Fighting Words is a creative writing center established by Roddy Doyle and Sean Love. Inspired by 826 Valencia in San Francisco Fighting Words is located on Behan Square, Russell Street, Dublin 1, very close to Croke Park. Fighting Words helps students of all ages to develop their writing skills and to explore their love of writing. Students participating in Fighting Words workshop were paired with older participants with memories of President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Ireland in 1963. The end result was a series of poems written by the students inspired by the themes of the visit.