Lucy will be giving a talk at the Arts & Letters Club in Toronto about Mad Sweeney a 7th century character from Ireland who was cursed and took to the air like a bird and went into myth as a Birdman. She will be discussing her source: “Sweeney Astray” a Version from the old Irish by Seamus Heaney and relating all this to her own poetry. The talk is scheduled for February 15th, 2011.
(Above photo) Lucy Brennan and Rabindranath Maharaj at Wicked Words Launch 2010.
Lucy recently performed at the WCDR (Writers’ Community of Durham Region) Chocolate Cafe Readings in Oshawa, Ontario.
Lucy posing as a model for an Open House at the R.S. McLaughlin Art Gallery in Oshawa, Ontario (October 2010):
Lucy also performs at various stages and venues connected with the Durham Irish Association for the performance of poems and folk songs from the tradition.
Check back from time to time for any planned appearances.