AS IF I CARED

An evening of readings with Damian Gorman

DAMIAN GORMAN is a poet and playwright born and reared in Newcastle, who now lives in west Wales. His selected poems and memoir AS IF I CARED is launched with a tour ending with an event in the Seamus Heaney Homeplace on Friday October 29.

This long-awaited publication has already enjoyed a limited release, and received a lavish welcome from readers and critics alike, being variously described as "beautiful", "life-affirming", "innovative", and "hugely entertaining".

His publishers, The JUNCTION in Derry, are pleased to announce that Damian has been asked to record 8 poems from AS IF I CARED for the National Poetry Archive in UCD. He will read these as part of his evening at NCC, and will also read memoirs of his upbringing in Newcastle.

Damian’s books will be on sale afterwards, and he will stay to sign them for anyone who wants him to.

Renowned for his live poetry readings in Ireland and many other countries, Damian says that he returns for this rare reading in his hometown "with great pride, and a strong dose of trepidation".

Damian’s work has garnered awards as diverse as a BETTER IRELAND AWARD, an MBE, a GOLDEN HARP and a BAFTA.

He is currently a Fellow of the Oxford Initiative for Global Ethics and Human Rights.

This is Damian’s night off on the tour and he has asked that all money raised from ticket sales to go directly to NCC to support us as a local charitable community group.

Monday 25th October 2021

7.30pm, doors open 7pm

Tickets £4 / £3

Suitable for ages 15 and over