Annemarie Ní Churreáin caught my eye first for the most silly of reasons. We have the same
surname and are both from Donegal. Obviously, had her work not hooked me on its
merit, her name and origin wouldn’t have sustained lasting interest (My maiden
name was O’Donnell and I have no similar interest in Daniel’s work). I found
Annemarie in the Stinging Fly, and later surfacing in Poetry Ireland Introductions
and sustaining a presence on the Irish writing scene that established her among
the writers I followed in the media. Annemarie works hard, travelling to take
up literary fellowships in Germany, Florida and Scotland. She is currently Kerry
County Council Writer in Residence. Her journeywoman to mastercraftswoman path has
been fascinating to watch. In the early days as we were establishing North West
Words reading series I had the pleasure of finding and inviting writers to make
the journey to Letterkenny and Annemarie read for us on Culture Night in 2015
at one of our Cafe Blend events. I am delighted to be able to attend as
Annemarie launches BLOODROOT, her debut collection published by Doire Press, at
8.00pm on the 13th of April in the Shamrock Bar in Falcarragh.
BLOODROOT has been much reviewed
including in the Dublin Review of
Books by Mary O’Donnell and in the Irish
Times by Catriona O’Reilly. It was
shortlisted recently for the Shine Strong Award and in the US for the Julie Suk
Award.
Annemarie writes eloquently in
this recent Irish
Times article of her life, her writing and BLOODROOT.
If you cannot make it to
Falcarragh on the 13th you can order a copy of BLOODROOT from Doire
Press or find it in some of the following Donegal stockists: The Gallery,
Dunfanaghy, Olivia’s Boutique, Dunfanaghy, Teach Thomais, Gweedore, and Eason
Letterkenny.
Annemarie’s website is http://studiotwentyfive.com/
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