White House Poetry Revival

Wednesday night, I joined a few friends from Maryland to go to a free poetry reading at, you guessed it, a pub. By the time the poetry started, the small place was packed, and we were definitely the youngest, most American-looking ones there. The host made us feel at home though, and even dedicated a poem to us that described what it was like to call this land home. The first part of the night was open mic format, andanyone could sign up to go read. The second part was a featured poet, who this week was a poet named Grace Wells, a poet from England. I'd never been to a true poetry reading before, so I don't know how it compares, but it was a great night, learning a little bit about the culture and life in Ireland. The pub, called The White House, has this poetry revival thing every Wednesday night. The intimate atmosphere made us feel like we belonged, so I'm sure I'll be heading back there on some Wednesday nights in the future. Maybe I'll even read a poem one night. http://limerick.com/whitehousepoets/