ANTHONY CRONIN, the Enniscorthy-born poet who will read at Gorey Library.
A senior figure in Irish literature, Enniscorthy-born poet, novelist, biographer, critic, commentator and arts activist, Anthony Cronin, will be reading and in conversation with John Wyse Jackson in Gorey Library next Tuesday, August 26th from 7.30 pm.
Born on Enniscorthy’s Slaney Street in 1928, he received the Marten Toonder Award (1983) for his contribution to Irish literature and is a founding member of Aosdána.
As an arts activist, and cultural and artistic adviser to a former Taoiseach, he persuaded Charles Haughey to found Aosdána and support struggling writers, composers and artists with the annuity known as the Cnuas.
He was involved in organising the first ever Bloomsday celebration, has produced television programmes including ‘Between Two Canals’ and ‘Flann O’Brien – Man of Parts’, and has written biographies of Brian O’Nolan and Samuel Beckett.
Anthony will be reading from his large volume of poetry and his poems are about love, sex, motherhood, miracles, art and history as well as a strikingly refreshing meditation on humanity’s lonely place in the cosmos.
He will also participate in a conversation piece with John Wyse Jackson from Zozimus Bookshop, Gorey, and he is expected to discuss growing up in a small Wexford town and air views and cast observations on the changing world through which he has lived.
Admission is free and all are welcome, however, a large attendance is anticipated and the staff at Gorey Library are advising people to book their places early.
Story this week in THE WEXFORD ECHO Arts Section of the newspaper.
