cArtography:
Maps & Journeys of Mountshannon Arts.
Poetry Day Ireland
Thursday 29 April 2021
In 1997 the first Festival of Arts took place in Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Established by a group of visual artists it sought to bring contemporary art to audiences in our idyllic lakeshore setting. The journey has brought us to the present day and we will celebrate our twenty-fifth festival in 2021.
The map that has guided us here has sometimes been instinctual and presses us to find new and innovative ways to promote artistic experience in our rural community. For Poetry Day Ireland 2021 we invited poets to find inspiration in the artwork of the area and send us their ekphrastic poems.
Here are their ekphrastic responses :
An Dreoilín by Attracta Fahy
Inspired by The Wren - Artist Nathalie El Baba (click here to read the poem)
Fingerpost by Nicki Griffin
Inspired by The Signpost - Artist Mark Wilson (click here to read the poem)
Restharrow by Ruth Marshall
Inspired by Ploughing Ahead - Artist Mark Wilson (click here to read the poem)
Bench & Bike By Celia Donoghue
Inspired by Ploughing Ahead - Artist Mark Wilson (click here to read the poem)
Island of Music by Antonella Scanu & Iordanis Sidiropoulos
Inspired by An Crannóg Ceoil - Artist Paul Berg (click here to read the poem)
Firebird 2021 by Kevin Chesser
Inspired by Bird - Artist Conor Fallon (click here to read the poem)
Soundctuary by Róisín Bugler
Inspired by Sanctuary of Free Sounds - Artist Slavek Kwi (click here to read the poem)
Mayfly by Eavann Brennan
Inspired by Mayfly - Artist Leanne Mclaughlin (click here to read the poem)
Mayfly by Mary Rourke
Inspired by Mayfly - Artist Leanne McLaughlin (click here to read the poem)
Swallow by Pearse O’Shiel
Inspired by Returning Swallows - Artist Nathalie El Baba (click here to read the poem)
The Stag by Patricia Donnellan
Inspired by The Stag - Artist Donnacha Cahill (click here to read the poem)
Iniscealtra National School ekphrastic poems
Poetry Day Ireland
Thursday 29 April 2021
These are just a few poems written by the children of Iniscealtra National School. More are to be found in Mountshannon Village. Look around to find these written treasures…
