by Admin | Aug 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Liza EngesserPhotos by Terence Fanning Each year people around the world gather to celebrate James Joyce’s landmark novel Ulysses on June 16, the date when the action of the novel takes place; this day is known as Bloomsday. The IAW&A held our first Bloomsday...
by Admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Dance, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Maureen Hossbacher Maria Deasy Brendan Keane Host for the evening, Irish American Writers & Artists President, Maria Deasy, led off by thanking supporters and participants who have kept the organization thriving over the past year. And thrive it has, despite...
by Admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry
By Karen Daly Photos from IAW&A Archive Irish American Writers & Artists bid adieu to March with a lively virtual Salon hosted by writer Maureen Hossbacher. First time presenter Brendan Keane, a New Yorker living in Connemara, is an Irish speaker, novelist...
by Admin | Feb 27, 2021 | Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Maureen Hossbacher Sarah Fearon launched the virtual salon by harkening back to the days when we gathered at favorite watering holes. Her essay recalled her stint as a “beverage engineer” in the mid 90s at the Highlife bar. She followed it with a rendition of the...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Dance, Essay, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theater
By Karen Daly A few hundred people on both sides of the Atlantic viewed and raved about IAW&A’s mid-September Transatlantic Salon. Produced and hosted by IAW&A President Maria Deasy and Board member Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, with Board VP Brendan Costello...
