Poems for Peace and Belonging – Poetry Reading and Q&A

Maureen Boyle and Deirdre Cartmill will read poems of belonging and connection to help you breathe and be still in a peaceful space.

In a world of never-ending noise, let these poems bring you into a moment of quiet where you can breathe, be still and connect with others in a peaceful space.

Acclaimed Arlen House poets Maureen Boyle and Deirdre Cartmill will read poems of belonging, poems that explore life’s painful moments, and poems of hope. 

This will be followed by a discussion and Q&A on how their writing helps them to connect, make peace with the past and envision a brighter future.

Maureen Boyle’s second full collection, ‘The Last Spring of the World’ (2022) addresses questions about survival, both personal and planetary and tells the stories of others who have lived lives in extremis.  

Deirdre Cartmill’s fourth collection, ‘Under the Blue Seraphim’ (2025), much of it inspired by a residency in Belfast Cathedral, illuminates lost voices, and meditatively explores belief in something higher and what that calls you to become.