar Community Arts group, dedicated to facilitating the arts in the local area. Recent projects include collaborating with Athenry Heritage Centre ‘Bouncing off the walls’, and ‘Make a Joyful Noise’, part of Galway European Capital of Culture. Máire is currently receiving support from the Arts Council of Ireland and Galway County Council to explore arts participation in East County Galway and rural performance arts practice.  

Sharing on social media 

We’d love if you share pictures of how you are celebrating Poetry Town on social media. Or you might like to craft a poem in celebration of Poetry Town or share some favourite poetic lines online. Be sure to tag our accounts and use the hashtag #PoetryTown. 

Our social media accounts are: 

Twitter: @poetryireland  

Instagram: @poetryireland  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetryireland.eigseeireann