10 April,
Free Event / Poetry /
The Cúirt Poetry Sessions, in association with Poetry Ireland
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 6:00pm
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop / Free
Join us for an evening of poetry featuring two exciting voices based in the north of Ireland, Alanna Offield and Zara Meadows.
Alanna’s debut They Wish They Had What We Have, Kid dives deep into her heritage as a New Mexican Chicana to offer us a collection that is introspective and full of courage and humanity.
Zara’s debut pamphlet, The End of Art, published this February by 14 Poems, explores love, queer identities and family connections.
Zara Meadows is a writer from Belfast. Their work has appeared in The Stinging Fly, Poetry London, Banshee, fourteen poems, Catflap, Trumpet, and elsewhere. Their debut pamphlet, The End of Art, is forthcoming with fourteen poems in February 2025. They are currently studying for an MA in Poetry at the Seamus Heaney Centre.
Alanna Offield is a Chicana from New Mexico who is now living in the North of Ireland. Her poetry has appeared in Howl, Cyphers, Abridged, and other publications. She is a PhD candidate at Queen’s University Belfast and owns Seaside Books, an independent online and travelling bookshop. Her debut pamphlet, They Wish They Had What We Have, Kid was published with VIBE Press in 2024.
Event Location
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop
The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway
Back to What's OnThe Cornstore entrances are step free but have limited wheelchair access due to the width of the doors. The venue has internal steps with limited space to navigate with certain mobility
aids. The street entrance has a step. There is one accessible parking space on Middle Street immediately outside, and three spaces on Saint Augustine Street. There are no accessible public
bathrooms.
There is no Loop system.
