SPOKEN WORD
Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canonmills Church: The Shamrock and the Cross – Spectators Under Heaven
Michael Daviot, Claire McDonald and Janet de Vigne
- Venue
- Canonmills Church
- Dates
- 21 Aug
- Time
- 1:15pm · 60min
- Price
- Free
The Irish poet John W Sexton’s phrase ‘spectators under heaven’ has inspired Michael Daviot, Claire McDonald and Janet de Vigne to present a wide-ranging selection of Irish poetry, drawing on both ancient and modern expressions of faith and spirituality. The intimacy of Canonmills Church – Robert Louis Stevenson’s schoolroom in times past – provides the perfect space.
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