Workshops
Mountshannon Arts Festival 2026
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”
― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
Friday
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
Saturday 30 May
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
3pm - Price
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
3pm - Price
Smartphone Photo Workshop
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
Sunday 31 May
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
Colm Keegan
Join poet Colm Keegan for an interactive masterclass, focussing on close reading, sound and shape, to sharpen your skills and deepen your engagement with form. Participants are invited to submit one poem in advance which they would like to share with the group for discussion.
Writing Workshop with Kevin Curran
Kevin's workshop will be an interactive, image led introduction to the key pillars that support good writing.
Using inspirational paintings as starting points, the workshop tries to visually engage writers with how best to create memorable characters, evoke vivid settings and employ realistic - but engaging dialogue.
3pm - Price