Patsy Horton
@Patsy1Horton
Cultural Programmer, The Linen Hall (Library, Museum & Archive), Belfast
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Many thanks to artist Michael Rong-Gen Yin who gave us all a fascinating insight into his creative process this afternoon at The Linen Hall to launch the Blossom: Contemporary Chinese Painting exhibition and to kick start Culture Night Belfast. The exhibition will now run until…
President Michael D. Higgins this morning conferred the honour of Saoi of Aosdána on the poet Paul Muldoon at a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. The President presented Paul with the symbol of the office of Saoi, the gold Torc. Read more at president.ie/en/media-libra…
Many thanks to Dr Jennifer Orr who took to the stage today to deliver our 10th annual Andrew Gibson Memorial Lecture. Jennifer provided an insightful talk examining the poetic influence of the Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson on the work of James Orr of Ballycarry and Samuel…
The Linen Hall is thrilled and honoured to announce that UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will make an exclusive Belfast visit to the library when he embarks on the next ‘L to M’ leg of his ten-year tour of the UK’s libraries. The Linen Hall has been selected as one of the…
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage embarks on the next leg of his ten-year tour of UK libraries, 3-11 March. For details of events, see simonarmitage.com
@SoundOfBelfast visit The Linen Hall with the wonderful @lillavargen who will be playing an intimate set here on: 8th of November 7:30pm - 9:30pm £15.00 For more information and to book a ticket, please visit: linenhall.com/event/lilla-va… #LinenHall #Belfast #VisitBelfast…
Fab to celebrate with @poetryjukebox today as the curation comes home to @thelinenhall as part of @BelfastFestival. The Robert McAdam Comparative Lexicon spans 28 languages from Breton to Sanskrit! -This global curation is supported through the UK-France Spotlight on Culture 🤝🌍
Crossing Boundaries: The Celtic Festival of Samhain Join us to explore Samhain (or Halloween), the festival that marks the beginning of the Celtic year: a time when boundaries are crossed, disguises are worn and games are played to take our minds off what might be lurking…
Tuesday was a very special day in the library as we celebrated the launch of the McAdam Lexicon Poetry Jukebox. A huge thank you to our terrific poets, partners and funders and to the wonderfully appreciative audience who helped us celebrate Robert McAdam’s magesterial…
📌As part of @BelfastFestival, The Poetry Jukebox is @thelinenhall 22 Oct - 31 Jan 25. It features the Robert McAdam Comparative Lexicon (c. 1885) - a treasure of a unique handwritten lexicon of the Irish Language. Supported through the UK/France Spotlight on Culture Watch more📽️
🎙️📖✍️🌍 Découvrez le Poetry Jukebox du Lexique McAdam à @thelinenhall , Belfast, du 22 octobre 2024 au 31 janvier 2025 @BCouncil_NI @ACNIWriting @ArtsCouncilNI 🎥Retour sur sa précédente exposition au @cc_irlandais à Paris avec les poètes du projet : youtube.com/watch?v=rdVaRe…
🎙️📖✍️🌍 Découvrez le Poetry Jukebox du Lexique McAdam à @thelinenhall , Belfast, du 22 octobre 2024 au 31 janvier 2025 @BCouncil_NI @ACNIWriting @ArtsCouncilNI 🎥Retour sur sa précédente exposition au @cc_irlandais à Paris avec les poètes du projet : youtube.com/watch?v=rdVaRe…
Launch of the McAdam Lexicon Poetry Jukebox 22nd October – 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm £5.00 The Linen Hall, in partnership with the Centre Culturel Irlandais and Quotidian, commissioned 10 poets to write a new poem in response to the Robert McAdam Comparative Lexicon and commissioned 10…
A horrifying account of mostly male violence against women in NI over the last 4 years. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Join @shirleyannemcm, Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland, this Friday 4th October for an in-conversation event with @WednesdayErskin at @thelinenhall. During this special event, Shirley will talk about her work and the books that were formative in her reading and…
Some upcoming events. Come and make friendly faces at me! mailchi.mp/e5648d7c106a/i…
Looking forward to the first launch event for John Hewitt's Rhyming Weavers and other Country Poets of Antrim And Down next week at the John Hewitt Summer School in Armagh: johnhewittsociety.org/#programme The book is available from Blackstaff Press blackstaffpress.com/rhyming-weaver…
We're delighted to be hosting a special screening of the powerful @BBCnireland Spotlight documentary Blood on the Dance Floor, followed by a Q&A with its creator @JordanDunbar10 as part of @belfastpride. Free event but booking essential linenhall.com/event/blood-on…
Artist Deborah Stockdale is offering a workshop on Irish Linen in the library on 25 July. A great opportunity to find out more about Irish Linen and to try your hand at some basic embroidery on linen. Price £15. Numbers limited. Book at the link below: linenhall.com/event/irish-li…
I'm in the 'UlsterScot' supplement with today's Belfast Telegraph with last year's poetry winner - did you see this @MillarTap? This year's Linenhall Ulster-Scots writing competition is now open
Our current set of Irish classes ended on a high recently when 29 students received the Fáinne Airgid. Huge congratulations to all and thanks to tutor Catherine Calumarte whose knowledge and passion for the language helped them to achieve this goal.
With the support of the @UlsterScotsAgen , we will be hosting our fourth annual Ulster-Scots Writing Competition. This year's competition will feature two distinct categories, offering participants a chance to compete in either #poetry or #prose. For more information see…
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