{"id":18784,"date":"2022-11-01T13:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=18784"},"modified":"2023-04-23T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T11:23:17","slug":"twin-skies-in-the-parks-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/twin-cities-exchanges\/twin-skies-in-the-parks-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Skies in the Parks 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/TwinSkiesSm2.jpg\" width=\"492\" height=\"365\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\"\/><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">You can view the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/TwinSkiesDigital.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>free digital version<\/strong> at this link.<\/a><\/font><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">These poems have been selected from <em>Twin Skies<\/em> (\u00d3 Bh\u00e9al Press, 2021), which features poets who have taken part in \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al&#8217;s annual Cork-Coventry poetry exchange (since 2008). They were displayed in Cork City Library&#8217;s <em><strong>Poetry in the Park<\/strong><\/em> collection during October 2022. <\/font> <\/p>\n<p><center><font size=\"1\"><strong>Matthew Geden<\/strong> &#038; <strong>Michael McKimm<\/strong> (Marina Park)<br \/>\n<strong>Benjamin Burns<\/strong> &#038; <strong>Jayne Stanton<\/strong> (Tramore Valley Park)<br \/>\n<strong>Michelle Delea<\/strong> &#038; <strong>Raef Boylan<\/strong> (FitzGerald&#8217;s Park)<br \/>\n<strong>Colm Scully<\/strong> &#038; <strong>Emilie Lauren Jones<\/strong> (Gerry O&#8217;Sullivan Park)<br \/>\n<strong>Billy Ramsell<\/strong> &#038; <strong>Janet Smith<\/strong> (Blarney Sanctuary Walkway)<br \/>\n<strong>Mal Dewhirst<\/strong> (RIP) &#038; <strong>Joseph Horgan<\/strong> (Ballincollig Regional Park)<\/p>\n<p><b><font color=\"green\">Click on images<\/font> for larger versions<\/b><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Marina Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Nomad<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Matthew Geden<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/1.-Matthew-Geden---Nomad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/1.-Matthew-Geden---Nomad.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/1b.-Matthew-Geden---Nomad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/1b.-Matthew-Geden---Nomad.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Marina Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Daffodils<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Michael McKimm<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/2.-Michael-McKimm---Daffodils.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/2.-Michael-McKimm---Daffodils.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/2b.-Michael-McKimm---Daffodils.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/2b.-Michael-McKimm---Daffodils.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Tramore Valley Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Fortune<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Benjamin Burns<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/3.-Benjamin-Burns---Fortune.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/3.-Benjamin-Burns---Fortune.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/3b.-Benjamin-Burns---Fortune.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/3b.-Benjamin-Burns---Fortune.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Tramore Valley Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Sin \u00c9<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Jayne Stanton<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/4.-Jayne-Stanton---Sin-E.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/4.-Jayne-Stanton---Sin-E.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/4b.-Jayne-Stanton---Sin-E.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/4b.-Jayne-Stanton---Sin-E.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">FitzGerald\u2019s Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>double room to rent in Cork<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Michelle Delea<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/5.-Michelle-Delea---double-room.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/5.-Michelle-Delea---double-room.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/5b.-Michelle-Delea---double-room.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/5b.-Michelle-Delea---double-room.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">FitzGerald\u2019s Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>First Visit to Cork<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Raef Boylan<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/6.-Raef-Boylan---First-Visit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/6.-Raef-Boylan---First-Visit.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/6b.-Raef-Boylan---First-Visit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/6b.-Raef-Boylan---First-Visit.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Gerry O\u2019Sullivan Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>God&#8217;s Footballer<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Colm Scully<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/7.-Colm-Scully--Gods-Footballer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/7.-Colm-Scully--Gods-Footballer.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/7b.-Colm-Scully--Gods-Footballer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/7b.-Colm-Scully--Gods-Footballer.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Gerry O\u2019Sullivan Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Things We Decide Are Beautiful<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Emilie Lauren Jones<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/8.-Emily-Lauren-Jones--Things-We-Decide.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/8.-Emily-Lauren-Jones--Things-We-Decide.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/8b.-Emily-Lauren-Jones--Things-We-Decide.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/8b.-Emily-Lauren-Jones--Things-We-Decide.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Blarney Sanctuary Walkway<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>You ask for something beautiful<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Billy Ramsell<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/9.-Billy-Ramsell--You-Ask.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/9.-Billy-Ramsell--You-Ask.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/9b.-Billy-Ramsell--You-Ask.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/9b.-Billy-Ramsell--You-Ask.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Blarney Sanctuary Walkway<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Eleven was to be other<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Janet Smith<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/10.-Janet-Smith---Eleven.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/10.-Janet-Smith---Eleven.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/10b.-Janet-Smith---Eleven.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/10b.-Janet-Smith---Eleven.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Ballincollig Regional Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>Reading in the bombed-out bookshop<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Mal Dewhirst<\/b> (R.I.P.)<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/11.-Mal-Dewhirst---Reading.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/11.-Mal-Dewhirst---Reading.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/11b.-Mal-Dewhirst---Reading.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/11b.-Mal-Dewhirst---Reading.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font color=\"green\">Ballincollig Regional Park<\/font> Cork<\/strong><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(October 2022)<\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><strong>I Love a Man<\/strong><\/font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  by <b>Joseph Horgan<\/b><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/12.-Joseph-Horgan---I-Love-a-Man.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/12.-Joseph-Horgan---I-Love-a-Man.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/MedRes\/12b.-Joseph-Horgan---I-Love-a-Man.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" width=\"490\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/TwinCities\/Parks2022\/thumbs\/12b.-Joseph-Horgan---I-Love-a-Man.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can view the free digital version at this link. These poems have been selected from Twin Skies (\u00d3 Bh\u00e9al Press, 2021), which features poets who have taken part in \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al&#8217;s annual Cork-Coventry poetry exchange (since 2008). They were displayed in Cork City Library&#8217;s Poetry in the Park collection during October 2022. Matthew Geden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3965,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18784","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18784"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18872,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18784\/revisions\/18872"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}