Napier Poetry Night: At the Ending of the Day - the power of poetry in expressing loss and longing
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Kevin grew up on a remote Irish island where engaging with the dead and dying was a part of everyday life.
A former warzone reporter, Kevin weaves together the philosophical and the practical, finding in the ancient rite of the Irish wake a roadmap for our most existential questions
The event will be facilitated by Erice Fairbrother, internationally published poet & founder of Napier Poets Corner.
About Kevin Toolis
Kevin Toolis is a writer, poet and BAFTA-winning filmmaker. He has written for the New York Times magazine and The Guardian. His TED Talk has been viewed more than 255,000 times.
His acclaimed books, My Father’s Wake and 9 Rules to Conquer Death, explore how community and tradition help us accept and embrace our mortality.
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