Breeding Monsters launch at the Crane
Galway poet Trevor Conway will launch his second collection, Breeding Monsters, in the city’s Crane Bar on Saturday, December 1, at 6pm. Along with poetry, there will be music from Athenry singer Sandra Coffey and guitarist Gregory Prendergast. Sandra will also read a story at the event. Local poet and programme director of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Emily Cullen, will launch the book.
Trevor’s first collection, Evidence of Freewheeling, was published by Salmon Poetry in 2015, but he is self-publishing Breeding Monsters. Most of the poems are centred around the idea of fear, and he refers to it as “a much darker collection” than the first.
The last poem depicts the anxiety of a woman jogging through a city, aware she could be attacked. Other poems focus on more positive aspects of fear, such as its potential for inspiration. “Fear is the strongest motivator we have. We should embrace it sometimes,” Trevor says.
And he feels that “anyone who’s willing to explore their fears could find a connection with these poems”.
Galway poet Kevin Higgins has said of Trevor’s work, “Some poets are content to feed the chattering classes nice-sounding morsels, the intellectual equivalent of comfort food; in contrast Conway is a big poet.”
Trevor says the launch will be a night of fun and entertainment, with wine, sandwiches and home-made biscuits to accompany the poetry.
It will take place in the Crane on Saturday, December 1.
Breeding Monsters is available to order from Amazon.