Kwame Dawes has authored 36 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, and essays. He has won a number of awards for his writing, including the Windham-Campbell Prize for Poetry, the Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection in the UK, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Best First Novel, among many others.
He will be leading a poetry workshop at the Kilkenny Arts Festival on Saturday 19th at 3.00 p.m. Participation in this workshop is by application, and places are strictly limited. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 1st August
This workshop is specifically aimed at poets with strong publication credits. Interested applicants are asked to submit a one-page cover letter (no longer than 300 words). This should include information about their writing experience; why this workshop would be beneficial; three poems in an attached Word document.
The cover letter and poems should be included together in one attached document, otherwise the submission will not be considered.
Applications should be sent to info@poetryireland.ie no later than 23:59 on 1st August 2023
Applying poets must be able to travel in person to Kilkenny for the workshop on the morning of Saturday 19th August.
