Poetry Night: At the Ending of the Day

with Kevin Toolis

Date: Apr 2 – Apr 2Space: Main Gallery

Napier Poetry Night: At the Ending of the Day – the power of poetry in expressing loss and longing.

A gathering with visiting author and poet Kevin Toolis.

Kevin grew up on a remote Irish island where engaging with the dead and dying was a part of everyday life. A former warzone reporter, Kevin weaves together the philosophical and the practical, finding in the ancient rite of the Irish wake a roadmap for our most existential questions. The event will be facilitated by Erice Fairbrother, internationally published poet & founder of Napier Poets Corner.

About Kevin Toolis

Kevin Toolis is an author, poet and BAFTA winning filmmaker. He has written for the New York Times magazine and The Guardian. His TED Talk has been viewed more than 255,000 times. His acclaimed books, My Father’s Wake and 9 Rules to Conquer Death, explore how community and tradition help us accept and embrace our mortality.

Date: Thursday 2nd April 2026

Time: 5pm – 6.30pm

Cost: Free – Koha welcomed

Register for this event here: https://tinyurl.com/bdeye68e

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