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PoetryFest: Favorite Poems (Fall 2016)

Friday, November 4, 2016 at 8:00PM

Donaghy Theatre

Irish Arts Center

553 West 51st.

New York, NY 10019

(Between 10th and 11th Avenues)

Take the C or E train to 50th St (8th Ave); the 1 train to 50th St (Broadway); or the N, R, or Q train to 49th St (7th Ave). Walk west towards 11th Ave. It is roughly a 10 minute walk. A parking garage is located on W. 51st between 10th and 11th Ave.

"Literary revelry." - The New Yorker

Our eighth annual PoetryFest showcases an array of top poets from Ireland and the U.S. for three days of readings, conversations, and signings to celebrate the chemistry between Irish and U.S. poetry and good old-fashioned conviviality in the intimate atmosphere of Irish Arts center.

The welcome return of this intimate and special evening where IAC's friends and special guests read a selection of well-known and personality-chosen best-loved poems.

Join us for a nourishing evening to launch the festival weekend, with poets and special guests including award-winning novelists Zadie Smith and Belinda McKeon; musician Cáit O'Riordan; and actors Katherine Waterston, Sam Underwood, Valorie Curry and Peter Halpin reading much-loved, hand-picked poems by Irish poets.