Poet Laureate Event

Listowel Poetry Town Launch & Reveal 

Join us online for the official launch of Listowel Poetry Town with a feast of poetry for the mind and soul. Special guest on the night is Listowel Poet Laureate, Dairena Ní Chinnéide, who will read her specially commissioned poem for the town. 

The poem, which will honour and reflect Listowel’s unique character and its strong sense of community, will also be presented by Dairena online throughout the week in a specially commissioned video. The link to this video will made available on this page from 11 September.  

Joining Dairena on the night are Kerry poets Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Eileen Sheehan and John W. Sexton.