Missing Voices Seminar: Irish Women Poets of the 18th-20th Centuries
10.00am-6.00pm
Saturday 6 October 2018:
Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1
Tickets: Free, register for a place in advance
Hosted by Poetry Ireland, this seminar is an exploration of issues raised in relation to the Irish poetic canon and specifically with the issue of ‘Missing Voices: Irish Women Poets of the 18th-20th Centuries’. With presentations on poets running throughout the day, the seminar will culminate with a panel discussion chaired by poet and The Irish Times poetry critic John McAuliffe, a poetry reading with actor Eleanor Methven and a closing reception.
10.30am–12.45pm Session A: History
Chair: Maria Johnston
Olivia Elder 1735-1780 – Andrew Carpenter
Ellen Taylor – Sarah Prescott
Dorothea Herbert 1767-1829 – Bernadette Gallagher
Emily Lawless 1845-1913 – Sean Hewitt
12.45–2.00pm Lunch
2.00-3.15pm Session B: Publishing & Audience
Chair: Conor Linnie
Patricia Avis Murphy 1928-1977 – Meiert Avis
Lynda Moran 1948- – Kenneth Keating
Florence Mary Wilson 1874-1946 – Carol Baraniuk
Blanaid Salkeld – 1880-1959 – Michelle O’Sullivan
Freda Laughton 1907-nd – Jaclyn Allen
3.15-3.30pm: Coffee/tea
3.30-4.30pm: Session C: Gender & Class
Chair: Lucy Collins
Madge Herron 1915-2002 – Jane Robinson
Angela Greene 1936-1997 – Susan Connolly
Cathleen O’Neill – Emma Penney
Áine Ní Fhoghlú (1880-1932) – Stiofán Ó hIfearnáin
Lola Ridge 1873-1941 – Tara McEvoy
4.30pm: Panel discussion followed by Q&A
Chair: John McAuliffe
‘Looking Forward’ with Fran Brearton, Aifric Mac Aodha and Kathy Darcy
5.30-6.00pm: Poetry reading & closing reception
With actor Eleanor Methven
