Haiku Workshop & Ginko

Haiku is perhaps the best travelled of all world literary genres with millions of adherents writing this short-form poetry every day. This short workshop with Mike Gallagher will examine what makes (and does not make) haiku; how to write haiku; where we get inspiration for writing haiku; aha moments and how to find them, and the sometimes life-enhancing rewards to be gained from this most absorbing form.  The workshop will involve a Ginko – a short haiku walk – during which participants will, hopefully, find inspiration. Whether we do, or not, we will certainly find a new way of looking at life. 

Mike Gallagher, a native of Achill Island now lives in North Kerry. His prose, poetry, haiku and songs have been published worldwide. His writing has been translated into Croatian, Japanese, Dutch, German, Italian and Chinese. He won the Michael Hartnett Viva Voce competition in 2010 and 2016, was shortlisted for the Hennessy Award in 2011 and won the Desmond O'Grady International Poetry Contest in 2012 and the Westival Slam in 2019.  In 2021, he won the Inaugural James Award at Ballydonoghue Bardic Festival. He has been named in the top hundred European Haiku authors in 2019 and 2020. His collection Stick on Stone is published by Revival Press.  

http://www.limerickwriterscentre.com/books/stick-on-stone/

To book your place email kerrywritersmuseum@gmail.com (Limited to 15 participants).