
With Kerri ní Dochartaigh
Join writer Kerri ní Dochartaigh on a journey with beauty, as summer weaves her magic through the wilderness of Donegal. On this three day residential we will sit with the poetry of beauty, hope and joy. We will think with ideas of tending and attending; making room in our circle for the delicate act of paying attention, in a world so deserving of it. Never before has the need to give ourselves back to the land, the world, the earth, one other— and our own selves— been more crucial. Through close reading, group work and solo writing time we will find ways to weave the beauty of existence into our everyday lives, as well as our work. We will explore ideas of ritual, rhythm and rest in a creative life; giving ourselves time to walk, talk, read, write and simply be.
Together let’s dream our way back…

Costs
Course Dates
8th - 11th
August 2025
What is included?
All the writing workshops, accommodation, food for breakfast and lunch, and the evening meal when you arrive on the first night.
Arrival and Departure Times
Arrive from 4-6pm on the first evening
Depart after breakfast on the final day
For travel to the Song House, please see our Getting Here page.
About the Teacher…
Kerri ní Dochartaigh is a mother, writer, holder and grower. She has written for The Guardian, BBC, RTE, The Irish Times and others. She mentors and teaches worldwide. Her work currently explores ideas of one-anotherness, interconnectedness and ecologies of care.
Her first book, Thin Places, was published by Canongate in Spring 2021, for which she was awarded the Butler Literary Award 2022, and highly commended for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2021. Cacophony of Bone was published by Canongate in May 2023 and was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2023.
She lives in the west of Ireland with her family.