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THE 2011 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place on Friday February 11 at 8pm in Café 8 at The Galway City Museum.

Mayo's longest running pantomime, the Castlebar pantomime, presents at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, from January 12 to 16 its production of The Wonderful Story of Mother Goose. Mother Goose, who is played by Castlebar pantomime dame supremo Walter Donoghue, has it all — family, friends, Fairyland fairies looking out for her, and a magical golden egg laying goose. Mother Goose lives with her beautiful daughter Jill Goose (Tara Kelly from Kiltimagh) and a loveable son Billy Goose (David Tobin) in their humble home in Merrilea. The only shadow on people's happiness in Merrilea is the aptly named Clarence Creep, Squire of Cheatham Hall (cleverly played by James Murray from Coarsepark, Castlebar). His brother was the previous Squire of Merrilea but strangely did not make out a will to protect his son Colin (Terry O'Hara) from a life of poverty and by law all rights as a squire were passed to Clarence Creep. Was this really justice or the work of the conniving Clarence Creep?

A unique and intriguing poetry reading performance will take place on Thursday January 20 at 8.30pm in Cleeres Theatre.

THE POET Matthew Sweeney, whose work has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award and The Irish Times/Poetry Now Award will be reading in Galway.

GEORGE SZIRTES, the Hungarian born, British based, poet, will read in the Gort Library, Gort, on Wednesday at 8pm.

JEFF O’CONNELL, the author and Galway Advertiser columnist, will give a series of six talks on poets and novelists in Johnston’s Hall, Kinvara.

A huge crowd turned up in the Bailey Allen Hall last week for a poetry reading by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. The programme began with some exquisite music by Mozart and Debussy played by Galway’s musical quartet, Contempo, and it was followed by music of a different kind that will resonate in the memories of those who were present as Heaney read from his new book Human Chain.

Of the group of 17th century poets, including John Donne and Andrew Marvel, to which Dr Johnson gave the name ‘metaphysical’, George Herbert is probably nowadays the least read.

AS WELL as boasting a terrific line-up of music, Electric Picnic will also play host to art exhibits, writers, talks, and poetry readings.

Nobel Prize winner, Seamus Heaney will give one of the first public readings of his new collection entitled Human Chain at the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway on Tuesday September 7 at 8pm. The proceeds will go to Cancer Care West, the local cancer charity.