Creative Archives – A Poetry as Commemoration Symposium

Join us on Thursday 12 October for a one-day symposium exploring commemorative poetry and creative engagement with archives. Showcasing the work of Poetry as Commemoration, a UCD Library Decade of Centenaries initiative, this symposium will feature a collaborative workshop with poet Christodoulos Makris; panel discussions with poets, archivists, and workshop facilitators; and a poetry reading featuring poets who have contributed to the project over the past two years.

10am – 1pm Poetry as Commemoration Collaborative Workshop with Christodoulos Makris (limited spaces.)

2pm-5pm Panel discussions on Commemoration & the Creative Use of Archives and Poetry as Commemoration in the Community

5pm-6pm Poetry as Commemoration Reading 

Click link to view Final Poetry as Commemoration Symposium Programme

RSVP poetryascommemoration@ucd.ie

Poetry as Commemoration is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023. Project partners include Poetry Ireland, Arts Council Northern Ireland, and Quotidian – Word on the Street.