Words for the Earth
Sunday 29 May - 7 pm
Under the Oak , Mountshannon
€10 / €5 for workshop attendee
Voices in the Crisis; an evening of poetry, prose, and discussion about the role of the arts in addressing climate change and the urgency of eco-activism in all its diverse forms. Join climate writer Lynn Buckle, eco poet Grace Wells, and seed-saver Tristan Lienhard to discuss the many challenges of living well within an era of environmental crisis.'
At the end of the evening, enjoy some of Peggy's famous Tapas.
Participants
Grace Wells
Grace Wells is an award-winning eco-poet and environmental writer. Nature, spirit-of-place and environmental concern have been large themes in her writing ever since the publication of her debut novel for children ‘Gyrfalcon’, which won the Eilís Dillon Best Newcomer Bisto Award and was an International White Ravens Choice. Wells has published three books of poetry with Dedalus Press, most recently in 2022, ’The Church of the Love of the World’. She also creates eco-poetry film which can be viewed at gracewellslittlesanctuary.com.
Lynn Buckle
Lynn Buckle is a deaf/hard-of-hearing author, artist, activist, and tutor. Her second novel What Willow Says was published by époque press in 2021, winning The Barbellion Prize. It is a celebration of deafness, transitioning landscapes, and the unique language of trees. Other work includes her debut novel The Groundsmen, anthologies such as What Meets the Eye from Arachne Press, Infinite Possibilities, Brigid, Luisne an Chleite, HCE Review, and literary articles for The Irish Times. Awards include The John Hewitt Society Bursary, Greywood Arts Carers Residency, Shortlist Red Line Short Story Competition, and she represented Ireland as a UNESCO City of Literature Writer in Residence at the UKs National Centre for Writing. She judges several writing competitions and hosts Ireland’s Climate Writers’ Group at The Irish Writers’ Centre, interviewing international authors and encouraging writers of all genres to include positive climate solutions in their fiction.
Twitter @Lynn_Buckle / Insta @lynnbuckle1
Tristan Lienhard
My horticultural journey started with a 2 year biodynamic apprenticeship, the 1st year of which was on a 300 acre mixed farm in East Sussex and the second year in a 2 acre Victorian walled garden in Scotland, growing medicinal herbs for processing. I moved to Ireland in 2003 where I completed the Royal Horticultural Society’s level 2 certificate while setting up and running my own garden design and landscaping company – Wandering Gardens. In 2017, I completed a BA degree in Early Childhood Care and Education at Mary Immaculate College. I am delighted to now be involved with saving seed in these times of diminishing diversity.