Illustrators Guild of Ireland exhib - Emily Dickinson inspired

Image from the exhib - by artist Niamh Sharkey

A new exhibition from the Illustrators Guild of Ireland opens in The Luan Gallery in Athlone on the 5th November. The artists took  Emily Dickinson's poem '"Hope" is the Thing with Feathers' as a starting point. ❤

From their FB invitation:

'The Luan Gallery, Athlone presents "Without The Words". An exhibition of work by over 40 members of Illustrators Ireland. The show opens on Saturday 5th of November at 6pm. We are thrilled to have the following speakers on the night: 

PJ Lynch - Laureate na nÓg
Aoife Murray - Children's Books Ireland
Margaret Anne Suggs - Illustrators Ireland

Please come and join us, you will be most welcome.'

FROM SAN FRAN TO GORT AND ATHLONE

I am backward with jetlag (I haven't even blogged the Cork Short Story Festival but the lovely Adam Marek has!) but just wanted to pop up to flag two events I am taking part in this weekend.

Autumn Gathering for Women Writers, Gort, County Galway
I'll be reading from my new chapbook, Of Dublin and Other Fictions, at this tomorrow, Friday the 4th, at 10.30am in the Lady Gregory Hotel. I will have copies of the chapbook for sale there. (Chapbook can be ordered from jodichilson AT boisestate.edu, also.)

Athlone Literary Festival
I am reading at an event called 'Irish Identity and Culture - an Ever Changing Idea' with Prof. James Flannery and Bill Whelan (yes, that Bill Whelan) at the Athlone Literary Festival.
Ill be reading from Mother America and will have copies of it for sale as well as the chapbook.
Sunday 6th October, 3pm, Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone

ATHLONE LITERARY FESTIVAL

Athlone Literary Festival returns from the 4th to the 7th October. Featured readers include Paul Durcan (wheee!), Noel Monahan and Nell McCafferty. Naturally, being a fan, I'll be at Paul's reading but I am also reading myself at the Athlone Literary Festival Miscellany event at 12 midday on Sunday the 7th.

Programme, booking info and more here.

ALL IRELAND POETRY DAY 2009

I'm reading tomorrow in Athlone Library for All Ireland Poetry Day.

Venue: Aidan Heavey Public Library, Athlone Town Centre, Co Westmeath

Time: 7pm, 1st October

There are hundreds events on all around the country so do try to get to something.

I'll read from Molly's Daughter, Tattoo:Tatú and my forthcoming pamphlet Portrait of the Artist with a Red Car.