The Fire in me Now
Sunday 4 June - 2pm
Under the Oak
Free with wristband
Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn’t want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn’t want them back.’ Samuel Beckett.
Recent workshops led by poet Ron Carey and artist Margaret Curran explored the idea of creative expression for positive ageing through poetry and visual art.
The project will culminate in a reading by Ron Carey from his new book 'Songs for Older Life', and an audience discussion around the idea that it's never too late to emerge as an artist.
Ron Carey
Originally from Limerick, Ron Carey lives in Dublin. Ron only began to write poetry seriously in his sixties. He has won numerous national and international awards for poetry. He holds a Diploma in Literature and Creative Writing from the Open University. He received Special Commendation in the Patrick Kavanagh Awards 2015. His poetry collection ‘DISTANCE,’ was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection UK and Ireland 2016. In 2016 he was awarded a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of South Wales. His critically acclaimed collection, ‘Racing Down the Sun,’ was published by Revival Press in 2018. His latest collection ‘Songs for Older Life,’ was published in April 2023. Since 2016, Ron has facilitated very successful Creative Writing courses in Dublin and Limerick.
Margaret Curran
Margaret Curran is an artist and art therapist who supports individuals and groups of adults regardless of previous art making experience to express themselves using the language of their own unique creativity.