Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“You’ve got one idea that excites you, and all these other ideas start to kind of come out of it.” In this Sligo County Libraries event, award-winning author Paul Murray discusses the middle-class challenges of the characters in his latest novel, The Bee Sting (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023), in a conversation with Colm Tóibín.
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In this short film directed by Matthew Thompson, Galway-based artists Alice McDowell, Theophilus Ndlovu, and Benjamin Enow Oben perform “The Illegitimate” at Coole Park in County Galway, Ireland, the home of Lady Augusta Gregory. This film is part of a series commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation in collaboration with Druid Theatre.
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“How many are trying to catch our collective breath?” In this short film directed by Craig Kenny for First Fortnight, Ireland’s Mental Health Art and Culture Festival, Stephen James Smith shares his poem with accompanying music by Gareth Quinn Redmond and Conor J. O’Brien.
Tags: Poetry | First Fortnight | Stephen James Smith | Ireland | mental health | short film
