[New-Poetry] Controversy in Dublin, Ireland

[Séamas Cain]

Dear Emmanuel,

Yes, blog away!

And yes, cite me as you wish!

Many thanks!

Séamas

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On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Sigauke, Emmanuel
<Sigauke at crc.losrios.edu> wrote:
> Can we blog about this, Seamus? Can we site you?
>
> Emmanuel
> www.vasigauke.blogspot.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu [mailto:new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Séamas Cain
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:19 AM
> To: New-Poetry E-list
> Cc: info at dublinwritersfestival.com
> Subject: [New-Poetry] Controversy in Dublin, Ireland
>
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>
> Dublin Writers Festival
> http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com
>
> Dear Administrators,
>
> Once again the Dublin Writers Festival has excluded Irish-language
> writers from any meaningful participation in the Festival events and
> activities.  This behaviour by the organizers is shameful, offensive,
> and imperious.  Indeed, I call for a boycott of the Dublin Writers
> Festival.  It is my intention to urge writers, artists, and other
> citizens (in Ireland, Britain, the U.S. and other countries) to
> withdraw any and all support from the Festival and its activities.  I
> urge an earthquake of a protest campaign until there is a constructive
> remedy to this imperiousness!
>
> For creative diversity in Ireland,
>
> Séamas Cain
> http://alazanto.org/seamascain
>
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>
> Phone (in North America) : 218.879.8628
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Gabriel Rosenstock
> Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:51 AM
> Subject: Dublin Festival Farce
> To: info at dublinwritersfestival.com
>
> Dublin Writers Festival
> http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com
>
> Greetings!
>
> I had hoped that the days of literary and linguistic apartheid were
> well over.  Seemingly not.  It would appear that your festival has
> boycotted Irish-language writers.  How sad.  Pathetic, really, given
> the fact that an anthology of contemporary Irish-language poetry and
> prose, AMANAIRIS, has appeared in Slovenian and was recently launched
> in the National Library, Dublin, and reported below in the Slovenian
> press.
>
> http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=s&id=1389165
>
> Mise, gan mórán measa agam oraibh,
>
> Gabriel Rosenstock
>
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>
> Boycott and protest against the Dublin Writers Festival!
>
> Séamas Cain
> http://alazanto.org/seamascain
>
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