1 Day Workshop: Poetry of the Earth with Jane Clarke

Poetry of the Earth 

Writing Workshop with Jane Clarke 

The poetry of earth is never dead – John Keats (1795-1821) 

In this generative workshop we will read and write poetry that cherishes, mourns and re-envisages the natural world. We will consider inspiration and craft as well as every day practises to enhance our capacity to write vibrant and compelling poetry that is ecologically attuned.  

More About Jane Clarke

Jane Clarke is the author of three poetry collections, The River (2015), When the Tree Falls (2019) and A Change in the Air (2023) published by Bloodaxe Books. She edited the illustrated anthology Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Connect (Hachette Books Ireland, 2023). Jane’s awards include the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award 2022, the Hennessy Literary Award for Poetry 2016 and the Listowel Writers’ Week Poem of the Year 2016. Her most recent collection, A Change in the Air, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2023 and the T.S. Eliot Prize 2023. www.janeclarkepoetry.ie 

Please be aware that all events at Listowel Writers' Week will be recorded and photographed for promotional and archival purposes. Your presence constitutes consent to be filmed or photographed. Thank you. 

Listowel Writer's Week: where readers celebrate, and writers find their flow 

Listowel Writer's Week is Ireland's oldest literary festival, and one of its most prestigious. Famously hospitable, the beautiful North Kerry town of Listowel is internationally renowned as a wellspring of literary inspiration and heritage. The 2024 Listowel Writer's Week festival programme, exploring the theme Mother Nature, has been curated by the poet Martin Dyar. 

See writersweek.ie for more details and the full programme