The Art of Being Irish in Hell's Kitchen: A Memoir of the Organizing of the Irish Arts Center in New York City 1972-78

by James F Olwell, Elaine Kalman Naves (Editor)

Overview

Amid the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s-an era that included the Black Civil Rights movement, the war in Vietnam, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland-young Irish Americans in New York began to question what it meant to be Irish in America. Le...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781039176959
Publisher:	FriesenPress
Publication date:	05/27/2024
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

James F. Olwell is an Irish American writer and retired community organizer from the Bronx who lives in Montreal. An early organizer of the Irish Arts Center, Olwell served as its second director and was instrumental in obtaining the Hell's Kitchen building that served as the Center's home for more than thirty years. A Canadian since 1980, he worked as a professional community organizer with the Québec Health Care system, helping citizens create organizations and services that served their needs. In 2013, he was made a member of the Société des Grands Citoyens of the Borough of Côtes-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de Grâce. In Montréal, he cofounded an Irish theatre company, Theatre Saoirse, and created a radio show on Irish culture, Gan Focal Ar Bith/Without a Word. He cofounded the 2 Susans Poetry Circle and SpeakUp: The Montreal Interactive Poetry Exchange. He is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Crossings (Iron Rabbit Bindery) and Pensions (Snow Press).

Connect with Jim at jimolwell.weebly.com