Poems on Being with Each Other

A Poetry Retreat with Pádraig Ó Tuama

What happens in the space between us?

All kinds of things: we love each other, we ignore each other, hate, attract, apall and admire each other. There are fights, misunderstandings, creativity, babies, beliefs and philosophies made in the space between us.
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Join Pádraig Ó Tuama—host of popular podcast Poetry Unbound—for a two-day retreat on the poetry of human connection. We’ll read poems that hold the weight and wonder of being together. We’ll listen, write, and share in ways that invite understanding.

Retreat Schedule & Structure

Saturday, 26 April | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Welcome
Session 1
Lunch
Session 2
Dinner
Poetry Reading & Sharing

Sunday, 27 April | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Session 3
Lunch
Session 4
Session 5

Inclusions

All meals and beverages and endless connections.

This is a gathering for sitting with words, with each other, with the questions that poetry asks.

Our pricing reflects both the financial and love capital required to create this intimate and magical event.
We’ve kept it as accessible as possible, with a limited number of scholarship place available.
To apply for a scholarship, please complete this form.

Meet Pádraig Ó Tuama:

Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet and theologian, whose work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. A skilled speaker, teacher and group worker, his work has won acclaim in circles of poetry, politics, religion, psychotherapy and conflict analysis.  

From 2014 to 2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation community. 

Pádraig presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios, a podcast that takes a deep dive into a single poem. With six million downloads of its first three seasons, Poetry Unbound is a powerful example of the appetite for poetry in dispersed and diverse populations.  

Pádraig’s books include Sorry for your Troubles, In the Shelter and Feed the Beast.  Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open your World. 2025 saw the publication of Kitchen Hymns, a volume of original poems (CHEERIO and Copper Canyon Press), and the anthology 44 Poems on Being with Each Other; A Poetry Unbound Collection (Canongate and WW Norton). He lives in Belfast and New York City.

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