Kicking off The Failing Even Better World Tour of Retail Outlets and Wholefood Stores in the Greater Inchicore and Kilmainham Area, Futile Enterprises in association with Zero Expectation Promotions cordially invites you to a reading by Karl MacDermott, from his new humour fiction novel Fail Again Fail Even Better – The Struggles of an Obscure Irish Poet, at Small Changes Wholefoods Store, 120 Emmet Road, on Thursday December 4th at 8 pm.

Fail Again Fail Even Better tells the story of poet Bosco Helly. In the pantheon of great Irish poets, Bosco would be nowhere near that pantheon. But what he lacks in talent, technical skill, emotional depth and authenticity he makes up for in persistence.

Over the years, possessing a Sisyphean stubbornness, he has published nearly forty volumes of poetry and as he attempts to finish his final collection, Bosco engages in a trip and tumble down memory lane, recalls the great love of his life Luna, shares his concerns about aging and introduces us to his circle of artistically unfulfilled friends living in that eternal bastion of blather, Dublin.

Former comedian, Karl MacDermott is a humour fiction writer.  Originally from Galway he has written comedy series for radio and television in both Ireland and the UK and is the author of four books. He has also written many satirical articles for The Irish Times. He is currently writer in residence at his home in Dublin. Find out more at karlmacdermott.com.