{"id":43,"date":"2008-02-16T11:32:43","date_gmt":"2008-02-16T10:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2020-04-18T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T14:15:21","slug":"galway-has-poets-you-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/festival-videos-and-reviews\/galway-has-poets-you-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry from the Corrib &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Sheridans sm.jpg\"\/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>The <i>Over the Edge<\/i> Poetry Book Showcase<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center>8 February 2008<\/center><\/p>\n<p>A lively crowd of Galwegian (and beyond) poetry enthusiasts ventured out last Friday to Sheridan&#8217;s Wine Bar, to enjoy readings by eight of Galway&#8217;s most active contemporary poets. They represented over ten from the area who brought out collections in 2007. <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Higgins, who organises the ongoing <i>Over the Edge<\/i> reading series comp\u00e8red a cheerful, refreshing event and at the halfway mark Mayor Tom Costello came out in full regalia to declare well-deserved words of praise for the ongoing success in the Galway poetry scene. The audience were in great spirits (partially thanks to the world of cheesy odours wafting up the stairs), and filled this very elegant venue comfortably. <\/p>\n<p>With fine poetry from Elaine Feeney, Jarlath Fahy, Moya Cannon, Mags Treanor, Knute Skinner, Sheila Phelan, John Walsh and Neil McCarthy, no-one was left athirst, and as Kevin says, &#8216;a little from a lot&#8217; is far more delectable than the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>This is an annual event well worth the journey. Long may it last.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><strong><font size=\"1\">Videos of the Readings<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Elaine Feeney<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DEF_Rsa5osc\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Cork<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YKsBWm1F128\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Where&#8217;s Katie?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdHaeu6qgZ0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Elaine reads Dave Lordan&#8217;s <i>Bad Luck Story<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Jarlath Fahy<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WYj-KYs6Ldo\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>The Haberdashery Section<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GF_DdB6B8lY\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>I wore my white overalls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SibEJxnzuBY\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>All that day he corrected things<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Knute Skinner<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vuRjgAiMuUI\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>The World at Eleven<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qphJzqEewYA\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>A brief quotation from a student&#8217;s test response<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sheila Phelan<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2SpAVKZ8mc\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Night Catch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T2JoOnDfR50\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Phoenix Street<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4Vc0HG25ks\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Blue Carpet<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Neil McCarthy<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wZFjqM4Jljs\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Reading Stephen Murray&#8217;s <i>An Ode to Bearna<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ddme6I8o7CI\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Caucasus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K3TPtWJIBaY\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Vienna<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>A few words from Kevin Higgins and Mayor Tom Costello<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pPOJ6nH1MqE\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Raven in Dublin<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Over the Edge Poetry Book Showcase 8 February 2008 A lively crowd of Galwegian (and beyond) poetry enthusiasts ventured out last Friday to Sheridan&#8217;s Wine Bar, to enjoy readings by eight of Galway&#8217;s most active contemporary poets. 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