Dread and Splendor: Poetry Reading with Eileen P. Kennedy

Schedule

Thu Sep 10 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+02:00
Location

Rathkes gate 7B, 0558 Oslo, Norge | Oslo, OS

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Join us for a live reading - and Norway launch - of the book "Dread and Splendor - Paintings & Poems for a New Earth" at Prismatic Pages on Thursday, September 10th, at 18:00.
"Dread and Splendor" features Eileen’s poetry alongside 28 images by Norwegian artist Irene Christensen, who will be exhibiting many of the original paintings at Galleri Schaeffers Gate 5 this September as part of the gallery's 15th anniversary celebrations. This will be Eileen’s debut reading of her poetry in Norway.

Note: The event is free, but remember to register to reserve your spot!

When: Thursday, September 10th, 18:00 - 19:30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
The event will also be broadcast live on ZOOM: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81019653766
More about the book:
“Dread and Splendor: Paintings and Poems for a New Planet” brings together the poetry of American writer Eileen P. Kennedy with the paintings of Norwegian artist Irene Christensen. These artists met in the botanically spectacular country of Costa Rica where they devised the present book out of their common interest in natural beauty and opposition to the exploitation of the planet. The paintings depict the defiant feminine presence at the heart of the environmental justice movement. These observant poems, varying in form and content, are ekphrastic (written in response) to this captivating and powerful art. The book is many layered. International images from Norway, Costa Rica, the United States depict a planet at a pivotal moment, where wild places and refuges are deteriorating.
See the full program at Galleri Schaeffers Gate 5:
https://schaeffersgate5.art/dread-splendor/
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