It is great to be able to offer Ballyshannon audiences a chance to hear two of the finest poets and writers working in Ireland today. Aideen Henry has published three books of poetry with Salmon Press and a book of short stories with Arlen House. Her work has been broadcast on RTE Radio and published in The Irish Times, The Stinging Fly, The Honest Ulsterman and many others. She lives in Galway.

Christine Hennemann has won The Cerasus Poetry Chapbook Competition for her book Leafing.  As well as an Arts Council award she has been awarded a Mayo Artist Bursary. Christine’s work has appeared in Poetry Ireland, Poetry Wales, Southward, Skylight 47 and elsewhere. Her debut collection Birthmark is soon to be published by Shearsman. She lives in the West of Ireland.

This is a rare opportunity to hear poets of this stature read their own work.