3.5MB<\/strong>)<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nForeword<\/strong><\/p>\nThe seasons turn and time goes by and yet somethings are almost a given, a high point in the year. So it is with The Unfinished Book of Poetry 2023<\/em>, now this extraordinary anthology is the 19th edition in the series, and once more is also published as an eBook. The world post Covid has settled back into a new normality and yet the interest in this creative ongoing project has never waned and grows and continues to blossom.<\/p>\n The Unfinished Book<\/em> features new poems from young writers across the city. This year\u2019s edition showcases 45 young voices, representing five schools. The breadth of the work in this anthology showcases a vibrant contribution throughout with a wide variety of subject and style. The finished product is, as ever, thanks to the careful and attentive work of the five assisting writers. Each component of this process is important but without them this project would not have the impact it continues to enjoy. They have the happy effect of bringing out the talent of the students, and giving them the skills and confidence to express themselves in these, their collected works.<\/p>\n Thanks, and Congratulations to all of the young writers involved and their assisting writers:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Regina Mundi College<\/strong> with poet Niamh Prior in Douglas Library;<\/p>\n \u2022 Ballincollig Community School<\/strong> led by poet Matthew Geden at the school;<\/p>\n \u2022 Col\u00e1iste Dabh\u00e9id<\/strong> ch\u00faram Colm \u00d3 Ceallach\u00e1in, i Leabharlann na Cathrach;<\/p>\n \u2022 St Patrick’s College<\/strong> with poet Lani O’Hanlon in Mayfield Library; and<\/p>\n \u2022 Presentation Brothers College<\/strong> with Paul Casey at the school.<\/p>\n As many of you know this was an innovative project in 2005, when the first Unfinished Book of Poetry<\/em> was published. It has led to something unique that has a resonance with the younger writers. As it continues to prosper I warmly welcome this latest volume and I hope you enjoy it. <\/p>\n Special thanks to the assisting Authors and especially Paul Casey of \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al for editing and curating the work.<\/p>\n
David O’Brien<\/strong>
\nCork City Librarian<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The following poems have been selected from twelve poets published in The Unfinished Book of Poetry 2023, and are being displayed in Cork City Library’s Poetry in the Parks project during the summer, via installations in Marina Park, Fitzgerald’s Park, Tramore Valley Park, Ballincollig Regional Park, Gerry O\u2019Sullivan Park and the Blarney Sanctuary Walkway. […]<\/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-19411","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19411","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=19411"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19425,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19411\/revisions\/19425"}],"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=19411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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