(AGENPARL) – sab 06 aprile 2024 Palestinian Poetry, Finnegans Wake, George Street Tour, and More
** April 2024 Newsletter
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** Madeira: The Secrets of Sisters
Wed 17 April 2024 at 1pm
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The James Joyce Centre in association with the Five Lamps Arts Festival is proud to host a reading of Madeira: The Secrets of Sisters by Michael J. Harnett on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 1pm.
Two sets of sisters meet in a Dublin cafe for a casual chat. Suddenly, disturbing news emerged which shatters the atmosphere challenging their lives thereafter. By turns searing and sensitive the women at the heart of the drama display what it is to have courage and fortitude. Starring Geraldine Plunkett, Brenda Brooks and Deirdre Monaghan.
Tickets are €10.
Please be advised that filming is scheduled on Great George’s Street North during this time so parking will be limited.
** When I Think About the Prankquean
Fri 19 April 2024 at 7:30pm
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The James Joyce Centre cordially invites you to When I Think About the Prankquean, a special lecture and reading by famed Joycean Dr. James Keeley on Friday, April 19th at 7:30pm.
James will present his experiences of reading and studying Finnegans Wake over the years. In particular, he will pay close attention to the enigmatic character of the “Prankquean.” He is a pioneer in reading the works of James Joyce and a long-standing contributor to the Sweny’s Pharmacy’s Ulysses and Finnegans Wake Reading Groups.
The event is free but booking is essential.
** Finnegans Wake, Ulster and Partition: The Sanguine Boundary Limit
Tues 23 April 2024 at 6:30pm
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The James Joyce Centre is excited to host Dr. Donal Manning for Finnegans Wake, Ulster and Partition: The Sanguine Boundary Limit, a fascinating lecture on Tuesday, April 23rd at 6:30pm.
Although Joyce is mostly associated with Dublin, there is a wealth of references to Ulster in his work, particularly in Finnegans Wake: its topography, its myth and legend, and its history. A century after partition, and in the aftermath of Brexit, borders are again physical and symbolic markers of difference and exclusion. Joyce’s critique of intolerance and separatism is as pertinent today as when he embarked on Finnegans Wake a hundred years ago.
The event is free but booking is essential.
Artwork: ‘Lambeg Drums and Pipes on the Way to the Field on the Glorious 12th of July, Ballymena 1910’ by Robert D. Beattie
** I Must Listen to the Birds: An Evening with Marwan Makhoul
Fri 26 April 2024 at 6:30pm
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The James Joyce Centre is delighted to host I Must Listen to the Birds: An Evening with Marwan Makhoul on Friday, April 26th at 6.30pm. Makhoul is an award-winning Palestinian poet. The reception is presented in association with Poetry Ireland and supported by Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann. The intimate evening with Makhoul and his translator Raphael Cohen (who is travelling from Cairo) will feature poetry readings in both Arabic and Irish and performances of traditional Irish music.
“I’m a voice that tells people about our identity, and how we have worked to preserve it as Palestinian, Arab, and in connection with our people,” says Makhoul of his work. Born to a Palestinian father and Lebanese mother, Makhoul grew up in Beqeia surrounded by a mountainous landscape that is omnipresent in his poetry. A Palestinian living within the state of Israel, his poetry deals with the marginalization of its Arab citizens, and with questions of personal and national identity.
During the 2023 Gaza war, lines from one of his poems were adopted as a slogan by tens of millions of protestors and written on the walls of cities around the world: “in order for me to write poetry that isn’t / political, I must listen to the birds / and in order to hear the birds / the warplanes must be silent.”
The event is free but booking is essential.
The James Joyce Centre makes great effort to keep our events free and open to the public. We rely upon public and private donations in order to do so. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider making a donation.
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