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As of May 2025 our Monthly Poetry Events are run by Ó Bhéal go Béal Ó Bhéal go Béal is retaining Ó Bhéal’s event format: Poetry Films, Five Word Challenge, Guest Poets & Open-Mic. When: 2nd Monday, Monthly @ 8.30pm (+ Poetry Films from 7pm) Where: Hayloft Bar (Long Valley Bar), Winthrop St, Cork. Guest Poet & Open-Mic mp3s: Monday Event Archive Wordshops: Creative Writing at Ó Bhéal and Beyond … Ó Bhéal – a poem by Anamaría Crowe Serrano |
*** Clósed *** 12th Five Words Poetry Competition *** Clósed ***
Congratulations to winner Lucie Pereira! >>>>>>
18th Anniversary with Five Words Vol XVIII & Competition Winners – 14th April
Anthology Launch The Unfinished Book of Poetry 2025 – 20th April
Events are held in the Hayloft Bar, upstairs at the Long Valley, Winthrop st,as well as on Zoom and streamed via obheal.ie/live (more details via the links above)
Poetry Films start from 7.00pm (45mins – Not Streamed). Five Word challenge starts at 8.30pm.
Guest poets begin at around 9.20/9.30pm, Open-Mic session from 10.30pm.
The 13th Ó Bhéal Poetry Film Competition
will open for entries on 1st May 2025.
For full details visit our Competition Page.
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Open-mic night – 10th March 2025
Another fantastic night in the Hayloft with guest poets Emily Davis Fletcher and James Harpur. You can listen to Emily’s reading here and to James’s reading here.
Thanks to Ciarán MacArtain for his superb emceemanship, and to our open-mic contributors, Jesse Flora, Antonio di Mare, Colm Scully, Michelle Delea, Cathal Holden, Benjamin Burns, Pam Campbell, Simon Horgan, Catherine Ronan, Mona Lynch, Sue Blue, Julie Goo, Moze Jacobs, Rab Urquhart, Patricia Walsh, Cédric Bikond, Bernadette Gallagher, Clive Osman, Sophie Claire, Seamus Harrington, Phil Spillane, Alexandra Toth and Ciarán MacArtain.
Cathal Holden won this week’s Five Word challenge. Congrats Cathal!
The open-mic mp3 is here.
04/9/25; 4:58 pm
Open-mic night – 10th February 2025
A fantastic night in the Hayloft, with superb readings from Pam Campbell and UCC’s creative writing programme poets, James Carroll, John O’Boyle, Leah Sohotra, Lucie Pereira, Jessica Anne Rose, Andie McNamara and Angelia D’Souza. You can listen to all seven poets from UCC reading here and from Pam Campbell here.
Thanks to Michelle Delea for her fine emceewomanship, and to our open-mic contributors, André, Antonio di Mare, Colm Scully, Elaine, Clive Oseman, Mona Lynch, Augustina Adéọlá Jekennu, Catherine Ronan, Rosie O’Regan, John Tynan, Cédric Bikond, Benjamin Burns, Sue Blue, Paul Donegan, Conor McGowan, Roxanne (Ségolène), Patricia Walsh, Philip Spillane, Massimo, Ciarán MacArtain and Cathal Holden.
Róisín Leggett Bohan won this week’s Five Word challenge. Congrats Róisín!
The open-mic mp3 is here.
03/5/25; 3:19 pm
Open-mic night – 13th January 2025
We enjoyed a brilliant First Fortnight event to start the year, with superb readings from Jeanann Verlee and Lauren McNamara. You can listen to Jeanann’s reading here and to Lauren’s reading here.
Thanks to Stan Notte for his brilliant emcee-self, and to all the open-mic contributors, John Horan, Jeff Cottrill, Cathal Holden, Benjamin Burns, Dean Browne, Aleesha Wiegandt, Catherine Ronan, Mona Lynch, Clive Oseman, Roxanne (Ségolène), Elaine Harrington, Stephen James Smith, Patricia Walsh, Luc O’Rourke, Pam Campbell, Cédric Bikond, Barbara Shorten, Paul Donergan, Imasha Costa, Adeola, Carl B, Ciarán Shanahan, Alexandra Toth, Sue Blue, Ciarán MacArtain, Massimo and Nicholas.
Catherine Ronan won the Five Word challenge. Congrats Cath!
The open-mic mp3 is here.
02/4/25; 12:58 pm