First Collection of Poems by Athenry Writer

galway | arts and media | event notice Wednesday August 05, 2009 13:26 by Fred Johnston - Western Writers' Centre, Galway - Ionad Scríbhneoiri Chaitlín Maude westernwriters at eircom dot net Canavan House, Nuns Island, Galway. 087.2178138

New Poetry Collection Launched in Galway

Athenry, Co. Galway, poet Anji O'Donnell will launch her very first collection of poetry, 'High & Dry,' at the Galway Peoples' Resource Centre, Canavan House, Nuns Island, Galway at 5pm on Wednesday, August 12th. Anji O'Donnell works with Challenging Minds, a Mental Health Advocacy Project which aims to eradicate the stigma still attaching to mental illness. All welcome.

"It's always a good thing when someone finds their voice in poetry for the first time," said Fred Johnston, the Western Writers' Director. "Our thanks to the Galway People's resource Centre."