The “Off the Street” programme will begin each evening at 6.00pm on Monday 7th March through to Friday 11th March in DIT Library Kevin Street as part of Library Ireland Week. The series will open on the Monday with a dialogue between the visual work of Colm Desmond and the written word of poet and novelist Oran Ryan. This is followed on Tuesday by a open mike set of readings by established poets such as Eamonn Lynskey, Ross Hattaway , Raven and Karl Parkinson. Wednesday night will feature readings by Steve Conway while Gréagóir O Dúill the bilingual poet will take the stage on Thursday evening. The series will conclude on Friday.
