{"id":7650,"date":"2022-04-21T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod-creativeireland.zestydev.com\/event\/pickings-and-choosings-celebrating-the-work-of-dennis-odriscoll-kildare-readers-festival\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T15:03:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:03:25","slug":"pickings-and-choosings-celebrating-the-work-of-dennis-odriscoll-kildare-readers-festival","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/pickings-and-choosings-celebrating-the-work-of-dennis-odriscoll-kildare-readers-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickings and Choosings \u2013 celebrating the work of Dennis O\u2019Driscoll &#8211; Kildare Readers Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><span><strong>Pickings and Choosings \u2013 celebrating the work of Dennis O\u2019Driscoll<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><strong>Sunday, 6th October \/ 11am \/ Naas Racecourse <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Join us on a new guided walk to <strong>celebrate the work of Poet, Essayist and Critic, Dennis O\u2019Driscoll<\/strong>. En route, you can enjoy readings from Dennis\u2019 work which includes nine collections of poetry including; essays, literary quotations and notably <em>Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney<\/em>. All walkers will be invited to read their own favourite pieces while enjoying refreshments at Maudlins Hotel afterwards. Parking at Maudlins Hotel or at Monread Park\/Monread Centre.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Meet at 11am at the Dublin Road entrance to Naas Racecourse. Assemble at the grassy knoll. Duration approx 1 hour.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span><span>No booking is required for this event. 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