Coole Park Poetry Series 2020

A series of filmed poems made by Matthew Thompson, filmed in Coole Park in 2020.

In collaboration with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, this poetry series involves poets of different cultural backgrounds living in Ireland, reading both their own work and the work of poets associated with Coole Park, including Lady Gregory, WB Yeats and JM Synge.

An artistic conversation between the past and present, these readings were filmed in the grounds of Coole Park during performances of DruidGregory in 2020.

The poets filmed are Seán Hewitt, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, FeliSpeaks, Evgeny Shtorn and ATMOS Collective.

The series was originally presented in a free exhibition in The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway in December 2020. Scroll down to view.