{"id":1926,"date":"2012-09-23T14:36:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=1926"},"modified":"2012-12-19T19:34:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T19:34:14","slug":"guests-33-octnov-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/guest-poets\/guests-33-octnov-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Guests (33) Oct\/Nov 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong>October and November<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><em>1st October<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Louis Mulcahy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Louis&#8217; reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Louis Mulcahy.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"78\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/LouisMulcahySm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><strong>Louis Mulcahy<\/strong>&#8216;s poems have been accepted by <em>Poetry Ireland, Stinging Fly, Stony Thursday, Boyne Berries, Sonas<\/em> and <em>Revival<\/em> amongst others. Many of them appeared in <em>Idir Chruach is Chuan<\/em>, and <em>Criathar Meala, Mil na Ceardlainne, Mil ina Slaoda<\/em> from An Sagart Publishers. He has read his work on Sunday Miscellany RTE1, and on Lyric Radio. He made the shortlist of five in the Competition for a Collection in English at Listowel Writers&#8217; Week in 2008 and again in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>His first collection in Irish is being launched at An Fh\u00e9ile Bheag Fil\u00edochta, Ballyferriter, Dingle on Friday 9th. November 2012. In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Degree by the Senate of the National University of Ireland for his work in his pottery Potad\u00f3ireacht na Caol\u00f3ige and his contribution to his community. He is the Director of An Fh\u00e9ile Bheag Fil\u00edochta. He is married to the Tapestry Artist, Lisbeth Mulcahy. He likes making noise. <\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 d\u00e1nta <strong>Louis Mulcahy<\/strong> foilsithe i roinnt duanair\u00ed; <em>Poetry Ireland, Stinging Fly, Stony Thursday, Boyne Berries, Sonas<\/em> agus <em>Revival<\/em> ina measc. Bh\u00ed scata acu in <em>Idir Chruach is Chuan<\/em>, agus <em>Criathar Meala, Mil na Ceardlainne, Mil ina Slaoda<\/em> \u00f3 fhoilsitheoir\u00ed An Sagart. L\u00e9adh a v\u00e9arsa\u00ed i Sunday Miscellany RT\u00c9 1, agus ar Lyric Radi\u00f3.  Bhain s\u00e9 amach an gearrliosta do ch\u00faigear i gcom\u00f3rtas Baili\u00fach\u00e1in as B\u00e9arla i Lios Tuathail i 2008 agus ar\u00eds i 2010. <\/p>\n<p>Beidh a ch\u00e9ad chnuasach fil\u00edochta \u00e1 sheoladh ag an Fh\u00e9ile Bheag Fil\u00edochta, Baile &#8216;n Fhirt\u00e9araigh ar an 9\u00fa la de Mh\u00ed na Samhna 2012. I 2004 bronnadh C\u00e9im \u00d3inigh air \u00f3 Ollscoil Na h\u00c9ireann ar son a obair i bPotad\u00f3ireacht Na Caol\u00f3ige.  Is eagarth\u00f3ir \u00e9 ar an Fh\u00e9ile Bheag Fil\u00edochta. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 p\u00f3sta leis an Eala\u00edont\u00f3ir T\u00e1ip\u00e9is, Lisbeth Mulcahy. Is bre\u00e1 leis a bheith ag d\u00e9anamh gl\u00f3ir.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"8thOctober\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>8th October<\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>&#211; Bh&eacute;al<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"1\"> in association with <\/font><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>Foras na Gaeilge<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"1\"> presents<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colm Breathnach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Colm&#8217;s reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Colm Breathnach.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ColmBreathnachSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\"><strong>Colm Breathnach<\/strong> was born in Cork.  He attended University College Cork and obtained an M.A in modern Irish under Professor Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Tuama. He worked for some years as an Irish-language terminologist with the Department of Education and latter as a translator in the Translation Unit of the Oireachtas. He has won the principal poetry prize at the annual Conradh na Gaeilge Oireachtas Literary Festival. In 1999 the Irish-American Cultural Institute presented him with the Butler Literary Award in recognition of his work. Poems of his have been translated into English, Scottish Gaelic, German, Italian, Chinese and Slovenian and his collection <em>An Fear Marbh<\/em> appeared in a Rumanian edition (B\u0103rbatul f\u0103r\u0103 via\u0163\u0103, Ars Longa, Iasi, 1999). He has been a writer in residence in China with the Shanghai Writers\u2019 Association and in Slovenia. <\/p>\n<p>Colm&#8217;s poetry collections include: <em>Cantaic an Bhalbh\u00e1in<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1991); <em>An Fearann Breac<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1992); <em>Sc\u00e1thach<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1994); <em>Cro\u00ed agus Carraig<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1995); <em>An Fear Marbh<\/em> (Cl\u00f3 Iar-Chonnachta, 1998); <em>Chiaroscuro<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2006) and <em>\u2018D\u00e1nta\u2019 agus d\u00e1nta eile<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2011). He has also written a novel, <em>Con Trick \u2018An Bhalla Bh\u00e1in\u2019<\/em> (Cl\u00f3 Iar-Chonnachta, 2009). His prose translations include: <em>Cat agus Luch<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2000) (A translation of Katz und Maus by G\u00fcnter Grass in conjunction with Dr. Andrea Nic Thaidhg) and <em>Fortsetzung Folgt \/ To Be Continued \/ Leanfar de<\/em> (The Irish Translators and Interpreters Association, 2002) (Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n ar L\u00e9acht Nobel G\u00fcnter Grass).<\/p>\n<p>I gCorcaigh a rugadh <strong>Colm Breathnach<\/strong>. D\u2019fhreastail s\u00e9 ar an gCol\u00e1iste Ollscoile i gCorcaigh \u00e1it ar ghn\u00f3thaigh s\u00e9 M.A. sa Nua-Ghaeilge.  Chaith s\u00e9 roinnt blianta ag obair mar th\u00e9armeola\u00ed Gaeilge sa Roinn Oideachais agus ina dhiaidh sin mar aistritheoir i Rann\u00f3g an Aistri\u00fach\u00e1in.<br \/>\nBhuaigh s\u00e9 an phr\u00edomhdhuais fil\u00edochta i gcom\u00f3rtais liteartha an Oireachtais ceithre huaire agus i 1999 dhein An Foras Cult\u00fartha Gael-Mheirice\u00e1nach Duais an Bhuitl\u00e9irigh a bhronnadh air mar aitheantas ar a shaothar. Aistr\u00edodh d\u00e1nta leis go B\u00e9arla, go Gaeilge na hAlban, go Gearm\u00e1inis, go hIod\u00e1ilis, go S\u00ednis agus go Sl\u00f3iv\u00e9inis agus foils\u00edodh leagan R\u00f3m\u00e1inise den chnuasach <em>An Fear Marbh<\/em> (B\u0103rbatul f\u0103r\u0103 via\u0163\u0103, Ars Longa, Iasi, 1999). T\u00e1 tr\u00e9imhs\u00ed caite aige mar scr\u00edbhneoir c\u00f3naithe le Cumann Scr\u00edbhneoir\u00ed Shanghai sa tS\u00edn agus sa tSl\u00f3iv\u00e9in.<\/p>\n<p>Cnuasaigh Fil\u00edochta: <em>Cantaic an Bhalbh\u00e1in<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1991); <em>An Fearann Breac<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1992); <em>Sc\u00e1thach<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1994); <em>Cro\u00ed agus Carraig<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 1995); <em>An Fear Marbh<\/em> (Cl\u00f3 Iar-Chonnachta, 1998); <em>Chiaroscuro<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2006); agus <em>\u2018D\u00e1nta\u2019 agus d\u00e1nta eile<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2011). \u00darsc\u00e9al: <em>Con Trick \u2018An Bhalla Bh\u00e1in\u2019<\/em> (Cl\u00f3 Iar-Chonnachta, 2009). Aistri\u00fach\u00e1in Phr\u00f3is: <em>Cat agus Luch<\/em> (Coisc\u00e9im, 2000)(Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n i gcomhar leis an Dr. Andrea Nic Thaidhg ar Katz und Maus le G\u00fcnter Grass) agus <em>Fortsetzung Folgt \/ To Be Continued \/ Leanfar de<\/em> (Cumann Aistritheoir\u00ed agus Teangair\u00ed na h\u00c9ireann, 2002) (Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n ar L\u00e9acht Nobel G\u00fcnter Grass).<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"15thOctober\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>15th October<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lillian Allen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Lillian&#8217;s reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Lillian Allen.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"129\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/LillianAllenSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">A key originator of dub poetry, a highly politicized form of poetry which is sometimes set to music, <strong>Lillian Allen<\/strong> opened up the form to engrave feminist content and sensibilities with Juno award winning albums \u2018Revolutionary Tea Party\u2019 (acclaimed by Ms Magazine as a landmark album) and \u2018Conditions Critical\u2019. Lillian Allen is the godmother of dub poetry in North America and has strong ties to Jamaica&#8217;s creative pioneer of the spoken and written word, the late Miss Lou (Louise Bennett), and other dub poets around the globe. Lillian was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, she left that country in 1969, first moving to New York City, where she studied English at the City University of New York. She lived for a time in Kitchener, Ontario, before settling in Toronto<\/p>\n<p>A leading creative writing educator at the prestigious Ontario College of Art, as well as a popular public speaker and performer, Lillian&#8217;s work is taught in many international universities and colleges. Her workshops are powerful and she works with audiences of all ages. Her collections include <em>Rhythm an&#8217; Hardtimes<\/em> (Domestic Bliss, 1982), <em>The Teeth of the Whirlwind<\/em> (Black Perspectives, 1984), <em>If You See Truth<\/em> (Frontline, 1987), <em>Why Me<\/em> (Well Versed Publications, 1991), <em>Women Do This Every Day<\/em> (Women\u2019s Press, 1993) and <em>Psychic Unrest<\/em> (1 Insomniac Press, 1999).<\/p>\n<p>Lillian will also be holding a <strong><font color=\"green\">wordshop<\/font><\/strong> entitled <i>A Revolutionary Teaparty<\/i>, from 7.00pm to 8.30pm at &Oacute; Bh&eacute;al. For more details click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=46#Guest%20Poet\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"22ndOctober\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>22nd October<\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">In anticipation of <\/font><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>The Cork Jazz Festival<\/strong><\/font> <strong><font size=\"1\">&#211; Bh&eacute;al<\/font><\/strong><font size=\"1\"> presents<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<strong>Jazz-Poetry Night<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>with<\/em> <strong>Raven<\/strong> and <strong>The Dan Walsh Trio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to the performance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Jazz 2012.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And the videos from the night are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=2061\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/RavenSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\" color=\"grey\">(Image: Richie Tyndall)<\/font><font size=\"1\"> A native San Franciscan, <strong>Raven<\/strong> began reading in the Bay Area open mic scene toward the end of the last century, shifting from visual arts\/political guerrilla theatre to poetry; he was published in several local magazines and anthologies, amongst them Processed World and Counterpulse. He moved to Ireland in 2005, supporting Saul Williams twice in 2006, featuring for five consecutive years at the Electric Picnic, and performing at Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures, Body and Soul, and a variety of literary festivals around the country. <\/p>\n<p>He has been published in two anthologies in Ireland, won Balcony TV\u2019s Best Alternative Performer award in 2008, and co-hosts the monthly spoken word showcase Tongue Box, in Dublin. He occasionally performs with Ambient cellist Claire Fitch; he also performs with the hip hop collective Mixtapes From the Underground (a live, five piece acid jazz band and a line-up of some of Ireland\u2019s top MCs); and in that capacity he has performed at the Bray Jazz Festival, and has supported such acts as Robert Glasper Trio, Ms. Dynamite and De La Soul, with the Cork Jazz Festival upcoming this month. The group is expecting an album early next year. His first collection of poetry will also be published by Seven Towers early next year. He is a free verse poet who utilizes a kaleidoscope of imagery and irregular rhyme schemes; his most recent work addresses African American identity politics, his experiences in Ireland and the conflict between the natural and man-made worlds. <\/p>\n<p><center><font size=\"2\"><strong>The Dan Walsh Trio<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">with <strong>Dan Walsh<\/strong> on Drums, <strong>Phill Collins<\/strong> on Piano and <strong>David Duffy<\/strong> on the Bass<\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/font><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DanWalshSm.jpg\"\/><\/font> <font size=\"1\"><strong>Dan Walsh<\/strong> is a Cork based drummer, active in the realms of Jazz, Improvised music, funk and more. Currently studying for an MA in drumset performance at Cork School Of Music, Dan also organises and curates Blue Note At The Roundy, Corks only monthly jazz event.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PhillCollinsSm.jpg\"\/><\/font> <font size=\"1\"><strong>Phill Collins<\/strong> is a Welsh pianist based in Cork whose own trio play compositions drawing on various styles within a traditional jazz trio format. As well as teaching Jazz at Waterford Institute Of Technology, Phill is a regular member or Waterford&#8217;s Butterfly Band and a familiar face to those who frequent Blue Note At The Roundy.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DavidDuffySm.jpg\"\/><\/font> <font size=\"1\"><strong>David Duffy<\/strong> is one of Corks most in demand bassists. As well as being involved in numerous groups such as Soul Driven and The Hard Ground, David is also a founding member of Eat My Noise Productions, a collective which explores the possibilities of interdisciplinary compositional approaches.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center>The Trio will also play improv to the later <strong>open-mic<\/strong>, so bring along your favourite poems!<\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"29thOctober\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>29th October<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denise Blake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Denise&#8217;s reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Denise Blake.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"95\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DeniseBlakeSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><strong>Denise Blake<\/strong>\u2019s second collection <em>How to Spin Without Getting Dizzy<\/em> is published by Summer Palace Press (June 2010) as was her first collection <em>Take a Deep Breath<\/em>. She is a regular contributor to Sunday Miscellany RTE radio 1 and her work is included in five Sunday Miscellany anthologies. She read as part in the Poetry Ireland Out to Lunch Series as well as many other readings around the country.<\/p>\n<p>Her translations from Irish poetry into English are widely published. Her work will be included in a collection of translations of Sean O\u2019Riordain\u2019s poems edited by Frank Sewell. Denise is on the Poetry Ireland directory for Writers in Schools and facilitates children and adults workshops. Denise is literary curator for Donegal Bay and Bluestacks Festival.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"5thNovember\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>5th November<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Afric McGlinchey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Afric&#8217;s reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Afric McGlinchey 2012.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"95\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AfricMcGlincheySm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\">A Hennessy Poetry Award winner, <strong>Afric McGlinchey<\/strong> grew up in Ireland and Africa. Her poems have appeared in The <em>SHOp, Southword, Poetry Ireland Review, Northern Liberties Review<\/em> (USA), <em>Tears in the Fence<\/em> (UK), <em>Acumen<\/em> (UK), <em>Magma<\/em> (UK), <em>The English Leaving Certificate Examinations Book 2012, Dogs Singing<\/em> anthology and numerous other journals. A Pushcart nominee, she was also highly commended in the Magma, Joy of Sex, and Dromineer poetry competitions in 2012. She is a freelance book editor and reviewer, and tutors poetry online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africmcglinchey.com\">www.africmcglinchey.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her d\u00e9but poetry collection <em>The lucky star of hidden things<\/em> was published in 2012 by Salmon.  Afric lives in West Cork, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><em>Afric McGlinchey writes erotically charged poems with an acute and affecting music.  Her poetry seduces and enthrals. <\/em> &#8211; Paul Perry<\/p>\n<p><em>An exciting and innovative poet, Afric McGlinchey\u2019s distinctive imagery reflects a deeply evocative sensitivity to the African landscape.<\/em> &#8211; Leanne O\u2019Sullivan<\/p>\n<p><em>Afric McGlinchey belongs to an endangered species: she sees the world through the eyes of her soul.<\/em> &#8211; Paul Durcan<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;The Lucky Star of Hidden Things is an impressive first collection. Afric McGlinchey is one to watch.&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; Jack Little (Ofi Press Literary Magazine)<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"12thNovember\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>12th November<\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">In association with <\/font><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>The Corona Cork Film Festival<\/strong><\/font> <strong><font size=\"1\">&#211; Bh&eacute;al<\/font><\/strong><font size=\"1\"> presents <\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poetry-Film Night<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">To view the <strong>full programme<\/strong> click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=1895\">here<\/a>.<\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PoetryFilmSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><strong>Poetry-Films<\/strong> have become popularised as a genre in their own right over the recent decade, especially by the Zebra Poetry-Film festival in Berlin, a biennial festival dedicated to the form which attracts nearly one thousand poetry-film entries &#8211; films that must interpret or be based on a poem. Festivals dedicated to the form have been on the increase around the globe, including in Vancouver, New Delhi and Buenos Aries.<\/p>\n<p>In place of our usual guest poet, we will be screening a two-part selection of thirty poetry-films, chosen from over 500 poetry-films from Ireland and the world. The Five-Word challenge and open-mic will continue as usual.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"19thNovember\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>19th November<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paula Cunningham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Paula&#8217;s reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Paula Cunningham.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"78\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PaulaCunninghamSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><strong>Paula Cunningham<\/strong> was born in Omagh and lives in Belfast. She won the Poetry Business competition in 1999, and a poetry chapbook <em>A Dog Called Chance<\/em> was published by Smith\/Doorstop that year.  She has also written drama and short fiction.  A short story appeared in David Marcus\u2019s Faber \u2018New Irish Short Stories 2005\u2019.  Her poems have been widely published in literary magazines and anthologies including Bloodaxe\u2019s <em>The New Irish Poets<\/em>.  In 2011 she won the \u00a35,000 Hippocrates Poetry Prize  and was commended in the Edwin Morgan International Poetry Prize.  In 2012 Paula received an award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. She works part-time as a dentist and has recently finished her first full-length poetry collection. <\/p>\n<p> <\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"26thNovember\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>26th November<\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>&#211; Bh&eacute;al<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"1\"> in association with <\/font><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>Poetry Ireland<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"1\"> presents<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Mathews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to Tom&#8217;s reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/audio\/Guest Reading - Tom Mathews.mp3\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/TomMathewsSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><strong>Tom Mathews<\/strong> was born in Dublin in 1952. After working in advertising he studied Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. He has been a freelance cartoonist, writer and critic since 1975. His work appears weekly in The Irish Times and Sunday Independent. He has had thirty one-man shows and his paintings have been exhibited in Living Art, the National Portrait Show and at the RHA. He has illustrated a dozen books, written a novel, <em>Levon<\/em>, and published three volumes of cartoons. His last book <em>The New Adventures of Keats and Chapman<\/em> was published in 2008. His hobbies, he says, are &#8220;drinking stout and talking too much about James Joyce and Groucho Marx&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Tom&#8217;s d\u00e9but collection <em>The Owl and the Pussycat<\/em> (Dedalus, 2009) is his much anticipated debut collection and contains\u2014as the title suggests\u2014a variety of parodies, homages, versions (and subversions), as well as poems which, with a light touch and steady gaze, look into the darker quarters of the human soul.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tom Mathews has been an institution in Dublin for 30 years<\/em> \u2014 The Irish Times<\/p>\n<p><em>Is duine an-gh\u00e9ar, an chliste \u00e9<\/em> \u2014 Se\u00e1n Mac R\u00e9amoinn<\/p>\n<p><em>The estimable Tom Mathews<\/em> \u2014 Fintan O\u2019Toole<\/p>\n<p>Biography courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/dedaluspress.com\">Dedalus Press<\/a>.<br \/>\n <\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"30thNovember\"><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Friday 30th November<\/em> &#8211; 8pm till late<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>&#211; Bh&eacute;al<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"1\"> in association with <\/font><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\"><strong>Cyprus Avenue<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"1\"> presents<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The sixth <strong>All-Ireland Poetry Slam Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\"><em>followed with a performance by<\/em> <strong>Billy Ramsell<\/strong> and open-mic<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The videos from the night are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=2095\">here<\/a>.<\/center><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Slam.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\">For its first time in Cork, \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al will host the <strong>All-Ireland Poetry Slam Championship Final<\/strong> at Cork&#8217;s renowned music venue, Cyprus Avenue. There will be three rounds, with each poem limited to three minutes. Five judges will mark each competitor separately on Performance, Content and Audience Reaction. This year&#8217;s illustrious judges include poets Matthew Sweeney and Leanne O&#8217;Sullivan, writer Madeliene D&#8217;Arcy, filmmaker Padraig Trehy and novelist and playwright, Conal Creedon.<\/p>\n<p>Every year in late summer\/autumn, regional, open heats occur in Belfast, Derry, Dublin, Galway and Limerick\/Cork, from which eight winning poets secure their place in the grand final. The final alternates among these six cities. Two champions emerge from each province and converge to see who of Ireland&#8217;s top eight performance poets will walk away with the prestigious crown of All Ireland Poetry Slam Champion. One winner each from the Belfast and Derry heats go forward to represent Ulster in the final, whilst two each from the Dublin, Galway and Limerick\/Cork heats go forward to represent Leinster, Connacht and Munster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012 Competitors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Connacht &#8211; Lisa Allen &#038; Mice\u00e1l Kearney<br \/>\nFor Leinster &#8211; John Cummins &#038; Se\u00e1n Dennehy<br \/>\nFor Ulster &#8211; Mel Bradley &#038; Peter Francis Fahy<br \/>\nFor Munster &#8211; Cathal Holden &#038; Fergus Costello<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><font size=\"1\" color=\"green\">Previous All-Ireland Slam Champions<\/font>:<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong>: Ulster: McHugh&#8217;s pub Belfast &#8211; <strong>Brendan Murphy<\/strong> (Connacht)<br \/>\n<strong>2008<\/strong>: Munster: White House pub Limerick &#8211; <strong>D\u00f3nal \u00d3 Siodhach\u00e1in<\/strong> (Munster)<br \/>\n<strong>2009<\/strong>: Connacht: Crane bar Galway &#8211; <strong>Seamus Fox<\/strong> (Ulster)<br \/>\n<strong>2010<\/strong>: Leinster: International bar Dublin &#8211; <strong>Colm Keegan<\/strong> (Leinster)<br \/>\n<strong>2011<\/strong>: Ulster: Sandino&#8217;s bar Derry &#8211; <strong>S\u00e9amus Barra \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in<\/strong> (Connacht)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"100\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/BillyRamsellSm.jpg\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><strong>Billy Ramsell<\/strong> was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1977 and educated at the North Monastery and UCC.  <em>Complicated Pleasures<\/em>, his debut collection, was published by the Dedalus Press, Dublin, in 2007. He has been shortlisted for several awards and has been invited to read his work at many festivals and literary events both in Ireland and around the world.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October and November 1st October Louis Mulcahy You can listen to Louis&#8217; reading here. Louis Mulcahy&#8216;s poems have been accepted by Poetry Ireland, Stinging Fly, Stony Thursday, Boyne Berries, Sonas and Revival amongst others. 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