Arriving from Northern Ireland in the 1970s at time of the Northern Irish conflict, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney was faced with a campus stirred by anti-war protest. Seamus Heaney’s son, Michael, joins us for a discussion with UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus, Robert Tracy, who worked alongside Heaney during…

Early Bird Tickets Available Now - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-irish-writers-festival-los-gatos-festival-pass-tickets-37109348059?ref=ebtn From the Middle Ages and the Annals of Innisfallen to Leopold Bloom, there has been a constant Jewish presence in a millennium of Irish writing. Join us for a fascinating look at this history in a landmark exhibit that has enjoyed a highly…