The longed for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.
Engaging Young People with Poetry
Hope Rhymes will highlight the Poetry Foundation and Poetry Ireland’s respective poetry recitation programs for young people, strengthening the efforts of both organizations where their work aligns.
Niamh O’Donnell, director of Poetry Ireland, said the organization was delighted to be entering into this new exciting partnership with the Poetry Foundation. “Our partnership will help us to shape narratives and, importantly, shift norms,” said O’Donnell. “We’re looking forward to new collaborations and conversations that will take place through Hope Rhymes, bringing a further spotlight to poets and their work, and increasing the opportunities to engage children and young people in their enjoyment of poetry.”
Longford s FeliSpeaks and Tullamore s Tolü Makay a massive hit with Tommy Tiernan Show viewers
Watch FeliSpeaks reciting her poem For Our Mothers which is on the Leaving Cert curriculum
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Longford s Felicia Olusanya (FeliSpeaks) and Tullamore s Tolü Makay proved to be a massive hit with viewers of the hugely popular Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ One.
Twitter and social media platforms lit up with praise from people who were bowled over by the pair s talent, energy and enthusiasm, and many were calling for the state broadcaster to give them their own chat show!
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RTÉ s children s news programme news2day reported on the US Inauguration in January 2021, one of the big moments in the inauguration was the poem from Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet to take to the podium.
Her poem The Hill We Climb painted pictures of her as a child, looking towards her ambition to become President, only to find herself reciting poetry for one.
Callout for submissions for Kilkenny Broadsheet 2021
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Budding poets are invited to make their submissions for the publication of the 21st issue of the Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet.
The aim of the publication is to give Kilkenny writers, born or based in Kilkenny city and county, a platform for their work. Kilkenny County Council’s Arts Office have announced Jessica Traynor as this year’s editor. Last year 47 writers answered the call out for submissions, sending in 91 poems for consideration.
Twelve poems, by 12 poets, were selected by editor Colm Keegan for publication and a further three poets were shortlisted. Following publication, the Broadsheet is available free throughout the city and county via the library branches and other venues.
Fiona Brosnan
Fiona Brosnan, a student at the school, was confirmed as a finalist in ActionTalks national speech-writing competition run by ActionAid, which is open to all students aged 14 to 17 years old.
The competition is taking place entirely online this year and the topics focus on the pandemic. Another Kerry student, Labhraidh Costello, a student at Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Tralee, has also been chosen as one of the eight finalists in the competition. We had a challenge on our hands choosing the finalists this year, said Siobhán McGee, CEO of ActionAid Ireland. As well as the high volume of entries, we could see that students from across the country worked hard on the speeches, including researching how the pandemic had affected people in other countries.