5MB<\/strong>)<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nForeword<\/strong><\/p>\n The Unfinished Book of Poetry 2022<\/em> is the 18th edition in the series, and the third edition to be published as an eBook. This publication is an exciting departure for Cork City Libraries, even though it is happening now because of the Covid-19 emergency. It\u2019s the first time in three years that we have been able to hold workshops in person as well as hold a physical launch in the city library. With restrictions coming to an end, there posed a variety of challenges for venue space, with some schools opting for school space, others for their local library and some keeping to the digital confines of Zoom. It\u2019s a testament to the interest in this wonderful ongoing project that the show did go on and continues to blossom.<\/p>\n The Unfinished Book<\/em> features new poems from young writers across the city. This year\u2019s edition showcases 46 young voices, representing five schools. The breadth of the work in this anthology showcases a strong standard throughout with a wide variety of subject and style. The finished product is thanks to the careful and attentive work of the five assisting writers without whom this project would not have the impact it continues to enjoy and to the talent of the students. <\/p>\n Congratulations to all of the young writers involved: na dalta\u03af as Gaelchol\u00e1iste Mhuire AG<\/font><\/strong> ch\u00faram Colm \u00d3 Ceallach\u00e1in, i Leabharlann na Linne Duibhe; the pupils from Mayfield Community School<\/font><\/strong> led by Paul Casey via Zoom; the pupils from St Aloysius School<\/font><\/strong> with Dean Browne in The City Library; the pupils from Col\u00e1iste Chr\u00edost R\u00ed<\/font><\/strong> led by Paul Casey at the school; and the pupils from Bishopstown Community School<\/font><\/strong> with John W. Sexton in Bishopstown Library and at the school.<\/p>\n An innovative project in 2005, when the first Unfinished Book of Poetry<\/em> was published, has led to something unique that has a resonance with the younger writers. It continues to grow, and I welcome this latest volume and hope you enjoy it. Special thanks to the assisting Authors and especially Paul Casey of \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al for editing and curating the work and bringing it all together.<\/p>\nDavid O’Brien<\/strong>
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The poems here are selected from six poets published in The Unfinished Book of Poetry 2022. They will be displayed in Cork City Library’s Poetry in the Parks project during the summer, with readings and installations being launched at Fitzgerald’s Park, Tramore Valley Park and Ballincollig Regional Park, on the 11th June 2022 (12pm). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5244,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18088","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18088"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19424,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18088\/revisions\/19424"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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