Lime Square Poets Featuring: Raine Geoghegan

Join us on Zoom for a poetry reading by Raine Geoghegan followed by Open Mic!

7:45pm - Sign up for Open Mic on Zoom chat

8:00pm - Raine Geoghegan reading

8:15pm - Open Mic begins

9:10pm - Announcements and Farewells

Raine Geoghegan, Poet, Prose Writer, Playwright and Tutor of Gypsy heritage, has an MA in Creative Writing from Chichester University. She is a Forward Prize, Pushcart Prize, (twice) and Best of the Net nominee. Her three pamphlets are published with Hedgehog Poetry Press. Her full collection, ‘The Talking Stick: O Pookering Kosh’ is published with Salmon Poetry Press. She has performed in the UK and Ireland and her work has been published internationally in both print and online. Her essay, ‘It’s Hopping Time’ was featured in the anthology ‘Gifts of Gravity and Light’ with Hodder & Stoughton. She won the ‘Moon Prize’ for ‘Writing in a Woman’s Voice and her poem, ‘The Birth of Rage’ was Highly Commended in the Winchester Poetry Competition for the ‘Reaching Out’ category. ‘Apple Water: Povel Panni’ her debut pamphlet with Hedgehog Poetry Press was chosen as a Poetry Book society 2019 Selected Pamphlet. She is the Romani Script Consultant for the musical ‘For Tonight’ which is to be performed in the UK and USA sometime soon. Her play ‘the Tree Woman’ was performed online for the worldwide Earthquake Festival in October 2020 with the San Francisco Theatre Collective. Her second collection will be published with Salmon Poetry Press in 2024.

Participation is limited to the first 100 guests to join.