26th Annual Irish Evening
At HoCoPoLitSo's 26th annual Irish Evening, Mary O'Malley, a fisherman's daughter from the Irish-speaking west of Ireland, the remarkable eldest of ten children,
was the featured poet. A Hennessy Award winner for her first poems, A Consideration of Silk in 1990, she has since published four more collections. Her work,
says a critic, "encompasses both harshness and sensuality, desolate loneliness and a wicked sense of humor."
O'Malley was introduced by His Excellency Noel Fahey, the fifth Irish ambassador to honor HoCoPoLitSo in this manner. Dominick Murray once again organized the concert of traditional music, song, and stepdancing that followed, on February 27 at the Jim Rouse Theatre.
Past Events
Speaking of Healing HoCoPoLitSo, in partnership with the Tai Sophia Institute, host local writers Anne Barney, Ann Bracken, Mike Clark and Brendan Donegan... Read more
Sherman Alexie: Film Discussion HoCoPoLitSo, in partnership with The Columbia Film Society and Howard Community College’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center, present... Read more
Sherman Alexie: Author Reading The Howard Community College Book Connection Project, in partnership with HoCoPoLitSo, presents Sherman Alexie, author of Reservation Blues. Read more
30 Years of Distinguished Programming HoCoPoLitSo, completes thirty years of distinguished public programming in literature... Read more
An Astonishing Poet The past year's opening program was a tribute to Baltimore's Josephine Jacobsen, "a simply astonishing poet,"... Read more
HoCoPoLitSo's 26th Annual Irish Evening Mary O'Malley, a fisherman's daughter from the Irish-speaking west of Ireland, the remarkable eldest of ten children, was the featured poet. Read more
Student Activities Reading and discussion visits of Dr. Jean Nordhaus who visited eleven high schools... Read more