Seán McGinley reads Thomas Kinsella's ‘Another September’ | Coole Park Poetry Series 2021

Seán McGinley reads Thomas Kinsella's ‘Another September’ as part of the Coole Park Poetry Series 2021. The 2021 Coole Park Poetry Series celebrates some of the greatest Irish poets of the past century. Collaborating again with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, these ten new short films, performed by a cast of 11 actors, have been curated by Colm Tóibín and will be released in order of the poets’ birth dates. From 19 May for 10 weeks, the films will premiere online every Wednesday at 7pm, free to view on our YouTube channel. Wed 19 May Tommy Tiernan reads ‘The Echo at Coole’ by Austin Clarke (b. 1896) Wed 26 May Aaron Monaghan reads ‘The Hospital’ by Patrick Kavanagh (b. 1904) Wed 2 June Seán McGinley reads ‘Another September’ by Thomas Kinsella (b. 1928) Wed 9 June Marty Rea reads ‘Station Island VII’ by Seamus Heaney (b. 1939) Wed 16 June Brian Doherty reads ‘A Disused Shed in County Wexford’ by Derek Mahon (b. 1941) Wed 23 June Venetia Bowe reads ‘The Architectural Metaphor’ by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (b. 1942) Wed 30 June Jade Jordan reads ‘The Lost Art of Letter Writing’ by Eavan Boland (b. 1944) Wed 7 July Andrew Bennett and Rory Nolan read ‘Tullynoe: Tête-à-Tête in the Parish Priest’s Parlour’ by Paul Durcan (b. 1944) Wed 14 July Marie Mullen reads ‘Caitlín’ by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (b. 1952) Wed 21 July Clare Dunne reads ‘This is not a confessional poem’ by Paula Meehan (b. 1955) As with the first Coole Park poetry series in 2020, these ten new poetry films were shot by Matthew Thompson on location at Coole Park in County Galway, the home of Lady Gregory. With thanks to our friends at the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Coole Park Nature Reserve. More info: https://www.druid.ie/productions/cool... #CooleParkPoetrySeries