Poetry Walkabout – Terry McDonagh

Westival walkabout

What to expect: Meet at Becca’s Bakery on Peter’s Street at 2.30pm for a roaming  open-mic afternoon with poet and dramatist, Terry McDonagh who will read poems connected to location and invite you to read as well.

Bring a poem, a yarn or just yourself. We will visit, a bakery, a street corner, a hardware shop, a butcher, a bookshop. All ages and stages of life are welcome to take part in a fun event lasting about 90 minute.

Come along, read a poem, tell a story, sing a song or simply to be part of an exciting Walkabout event.

All are welcome.

Terry McDonagh, poet, translator and dramatist, taught creative writing at Hamburg University and was Drama Director at I S Hamburg. He’s published eleven poetry collections, letters, drama, prose and poetry for young people. His work has been translated into German and Indonesian. His most recent collection, ‘Fourth Floor Flat’ – Arlen House 2018. He returned to Mayo in 2019.