The 11th annual Tom Quinlan lecture once again serves as the kickoff for the amazing three day Poetryfest at the Irish Arts Center.
This year will feature Poetryfest’s curator, Professor Nick Laird, who will read from his own work as well as introduce two of the visiting Irish poets who will be featured over the weekend. This event is presented in cooperation with the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, where Laird is the Seamus Heaney Professor of Poetry.