‘Season of Brigid’ is a poem from Anne Casey’s poetry collection, The Light we Cannot See, and was also a cornerstone piece in the series of Irish cultural shows Anne performed in 2020 with the Prankqueans arts collective, which were funded by the Consulate General of Ireland. Irish actor/performance artist, Davog Rynne has recorded a reading of ‘Season of Brigid’. Click on the image below to play the recording.
Illustration by Sean Fitzgerald.
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Davog Rynne is a native of Miltown Malbay in County Clare. A singer, storyteller, poem teller, Bard and multi instrumentalist. He also goes by the stage name Gangani, an ancient druid from long long ago. His one man show Seeds of Hope opened in France to huge acclaim in 2019. Davóg is a nephew of acclaimed folk singers Christy Moore and Luka Bloom. He lives in the Beaujolais region of France with his wife and two children. More of his music and poetry can be found at https://youtube.com/user/laulutube
Originally from the west of Ireland and living in Australia for three decades, Anne Casey is the author of six poetry collections. Her work is widely published internationally, ranking in The Irish Times Most Read. Her recent awards include the American Writers Review Prize, Henry Lawson Prize for Poetry and American Association of Australasian Literary Studies Poetry Prize. She has a PhD in archival poetry and poetics of resistance from the University of Technology Sydney where she teaches creative writing. anne-casey.com @1annecasey
Sean Fitzgerald is an Irish artist based in the North West of Ireland. He is inspired by nature, folklore and mythology and can be found at https://seanfitzgeraldart.bigcartel.com/
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