{"id":1660,"date":"2012-03-24T23:56:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T23:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=1660"},"modified":"2012-06-04T15:40:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T15:40:18","slug":"guests-30-aprmay-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/guest-poets\/guests-30-aprmay-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Guests (30) Apr\/May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2nd April<\/em><\/p>\n

Leeanne Quinn<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Leeanne’s reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Leeanne Quinn<\/strong> was born in Drogheda in 1978. She studied at University College Dublin, University College Cork, and has a PhD in English Literature from Trinity College Dublin. In 2008 she was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series and in 2010 she was the recipient of an Arts Council Bursary Award. <\/p>\n

Leeane’s poems have been published in a variety of journals and magazines including The Irish Times, The SHOp, Crann\u00f3g<\/i> and The Stinging Fly<\/em>, and anthologised in The Bee-Loud Glade: a living anthology of Irish Poetry<\/em> (Dedalus, 2011). Before You<\/em>, her debut collection of poetry, was published by Dedalus Press in February 2012. She lives in Dublin.<\/p>\n

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9th April<\/em><\/p>\n

Paul Jeffcutt<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Paul’s reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Paul Jeffcutt<\/strong> grew up in a hamlet near the border between England and Wales. After living and working in three different continents, he settled in Northern Ireland in 1998: he lives in the Bronte Homeland of Co Down. Paul’s poetry has won awards and been highly commended in international poetry competitions, including the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Prize 2009. His poems have appeared in literary journals from the UK, Ireland, Australia and the USA. <\/p>\n

Latch<\/em>, his debut collection of poetry, was published by Lagan Press in November 2010. It was chosen by Ulster Tatler<\/em> as their Book of the Month for July 2011, ‘carefully crafted and passionate poems’<\/em> that ‘speak with insight and candour’<\/em>. Paul has read his poetry on BBC Radio and at major arts festivals in Ireland and the UK. He is a long-standing member of the Writer\u2019s Group at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry in Belfast. <\/p>\n

For more see www.pauljeffcutt.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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16th April<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bh\u00e9al’s Fifth Anniversary<\/font><\/strong>
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an Only Other Poets’ Poetry Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

and the launch of <\/font> Five Words Volume V<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to contributors from Five Words Vol V here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Ó Bhéal’s Fifth Anniversary<\/strong> is being celebrated with the launch of Five Words Volume V<\/em>, a mini-anthology of poems written during the Five-Word Challenges of the last fifty \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al events. Poets reading from the anthology will read contributions by poets other than themselves.<\/p>\n

As per the last two birthdays, there is to be a double-round open-mic on the night, where anyone is invited to read only other poets’ poetry<\/em>, so bring a couple of your favourite poems, classical, contemporary or whatever you enjoy! <\/p>\n

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23rd April<\/em><\/p>\n

Fiona Clarke Echlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Fiona’s reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>London-born Fiona Clark Echlin<\/strong> has lived and worked in London, New York, Istanbul and not least, Limerick. Her recent solo volume From the Rib<\/em> (Revival Press, 2012) a collection of sonnets and villanelles, has attracted much attention on the poetry circuit in Ireland, the UK and Australia. As well as being a poet, Fiona Clark Echlin is an award-winning playwright and story teller. Her poems, plays and stories are all coloured by her background, which has strong roots in the theatre. She taught for many years in London and Cambridge and now teaches Creative Writing, Communication Skills, Poetry and Drama in Limerick. <\/p>\n

Best known as a Performance Poet, Fiona has read and performed her work at a wide variety of venues, occasions and festivals in both Ireland and the UK. Her distinctive delivery will be familiar to many and her voice has also been heard on radio, reading, performing and discussing her poetry and radio drama. Her one-act plays, Builders<\/em> and Death Comes to the Grammarian <\/em>have recently been staged in Ireland. Fiona is a director with the Gabhar Theatre Company which specialises in \u2018micro\u2019 theatre and promotes new writing for the theatre in association with the Limerick Writers\u2019 Centre. She lives in Killaloe, on the shores of Lough Derg and is currently writing a novel. <\/p>\n

Fiona will also be holding a wordshop<\/strong> entitled Releasing the Poet Within<\/i> from 7.00pm to 8.30pm at Ó Bhéal. For more details click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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30th April<\/em><\/p>\n

Sheila Fitzpatrick O’Donnell<\/strong> & Joseph Healy<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Sheila’s reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Sheila Fitzpatrick O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>, from Shanagolden, Co. Limerick, was born into a family of poets and storytellers. She is a florist by trade, and has been published in The Stony Thursday Book, Revival Journal, The Poetic Journal<\/em> and is one of the six poets who features in Sextet<\/em> (Revival Press, 2011). In November 2011 she was crowned the new All Ireland \u2018Limerick\u2019 Champion by the Limerick Writers\u2019 Centre. She secured the crown after a two round contest in which she overcame stiff opposition from runners up Tom McCarthy and Joe Healy.<\/p>\n

She has read her work countrywide, in an Gl\u00f3r, the F\u00e9ile Bheag Fil\u00edochta, \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al in Cork and regularly at both The White House in Limerick and the On The Nail readings organised by The Limerick Writers’ Centre. She also contributed to Teri Murray\u2019s reading in Slovenia in 2009. Sheila is currently working on her first collection of poems.<\/p>\n

[Photo courtesy of LitPix 2012 – Western Writers’ Centre, Galway.]<\/font><\/p>\n

You can listen to Joe’s reading here<\/a>.<\/font><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Joe Healy<\/strong> is a resident of West Limerick and has always loved writing. Poetry readings organised by the Arts Office of Limerick County Council in 2002 were the catalyst to inspire Joe to write more and try out his poems in public. He has enjoyed reading his work at venues such as the Whitehouse in Limerick City and at many venues across Munster. Previous work has been published by Soft Newsletter, Weekly Observer Newspapers<\/em> and Revival Press<\/em>. In December 2011 Joe was featured in Sextet \u2013 A Poetry Anthology<\/em> (Revival Press).<\/p>\n

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7th May<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bhéal<\/strong><\/font> in association with <\/font>Foras na Gaeilge<\/strong><\/font> presents<\/font><\/p>\n

Ceait\u00ed N\u00ed Bheildi\u00fain<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Ceait\u00ed N\u00ed Bheildi\u00fain<\/strong> was born in Rush, north County Dublin. She moved to West Kerry in 2003, where she began to write in the Irish language. Coisc\u00e9im have published two volumes of her poetry, An Teorainn Bheo<\/em> (The Shifting Boundary) (2007), and P\u00faca Gan Dealramh<\/em> (Good-for-nothing Pooka) (2010). She is currently working on a third collection, commissioned by Foras na Gaeilge\/Coisc\u00e9im. <\/p>\n

Ann\u00d3g in Dingle have staged her first short drama Port na Mammies<\/em>. Her poetry has won her 2nd place at Strokestown Poetry Festival (Duais Cholmcille, 2007) and she\u2019s on the Strokestown Poetry shortlist again this year. Her first book of poems earned her an Oireachtas award (2007) and in 2010 she was awarded an Arts Council Bursary. <\/p>\n

Saola\u00edodh Ceait\u00ed N\u00ed Bheildi\u00fain<\/strong> i Ros Eo, i dtuaisceart Chontae \u00c1tha Cliath. Bhog s\u00ed go Ciarra\u00ed Thiar i 2003, \u00e1it a spreag chun pinn \u00ed. T\u00e1 dh\u00e1 chnuasach fil\u00edochta aici, An Teorainn Bheo<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2007) agus P\u00faca Gan Dealramh<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2010). L\u00e9irigh Ann\u00d3g gearrdhr\u00e1ma d\u00e1 cuid, Port na Mammies<\/em>, i Lab na Mainistreach, 2010. Bronnadh duais uirthi ag F\u00e9ile Fil\u00edochta Bh\u00e9al \u00c1tha na mBuill\u00ed (2007) agus shaothraigh a c\u00e9ad chuasach fil\u00edochta duais Oireachtais (2007). Fuair s\u00ed spar\u00e1ntacht \u00f3n gComhairle Eala\u00edon i 2010 is t\u00e1 s\u00ed ar an ngearrliosta ar\u00eds i bhF\u00e9ile B\u00e9al \u00c1tha na mBuill\u00ed i mbliana do Dhuais Cholmchille.<\/p>\n

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14th May<\/em><\/p>\n

Fergal Gaynor<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Fergal’s reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Fergal Gaynor <\/strong>, born in Cork in 1969, is a writer, independent scholar, co-editor of the journal Enclave Review<\/em>, and a member of Art \/ not art. His VIII Stepping Poems & Other Pieces<\/em> was published by Miami University Press (Ohio) and New Writers’ Press (Dublin) in 2011.<\/p>\n

Educated in Cork, Sheffield, and Swansea, he was awarded a doctorate in 2002 for a thesis on D.H. Lawrence, C\u00e9zanne and modernism. Since 2000, when he co-founded the art interventionist group Art \/ not art, he has been continually involved in the arts, especially in his native city: regularly performing and collaborating, curating (e.g. the Cork Caucus in 2005), assisting with the SoundEye Festival, devising (e.g. The Avant: Ten Days of the Progressive Arts), editing (ER : Enclave Review) and writing criticism (chiefly for Circa Contemporary Art Magazine).<\/p>\n

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21st May<\/em><\/p>\n

Roger Hudson<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Roger’s reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Roger Hudson<\/strong> lives in Drogheda and was, until recently, facilitator of the Drogheda Creative Writers group. He co-edited their anthologies Drogheda Writes<\/i> in 2007 and Drogheda Writes 2<\/i> in 2009 and organized and hosted their poetry slams and Amergin Awards ceremonies. His collection of poems Lifescapes<\/em> was published in Side-Angles<\/em> (Pagan Publications, 2005) and his solo collection Greybell Wood & Beyond<\/em> by Lapwing Publications, Belfast, in 2010. Another collection will appear this year. He has read and performed his poems at Aspects Literary Festival in Bangor, Limerick, Balbriggan, San Francisco and in the Amergin Literary Weekend, Drogheda, in Dublin at Glor Sessions, Tonguebox, 50 cent Sessions, Chapter & Verse, Wurm im Apfel and elsewhere. Recently curated an experimental series including multi-voice readings and poetry with improvisational music in Drogheda. Roger is also a novelist and filmmaker. .<\/p>\n

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28th May<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bhéal<\/strong><\/font> in association with <\/font>Foras na Gaeilge<\/strong><\/font> presents<\/font><\/p>\n

S\u00e9amus Barra \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to S\u00e9amus’ reading here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>S\u00e9amus Barra \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in<\/strong> was born in London and raised in North Kerry. He is a busker, headcase and practitioner of Gaelic Zen. Winner of the 2011 All Ireland Poetry Slam, he works as one half of a performance poetry act named de Leprosarium\/An Lobharlann<\/em> with his tribal cousin Conor Maloney.<\/p>\n

Saolao\u00eddh i Londain, t\u00f3gadh S\u00e9amus Barra \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in<\/strong> i gCiarra\u00ed Thuaidh. Busc\u00e1la\u00ed, gealt agus scr\u00edbhneoir haiku f\u00e9n haigo buachall\u00e1n bu\u00ed \u00e9; T\u00e1 comhghn\u00f3 fil\u00edochta aige darb ainm ‘An Lobharlann\/De Leprosarium’ lena chol cheathrar Conor Maloney.<\/p>\n

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