WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Tobias Manderson-Galvin and Tom McCarthy
18 poets from across Munster competed in two rounds last night at Ó Bhéal to produce this year’s Munster Slam Champ, Tobias Manderson-Galvin, and runner-up, Tom McCarthy. Congratulations to both, who will represent Munster in the 2009 All-Ireland Slam Championships held this year in Galway on the 26th of October. North Beach Nights will be hosting the event, which alternates annually between the four provinces.
Congratulations to all the contestants who were all on top form, Rosalyn Blue, Donna Coogan, John Carmody, Ed O’Dwyer, Marie Coveney, Paddy Doyle, Seamus Harrington, Tobias Manderson-Galvin, Lorcan Murray, Mary O’Connell, Ciaran O’Driscoll, Jonni O’Gorman, Rosie O’Regan, Stephen O’Riordan, Christy Parker, Tom McCarthy, Colm Scully and Patricia Walsh.
Five poems from guest Poet Bernadette Cremin who co-judged the slam
Round 1
Christy Parker
Marie Coveney
Seamus Harrington
Rosalyn Blue
Colm Scully
Lorcan Murray
Rosie O’Regan
Jonni O’Gorman
Mary O’Connell
John Carmody
Ciaran O’Driscoll
Tobias Manderson-Galvin
Paddy Doyle
Stephen O’Riordan
Patricia Walsh
Tom McCarthy
Donna Coogan
Ed O’Dwyer
Round 2
John Carmody
Ed O’Dwyer
Tobias Manderson-Galvin
Lorcan Murray
Ciaran O’Driscoll
Rosie O’Regan
Tom McCarthy
