GOING TO THE ÁRAS

Michael Tea Higgins cosy by Virginia Costello

I'm very excited to be going to the Áras tomorrow to meet Michael D. Higgins, our lovely President Poet. I've been working on a poetry in schools project in Westmeath for the last few months, doing workshops with students then judging their final poems. Other counties involved are Longford and Offaly.

The President has invited us all to his house tomorrow - all the teachers, writers, students and librarians involved. Excitement. My fellow poets are Noel Monahan and Jean O'Brien. I plan to report back on our trip to the Park. I wonder will he use the Michael Tea cosy for the tay?!