The Verbal Arts Centre proposes Inspire poetry 2012 – a celebration of the imaginative potential of poetry in the lead up to the Games. The project would see all sections of the community, of all ages and abilities, getting involved and inspired to start reading and writing poetry. It would be led by some of Northern Ireland's internationally acclaimed poets like Michael Longley or Ciaran Carson and include a new collection of poetry for 2012, while also having an interactive website and a publication of participants’ work and concluding with a major event at the ancient oral storytelling site of Drum Ceatt.