Depositions
Sunday 4 June - 5pm
An Cupán Café, Mountshannon
Free
Donations welcomed for UNHCR UN Refugee Agency
Depositions (Doire Press) Anton Floyd’s new poetry collection draws on his family experiences and other narrative accounts to illuminate the trauma of population displacement in the Middle-East and the wider global refugee crisis. In 120 haiku-like tercets (with selections translated into 20 languages) framed by formal contemplativepoems, Depositions explores ‘themes of love and loss, war and dispossession, searching and finding. They are beautifully observed and eloquently told, as if they were recomposed from fragments of old codices’. They ultimately make a case for connection and empathy. The reading will feature two short dance poetry films and live music with The Lost Gecko
The Lost Gecko began their life in Aberdeen, Scotland. But it was in Cork, Malcolm and Elaine Urquhart say that they learned to fly, taking in a great many venues, festivals and several recordings. Their recently relased album is called, The Fox and the Lie. Their music has been described as 'reflective soundscape' - delicate guitar melodies elevated by Elaine's versatile cello playing. This combination creates the perfect backdrop for Malcolm's wide ranging and pure vocals.