Ten Poems from Ireland

Paula Meehan’s selection of ten landmark poems for Candlestick Press miraculously encompasses Ireland’s myth, folklore and recent history, alongside enduring themes of childhood, love and ageing.

There are poems about ‘The Troubles’ and about what it means to be Irish, as well as poems about the country’s bi-lingual heritage. These are poems that speak plainly and with a directness that will appeal to every reader. We think we can guarantee that both seasoned readers and newcomers to Irish poetry will find plenty to relish in this selection.

“She was a song that nobody sings.
She was a house ransacked by soldiers.
She was a language seldom spoken.
She was a child’s purse, full of useless things.”
— from ‘Death of an Irishwoman’ by Michael Hartnett

Paula Meehan has published seven award-winning collections of poetry, which have been translated into many languages. She was Ireland Professor of Poetry from 2013-2016 and lives in Dublin.

Poems by Eavan Boland, Moya Cannon, Tony Curtis, Michael Hartnett, Brendan Kennelly, Gearóid MacLochlainn, Thomas McCarthy, Paula Meehan, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Leanne O’Sullivan.
The pamphlet is dedicated to the memory of John Montague.

The ‘Instead of a Card’ poetry pamphlets make perfect presents – unusual, beautiful, worthwhile and definitely not for throwing away.

They come with an envelope and bookmark left blank for your message. Interesting and enjoyable to read, they make an excellent introduction to the work of contemporary and historical poets.

http://www.candlestickpress.co.uk/pamphlet/ten-poems-from-ireland/

All Through the Night: Night Poems and Lullabies

All Through the Night: Night Poems and Lullabies
Edited by Marie Heaney.

Shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards: TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year & RTÉ Radio 1 The Ryan Tubridy Show Listeners’ Choice.

The book has Tony Cutis's poem 'When I Was a Child'

All Through the Night is a collection of moving and evocative night poems for all stages of life. Lullabies and other poems relating to children and parenting form the opening section, while later poems celebrate or give voice to our various night-time pleasures and preoccupations. The elegiac poems towards the end of the book turn to face the prospect of that last long sleep that awaits us all.
Marie Heaney’s wide-ranging selection includes poems by WH Auden, William Blake, Eavan Boland, Tony Curtis, Emily Dickinson, Paul Durcan, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, John Keats, Derek Mahon, Paula Meehan, Paul Muldoon, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Sylvia Plath, William Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, WB Yeats and many more.

ISBN 978-1902121611
RRP: €16.99/£12.99
Format: Hardback

"If you want to indulge yourself, buy this and wallow. It’s absolutely beautiful – you’ll find something to love in it." The Pat Kenny Show Eason Book Club, Newstalk 106-108FM
"A beautiful collection of night-themed poetry and lullabies… gorgeously illustrated." Joe Duffy's Liveline Book of the Year, RTE Radio 1

Tony Curtis in Tinteán, Australian Irish Heritage Network

Tinteán online magazine is an initiative of the Australian Irish Heritage Network, publishers of 20 issues of the print magazine of the same name. With the demise of the print version of the magazine due to circumstances outside our control, earlier this year it was decided to explore the possibilities of publishing an online version of the magazine.
Click here to visit page.

Tony reading his poem to Philip McCracken

Thursday 6th November Belfast

Tony Curtis reading on Thursday 6th November at 8pm in the Old Staff Common Room, Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast.

 

Family A2 poster

Family by Tony from the collection 'Folk'

 

Jazz A2 poster

Jazz from Tony's collection Folk as A2 poster.

 

Hand A2 Poster

Here is our new A2 poster for Tony's poem 'Hand' from the collection Folk

 

Pony Review

Jeremy Corkery has left a new comment on your post "Pony Book Launch":

 

Here in East Asia for the past 65 years, memories of the west come flooding back. The language does wonders for my imagination. I treasure every line. The pony sybolises so much for me. I love the sketches.

 

This will be my treasured vade mecum to the end of my days.

 

Sincerest thanks and appreciation and God bless

 

Jeremy Corkery - Malaysia

Pony Book Launch

Pony by Tony Curtis & David Lilburn will be launched at Ballynahinch Castle on Wednesday 14th August, 2013. Pony is a limited edition book published by Occasional Press

Poem and a Pint, Coronation Hall, Ulverston 9/2/2013

Poem and a Pint, Coronation Hall, Ulverston 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

 

An evening of poetry and music in the Coro’s Supper Room with two outstanding performers: poet Tony Curtis, a member of Aosdána, the Irish association of creative artists, winner of the Poetry Ireland/Friends Provident National Poetry Competition, the Book Stop Poetry Prize and 2003 recipient of the Varuna House Exchange Fellowship to Australia; and Ulverston guitarist Matt Cowe.

 

Tony Curtis (pictured left) is self-deprecating and very funny. He tells a story and a joke like the best sort of stand-up and he shimmers with Irish charm. His most recent collection, Folk (2010) is rich, overspilling with poems you want to return to and when you do, they reward your re-reading, revealing different and surprising layers of themselves. His imagination turns the familiar world upside down. When Tony Curtis appeared at last year’s StAnza Festival in St Andrews, the hall was packed and they ran out of his book. We are lucky to have the opportunity to hear him read in Ulverston.

 

Matt Cowe (right) will be playing tunes by guitar legend Chet Atkins on his new Gretsch guitar ‘Ruby’. He has loved the country-swing sounds of Chet for many years and is now proud to present a tribute to Mr. Guitar himself with a selection of favourites from the early 1950s.

 

Ross Baxter does the honours as MC, and there will be readings by various Poem and a Pint committee luminaries.

Tony Curtis reads in NCAD

The students in 4th Visual Communication at The National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin, Ireland are currently undertaking a narrative project based on the poems from 'Folk" by Tony Curtis. The final pieces will range from print to screen based work. The project is being run by Pat Mooney.

Tony Curtis at 'The Irish Festival of Oulu' in Finland

Tony Curtis was proud to read and be at 'The Irish Festival of Oulu' in Finland. Tony would like to thank all those involved in making this a success.

Tony at Clifden Arts Festival 2012

Poetry and Music with Tony Curtis, John Sheahan and Michael Coady with guest Gabriel Fitzmaurice at Alcock & Brown Hotel, Market Square, Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland. September 28, 2012 4:30 pm.

 

Tony visit to Wedgwood Elementary in Seattle, WA, USA in May 2012. Stephanie Wolfe wrote "The first and second graders loved your songs and poems and talked about your visit for days. The teachers were amazed with how easily you connected with all the children. We all felt privileged to have you visit!" . Thank you for your photos and kind words.

Tony Curtis at the Skagit Vally Poetry Festival

Tony Curtis reads at the Oak Harbor Library as part of the Skagit River Poetry Festival on Monday May 7th, 2012 at 12:00 Noon.

StAnza 2012

Tony Curtis read on 16th March at StAnza 2012. The only regular festival dedicated to poetry in Scotland, StAnza is international in outlook. Founded in 1998, it is held each March in St Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university town. The festival is an opportunity to engage with a wide variety of poetry, to hear world class poets reading in exciting and atmospheric venues, to experience a range of performances where music, film, dance and poetry work in harmony, to view exhibitions linking poetry with visual art and to discover the part poetry has played in the lives of a diverse range of writers, musicians and media personalities. The simple intention of StAnza is to celebrate poetry in all its many forms.
Click here for link to StAnza site

Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill at IPRT

Irish Penal Reform Trust' in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Sunday, 26th February 2012. Pictured here Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Tony Curtis.

President Michael D. Higgins

Irish Penal Reform Trust' took place on Sunday, 26th February 2012 in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, pictured here is President Michael D. Higgins and Tony Curtis.

Tony Curtis website launched

Hi just working on Tony's new website. Hope you enjoy both this site and his work. We'll be putting more content up all the time including movies and readings and other interesting stuff.