The Irish poet, fiction-writer and screenwriter
Last December, I took part in a Greek-Irish poetry symposium, along with Kevin Higgins, Susan Millar DuMars and three noted Greek poets. The accompanying bilingual anthology is now online. You can download it as a pdf here: http://www.wordsontheweb.net/diadromes..%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.pdf
In the second half of the year, I gave a number of readings. There was an appearance with other Salmon poets at the John Hewitt International Summer School in Armagh on July 31st. My fellow readers included Susan Millar DuMars, Seamus Cashman, Mark Granier, Lorna Shaughnessy and anne Le Marquand Hartigan. On October 2nd, Barbara [...]
Just back from London where I read on Thursday the fifth of June, as part of the launch evening for Trespass Magazine, issue four. Fellow poets reading included Roddy Lumsden, Aoife Mannix and several others. The evening was hosted by Trespass editor, Sara-Mae Tuson.
Coming up — I’ll be reading at the Cúirt Literary Festival as part of the Salmon Celebrations on Sunday 27th of April, Brigit’s Gardens, Roscahill, Galway. Do come along.
It’s my pleasure to read along with Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Enda Coyle-Greene and Billy Ramsell at the Dublin Book Festival — Sunday, March 9th at 1 pm in Dublin City Hall. I’ll be reading from Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights. From the Dublin Book Festival programme: Author Reading: with Patrick Chapman, Nuala Nà Chonchúir, Billy [...]
On the second of February, along with several other Salmon poets, I read at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York. We were launching the Salmon anthology, A Journey in Poetry. It was a great night, with a full house and an enthusiastic reception from the American audience. Salmon’s Jessie Lendennie, who edited the anthology, [...]
On Tuesday the 11th of December there will be an event at New Ross library in Co. Wexford to celebrate the new anthology, Salmon: A Journey in Poetry. Jo Slade and I will appear along with Jessie Lendennie from Salmon. We’ll be discussing our work and careers, as well as reading and signing books. I’ll [...]
I’ll be taking part in some readings in November and December. First up, the schedule for November. November 15th at Damer Hall, Dublin, 6.30 pm. This is to introduce the new anthology, Salmon: A Journey in Poetry, which features the work of over a hundred poets who have been published by Salmon since 1981. Buy [...]
The writer PJ Nolan has blogged my recent book launch at Waterstone’s, Dublin — you can read a full report at http://www.pjnolan.blogspot.com/
Following the publication of Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights, I’ll be doing a number of readings in the coming months. Next up is a Salmon Poetry event on Saturday, October 20th at 6.30 pm at the Irish Writers’ Centre, Dublin. I’m delighted to be reading with Mélanie Frances and Gordon Walmsley, who have fine new [...]
On Thursday the 20th, I read with Geraldine Mills as part of the Frank O’Connor Festival of the Short Story in Cork. Hosted by the inimitable Pat Cotter, this was a fun event in the Triskel Arts Centre. At 1.15 pm this Saturday at the Aspects Festival in Bangor, I’ll be introducing two of Ireland’s [...]
Irish Haiku Society – Haiku Reading I will appear with other writers for a reading at the Damer Hall on Tuesday 20 February 2007, 7p.m. Here’s the lowdown. Haiku Evening (Patrick Chapman, Mark Granier, Anatoly Kudryavitsky, Clare McDonnell, Kate O’ Shea, Bee Smith & Martin Vaughan) Poetry Ireland in association with the Irish Haiku Society [...]
Last Friday Tim Cunningham and I read to a packed Scribblers cafe in Middle Street Galway. Despite the accompaniment of a passing hen party, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and I hope the audience did too. Look out for Tim’s book, Don Marcelino’s Daughter, from Peterloo. Excellent stuff. This follows the hugely fun reading in Oxfam, [...]
Here’s the press release from Kevin Higgins for my upcoming reading in Galway: Poetry Evening with Patrick Chapman & Tim Cunningham at Scribbler’s Café & Wine Bar On Friday July 22nd from 9.30pm poets, Tim Cunningham & Patrick Chapman, will read from their work in Scribbler’s Café & Wine Bar, Middle Street, Galway. All welcome. [...]
Sunday afternoon at three o’clock, Anne Le Marquand Hartigan and I read in the Dublin Writers Festival at the Book Fair in Film Base. Anne read from her new book, Nourishment, which is published by Salmon. I read from all of my collections. Next stop, the Oxfam reading in London on the 28th.
On Sunday, June 19th, I’ll be reading on Sunday Miscellany on RTE Radio 1. The show starts at 9.10 a.m., so if you’re awake and not doing something even more enjoyable than listening to poetry and music, do tune in. The show is a trailer for my appearance, later that day, in the Dublin Writers [...]
Oxfam Summer Poetry Series announces line-up The Oxfam Summer Poetry Series will return for 2005, after a very successful 2004 season which featured Andrew Motion, Wendy Cope, Don Paterson, Sean O’Brien and Patience Agbabi, among many other leading UK poets. The line-up for 2005 continues the tradition of featuring the very best established and emerging [...]
This summer, I’ll be doing a few poetry readings: JUNE 19th Dublin Writers Festival. 3 pm at Film Base (formerly Arthouse), Temple Bar, Dublin 2. JUNE 28th London, Oxfam Poetry Series 2005. 7-10 pm – Oxfam, Marylebone High Street. Patrick Chapman, Kate Clanchy, Nick Laird, Eric Ormsby, Jamie McKendrick and Robyn Sarah. JULY 22nd Galway [...]