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Cork Literary Review Vol. XIV – Cork Launch and Lord Mayor’s Presentation
CORK LITERARY REVIEW VOLUME XIV
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
2011
LORD MAYOR’S PRESENTATION
AND
OFFICIAL LAUNCH
At Cork Vision Centre, North Main Street, Cork City
Thursday, 27th October 6.30-8.30.pm
On Thursday 27 October Lord Mayor Cllr. Terry Shannon will be presented with the Cork Literary Review Volume XIV by its editor Eugene O’Connell. As part of this presentation, the Lord Mayor will officially launch the 2011 International Tour of the Review, which will see the acclaimed anthology of Irish poetry and essays tour five cities in the US, first stop San Francisco. The San Francisco launch is funded by Cork City Council Twinning, showing their continued commitment to the cultural exchange between the two cities, offering Cork writers an opportunity to be read by new audiences internationally.
The evening will begin with a wine reception for the Lord Mayor and invited guests at 6.30pm. Music accompanying the evening’s festivities will be performed by Déjà Vu, the Carrigaline Barbershop Quartet, who not only won the National Female Quartet Championship 2011 at the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers Convention, but ranked third in the world at the International Championships.
At 7.00pm, the Lord Mayor will be presented with Volume XIV, officially launching the International Tour, after which distinguished poet Thomas McCarthy will introduce the Review itself. Editor Eugene O’Connell, Ambassador James J Sharkey, along with Volume XIV’s contributors, Gerard Smyth, Jennifer Matthews, James Harpur, and Liam Ó Muirthile will read some brief highlights from the Review, while Paula McGlinchey and Rosie O’Regan will perform a short dramatic piece. Liam Ronayne of Cork City Libraries will close the evening’s readings and Déjà Vu will perform some of their classic songs, which have seen them recognised internationally.
This year’s Cork Literary Review is a deluxe 400-page hardback, celebrating 25 years of Bradshaw Books Publishing in Ireland. Highlights from Volume XIV include interviews with the Irish Ambassador, James J. Sharkey, a childhood friend of Seamus Heaney; and Liadain O’Donovan, the daughter of Frank O’Connor. The Review features an American section, edited and introduced by the poet Brian Turner, showcasing poetry from diverse writers across the US. To celebrate this, the Cork Literary Review is touring the US (San Francisco, Berkeley, Chicago, Boston, and New York) funded by Culture Ireland’s Imagine Ireland initiative and Cork City Council Twinning.
Since it first appeared in 1994, the Cork Literary Review has evolved from a slim anthology of winning competition entries into a widely respected, high-end literary journal. Down through the years, it has featured contributions from a host of noted Irish poets and writers, among them, Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan, Thomas McCarthy, Frank McGuinness, Jean O’Brien, Ian Wild, Brian Turner, Medbh McGuckian, Sheila O’Hagan, Eugene O’Connell, William Wall, John McAuliffe, Mary Rose Callan and Roderick Ford. Volume XIII received rave reviews in both The Irish Times and The Guardian.
The Cork Literary Review is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Cork City Council.
To find out more, check out the Cork Literary Review Tour Brochure, or alternatively email Jamie at info@bradshawbooks.com or call 021 4215175.
