An evening of poetry in memory of Gerard Fanning (1952-2017)

To celebrate the poetry of Gerard Fanning, friend and fellow poet Gerald Dawe gave a talk entitled 'Gerard Fanning: Poet of the County' on Thursday 17 October 2019 in the Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon. Gerald was joined by poet and novelist Conor O'Callaghan, actor Cathy Belton and piper Mick O'Brien.

Gerard Fanning, who died in 2017, lived in Blackrock and worked in the Irish Civil Service. His books of poetry include Easter Snow, Working for the Government, Water and Power, Hombre: new and selected poems and the unpublished Rookery. He was awarded The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1993.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon on Thursday 17 October 2019

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