{"id":662,"date":"2010-03-29T00:17:37","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T00:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?page_id=662"},"modified":"2011-11-25T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T18:29:00","slug":"guests-18-aprmay-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/guest-poets\/guests-18-aprmay-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Guests (18) Apr\/May 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April and May<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n
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5th April<\/em><\/p>\n

John W Sexton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

<\/font>John W Sexton<\/strong> was born in 1958 and is the author of four previous poetry collections: The Prince’s Brief Career<\/em>, Foreword by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, (Cairn Mountain Press, 1995), Shadows Bloom \/ Scáthanna Faoi Bhláth<\/em>, a book of haiku with translations into Irish by Gabriel Rosenstock (Doghouse, 2004), Vortex<\/em> (Doghouse, 2005), and Petit Mal <\/em>(Revival Press 2009). <\/p>\n

He also created and wrote The Ivory Tower<\/em> for RTE radio, which ran to over one hundred half-hour episodes. His novels based on this series, The Johnny Coffin Diaries<\/em> and Johnny Coffin School-Dazed<\/em> are both published by The O’Brien Press and have been translated into Italian and Serbian. Under the ironic pseudonym of Sex W. Johnston he has recorded an album with legendary Stranglers frontman, Hugh Cornwell, entitled Sons of Shiva<\/em>, which has been released on Track Records. He is a past nominee for The Hennessy Literary Award and his poem The Green Owl <\/em>won the Listowel Poetry Prize 2007. In 2007 he was awarded a Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship in Poetry.<\/p>\n

More excitingly than any other poet presently writing in Ireland, Sexton thinks the world anew. His poems offer a unique, provocative adventure through a landscape surreal as a dream, lyrical and terrifying as a fairytale. Yet for all its absorbing forays into the visionary, his work remains anchored by a profound and often painful wisdom. Breathing the exotic into plainness, Sexton pushes back the flawed boundaries of ordinary life. He satisfies our desire for a world porous with imagination, potent with subconscious symbology readable on the surface of the quotidian like Braille. Unquestionably Sexton has the visionary power and imaginative reach of writers such as H. G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Heinrich Hoffman and Edward Lear, but his most feverish scope for creative conjuring is matched by an equal and outstanding dedication to craft.<\/em> – Grace Wells<\/strong> (Contrary)<\/p>\n

Sexton’s own sure hand with poetic craft is extraordinary, and he’s not afraid to put it to use, whether for delicate lyrics or for horror. Highly recommended. Dr. Suzette Haden Elgin<\/em> –The Linguistics & Science Fiction Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lively and inventive poet<\/em> – Books Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fine control of form and sureness of phrasing<\/em> – Knute Skinner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sexton has the ability to be both disturbing and lyrical in one……If you’re new to Sexton, find him<\/em> – Fred Johnston <\/strong>(The Western Writers Centre)<\/font><\/p>\n

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12th April<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bheal’s Third Anniversary<\/strong><\/font>
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an Only Other Poets’ Poetry Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

You can listen to poems being read by Ó Bhéal poets from Five Words Vol III<\/i> here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Ó Bhéal’s Third Anniversary<\/strong> is being celebrated with the launch of Five Words Volume III, a mini-anthology of poems written during the Five-Word Challenges held over the last fifty poetry nights up in The Hayoft. Poets reading from the anthology will read contributions by poets other than themselves.<\/p>\n

There is to be a double-round open-mic on the night, where anyone can only read anyone else’s poetry<\/em>, but not their own, so bring a handful of your favourite poems, classical, contemporary or whatever you enjoy! Thanks to everyone for helping Ó Bhéal grow over the last three years into a great venue.<\/p>\n

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19th April<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Cuairt na bhFilí Albanacha<\/strong>
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\nP\u00e1draig MacAoidh, Joy Dunlop, Aonghas P\u00e1draig Caimbeul agus Shona Masson<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

Cuairt na bhFilí Albanacha<\/strong> is a bilingual festival which promotes the connection between Gaeilge and Scots Gaidhlig. Each year an exchange is held where a group of Scottish artists come to visit for a weeklong tour and then the favour is returned later on that year with an Irish contingent touring Scotland (Cuairt na bhFilí Éireannacha<\/i> ar Albain). This usually happens in a different region every year and always incorporates a Gaeltacht area. This year their tour also takes in Cork city. More info can be found at www.gaelport.com<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

You can listen to P\u00e1draig’s reading here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>P\u00e1draig MacAoidh<\/strong> is from the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. He teaches Scottish Literature and Scottish Gaelic Literature at Trinity College Dublin. A pamphlet of his poetry, titled From Another Island \/ Bho Eilean Eile<\/em>, will be issued later this year by Clutag Press; and he will also publish a book about the poetry of Sorley MacLean in Summer 2010.<\/p>\n

\u2019S ann \u00e0 Le\u00f2dhas anns na h-Eileanan an Iar a tha P\u00e0draig MacAoidh. Bidh e a\u2019 teagaisg Litreachais na h-Alba agus Litreachais G\u00e0idhlig na h-Alba ann an Colaiste na Trianaid ann am Baile \u00c0tha Cliath. Bidh an leabhran b\u00e0rdachd aige, From Another Island \/ Bho Eilean Eile, a\u2019 nochdadh am-bliadhna bho Clutag Press; cuideachd th\u00e8id leabhar a sgr\u00ecobh e mu bh\u00e0rdachd Shomhairle MhicGill-Eain fhoillseachadh as t-samhradh. <\/font><\/p>\n

You can listen to Joy singing here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Joy Dunlop<\/strong> was born and raised in the village of Connel in Argyll. She was immersed in Gaelic culture from an early age, regularly participating in local F\u00e9isean and Mods. She graduated from Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig in 2004 with an honours degree in Gaelic Language and Culture, and since then has worked full-time for An Comunn G\u00e0idhealach as a Gaelic development officer in Argyll, Bute and the Islands. Joy is also a language teacher and has taught Gaelic courses throughout Scotland, and in Cape Breton and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Joy has won many awards for her singing, including the Oban Times Gold Medal and Puirt-a-Beul competitions at the Royal National Mod in 2006, and the prestigious \u00d2ran M\u00f2r competition in 2007. She has also been lead vocalist of the winning traditional group several times at the International Pan-Celtic Festival. Joy is equally at ease performing at local ceilidhs as she is at major festivals, and in recent years has appeared at Celtic Connections (Scotland), Celtic Colours (Canada) and the Schotland Festival (Netherlands), as well as touring extensively in the Highlands and Islands. Her debut album, D\u00f9sgadh<\/em> (Awakening) was released in February 2010.<\/p>\n

Rugadh is thogadh Joy Dunlop<\/strong> sa Chonghail ann an Earra-Gh\u00e0idheal. Bha i air a bogadh ann an cultar nan G\u00e0idheal bho aois \u00f2g, \u2019s i tric a\u2019 gabhail p\u00e0irt ann am F\u00e8isean agus M\u00f2dan ionadail. Cheumnaich i \u00e0 Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig ann an 2004 le ceum le urram ann an C\u00e0nan is Cultar na G\u00e0idhlig, agus bhon uair sin tha i air a bhith ag obair l\u00e0n-th\u00ecde na h-oifigear leasachaidh airson An Comunn G\u00e0idhealach and an sg\u00ecre Earra-Gh\u00e0idheal, Bh\u00f2id is na h-Eileanan. Bidh Joy cuideachd a\u2019 teagasg, agus tha i air c\u00f9rsaichean G\u00e0idhlig a theagasg air feadh Alba, agus ann an Ceap Breatann is New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Tha Joy air grunn dhuaisean a chosnadh airson a bhith a\u2019 seinn, nam measg, Bonn \u00d2ir T\u00ecm an \u00d2bain<\/em> agus farpais Phuirt-a-Beul aig a\u2019 Mh\u00f2d N\u00e0iseanta R\u00ecoghail ann an 2006, agus duais chli\u00f9iteach an \u00d2rain Mh\u00f2ir ann an 2007. Tha i cuideachd air duaisean a chosnadh mar ph\u00e0irt de ch\u00f2mhlain-ci\u00f9il thraidiseanta aig an Fh\u00e8is Pan Cheilteach Eadar-n\u00e0iseanta. Tha Joy a cheart cho cofhurtail air an \u00e0rd-\u00f9rlar aig c\u00e8ilidh bheag \u2019s a tha i aig f\u00e8is mh\u00f2r, agus bho chionn ghoirid tha i air nochdadh aig Celtic Connections (Alba), Celtic Colours (Canada) agus F\u00e8is Schotland (An \u00d2laind), a bharrachd air cuairt air feadh na G\u00e0idhealtachd is na h-Eileanan. Nochd a\u2019 chiad chl\u00e0r aice, An D\u00f9sgadh<\/em>, sa Ghearran 2010.<\/font><\/p>\n

You can listen to Angus’ reading here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Angus Peter Campbell<\/strong> is from South Uist. An award-winning poet, novelist, journalist, broadcaster and actor, he has published a number of books including the epic novel An Oidhche Mus do She\u00f2l Sinn<\/em>, which was voted by the public as one of the Top Ten Best-Ever Books from Scotland in the List\/Orange Awards. When reviewing Campbell’s first poetry collection in October 1992, Sorley MacLean wrote ‘I have no doubts that Angus Peter Campbell is one of the few really significant living poets in Scotland, writing in any language<\/em>‘. <\/p>\n

He is married with six children and lives in the West Highlands of Scotland. <\/p>\n

Buinidh Aonghas P\u00e1draig Caimbeul<\/strong> do dh\u2019Uibhist a Deas. B\u00e0rd, nobhailiche, craoladair, fear-naidheachd agus cleasaiche, tha e air grunn leabhraichean fhoillseachadh – nam measg, An Oidhche Mus do She\u00f2l Sinn<\/em>, a chaidh a thaghadh gu poblach mar fhear dhe na 10 leabhraichean as fhe\u00e0rr a chaidh riamh fhoillseachadh an Alba.<\/p>\n

Nuair a rinn Somhairle Mac Gill-Eain l\u00e8irmheas air a\u2019 chiad leabhar b\u00e0rdachd aige ann Am P\u00e0ipear Beag<\/em> an Eilein Sgitheanaich ann an 1992, sgr\u00ecobh e \u2013 \u201cIs e s\u00e0r-bh\u00e0rdachd a tha seo. Chan eil teagamh sam bith agam nach e Aonghas P\u00e0draig Caimbeul fear de phr\u00ecomh bh\u00e0ird na h-Alba a\u2019 sgr\u00ecobhadh ann an c\u00e0nan sam bith\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tha e p\u00f2sta le sianar chloinne agus a\u2019 fuireach air taobh siar na G\u00e0idhealtachd.
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You can listen to Shona playing here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Brought up in Skye where she first picked up a fiddle at the age of 9, Shona Masson<\/strong> has been immersed in Gaelic music and culture for as long as she can remember. Inspired through the many F\u00e8isean<\/em> she attended from a young age, she was accepted to the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music in Plockton where she developed her musical skills under the tuition of some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians. On leaving school, Shona studied Gaelic and music for a year at Sabhal Mór Ostaig<\/em> on the Isle of Skye. She is currently a Gaelic student at Glasgow University and is involved with many Gaelic events in and around the university. Outside university, Shona is regularly found playing in sessions and at ceilidhs, and is a member of the successful Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association choir.<\/p>\n

Is as Oilean Sciathanach don cheoltóir Shona Masson<\/strong>. Bh\u00ed ceol agus cult\u00far na G\u00e0idhlige mar chuid da saol i gc\u00f3na\u00ed agus t\u00e1 s\u00ed ag seinm ar an bhfidil \u00f3 bh\u00ed s\u00ed 9 mbliana d\u2019aios. D\u2019fhreastal s\u00ed ar a l\u00e1n f\u00e9iseanna \u00f3 bh\u00ed s\u00ed \u00f3g. D\u2019fhoghlaim s\u00ed go leor faoina ceird \u00f3 cheolt\u00f3ir\u00ed m\u00f3ra traidisi\u00fanta nah Alban nuair a d\u2019fhreastal s\u00ed ar an Ionad N\u00e1isi\u00fanta Barr Feabhais ar cheol traidisi\u00fanta i bPlockton. Rinne Shona staid\u00e9ar ar Gh\u00e0idhlig agus ar cheol ar feadh bliana I Sadhal M\u00f3r Ostaig<\/em> ar an Oilean Sciathanach. Chomh maith le suim sa cheol is mac l\u00e9inn G\u00e0idhlig \u00ed faoi l\u00e1thair in Ollscoil Glasch\u00fa agus glacann s\u00ed p\u00e1irt in imeachta\u00ed G\u00e0idhlig san Ollscoil go rialta. B\u00edonn Shona le cloiste\u00e1il I roinnt seisi\u00fan agus c\u00e9ilithe agus is ball de chumann choir ceolmhor G\u00e0idhlig Glasch\u00fa \u00ed.<\/p>\n

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26th April<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bhéal<\/strong><\/font> in association with <\/font>Foras na Gaeilge<\/strong><\/font> presents a bi-lingual evening with<\/font><\/p>\n

Aifric Mac Aodha<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Aifric Mac Aodha<\/strong> is about to publish her first poetry collection. Her poems have been printed in various journals, including Poetry Ireland Review, Innti and Bliainiris. She has received a number of prizes for her poetry and was recently awarded an Arts Council bursary.<\/p>\n

Foilseofar an chéad chnuasach le Aifric Mac Aodha<\/strong> go luath. Tá dánta dá cuid i gcló ar irisí go leor, Poetry Ireland Review, Innti agus Bliainiris ina measc. Is iomaí duais atá gnóthaithe aici as a cuid filíochta agus bronnadh dámhachtain de chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon uirthi le déanaí. <\/font><\/p>\n

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3rd May<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bhéal<\/strong><\/font> in association with <\/font>Poetry Ireland<\/strong><\/font> presents<\/font><\/p>\n

Vincent Woods<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to Vincent ‘s reading here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Vincent Woods<\/strong> is a poet, playwright and broadcaster. He presents the weekly programme Arts Tonight<\/em> on RTE Radio 1. His plays include A Cry From Heaven<\/em>, At The Black Pig’s Dyke<\/em> and Song of The Yellow Bittern<\/em>. His work has been staged in Ireland, the U.S., England, Scotland, Canada and Australia and has been translated into several languages. <\/p>\n

Vincent has published two collections of poetry, The Colour Of Language<\/em> and Lives and Miracles<\/em> and has co-edited The Turning Wave<\/em>, an anthology of the poetry and song of Irish Australia. He received the 2002 Ted McNulty poetry award and the Stewart Parker award for drama. He has been writer in residence at NUI Galway and with Mayo County Council and is a member of Aosdána. <\/font><\/p>\n

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10th May<\/em><\/p>\n

Camille Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

<\/font>Camille Martin<\/strong>, a Toronto poet and collage artist, is the author of Sonnets<\/em> (Shearsman Books, 2010) and Codes of Public Sleep<\/em> (BookThug, 2007). A classical pianist from an early age, she earned degrees in both music and poetry, and her recent work explores ways in which these two disciplines inform one another. Her two works-in-progress are a collection of poems entitled Nomadic Slant <\/em>and a poetic sequence entitled The Evangeline Papers<\/em>, drawing on her Acadian\/Cajun heritage. She’s also composing musical settings for some of her sonnets. And she’s looking forward to her first visit to Ireland.<\/p>\n

Camille will also be holding a workshop<\/strong> entitled Communal Sonnets<\/em> from 7.00pm to 8.30pm at Ó Bhéal. For more details click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.camillemartin.ca<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/rogueembryo.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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17th May<\/em><\/p>\n

Richard Tillinghast<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

<\/font>Richard Tillinghast <\/strong> is a poet, translator and critic from the United States, now living in County Tipperary. He is the author of ten books of poetry, most recently Selected Poems<\/em> (Dedalus, 2009). His poetry and essays have appeared frequently in Irish and American periodicals and his book of criticism, Poetry and What Is Real<\/em>, was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2004. With his daughter, Julia Clare Tillinghast he also recently published Dirty August<\/em> (Talisman House, 2009), a selection of their translations from the Turkish poet Edip Cansever. His works also include two other non-fiction works, Damaged Grandeur<\/em>, a critical memoir of Robert Lowell, with whom he studied at Harvard, and Finding Ireland: A Poet’s Explorations of Irish Literature and Culture<\/em>.<\/p>\n

From the earliest poems gathered here, written in the 1960s, through to poems first published in 2008, Tillinghast has crafted works of great beauty on a wide range of themes and subjects: they ‘Archaeologise the ordinary’, as he puts it in one late poem, but he is also a poet who ‘Sing[s] songs of the Machine Age.’<\/em>
\n                – Philip Coleman, The Irish Times
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24th May<\/em><\/p>\n

Carlos Reyes<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>Carlos Reyes<\/strong> is a noted poet, writer and translator. Additionally, he is a book editor and publisher, and often writes freelance reviews of poetry books. When he’s not traveling or staying in his cottage in Ireland, he lives in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

Carlos has published numerous collections and chapbooks, his latest book of poetry being The Book of Shadows; New and Selected Poems<\/em> (2009). Other recent books include At the Edge of the Western Wave <\/em>(2004) and A Suitcase Full of Crows<\/em> (1995) (a Bluestem Prize winner and finalist for 1996 Oregon Book Awards). His books of translations is entitled Poemas de la Isla\/Island Poems<\/em> by Josefina de la Torre (Eastern Washington University Press, 2000). Reyes’ translation of the Obra poética completa (Complete Poetic Works) of the preeminent Ecuadorean poet Jorge Carrera Andrade, was published in 2004 in a bilingual edition in Ecuador. He is the publisher\/editor of Trask House Books, Inc. In 2007 he was awarded a Heinrich Boll Fellowship to write on Achill Island, Ireland and in 2008 was awarded the Ethel Fortnter Award from St Andrews College. <\/p>\n

He has also been teaching poetry writing in Oregon, Washington and Nevada schools since 1982. He has also been the poet-in-Residence in the Joshua Tree National Park, and aside from his regular visits to Ireland, is a frequent visitor to Spain and Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Of his work Carolyn Kizer has said: Mr. Reyes is one of our local and national treasures. His poetry is as clear and strong as his social conscience. One is always struck by his sensual and sensory qualities: the touch, taste, feel, color of things, and his ability to capture a mood, a world, in a handful of lines<\/em>. <\/font><\/p>\n

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31st May<\/em><\/p>\n

Ó Bhéal<\/strong><\/font> in association with <\/font>Foras na Gaeilge<\/strong><\/font> presents a bi-lingual evening with<\/font><\/p>\n

GMC and Bubba Shakespeare<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can listen to the performance here<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

<\/font>GMC and Bubba Shakespeare<\/strong> will be tuning their popular hip hop tracks into the Cork poetry spoken-word scene. Conas atá tú <\/em>, for example, is the newest track from Cork rap sensation GMC, featuring Bubba Shakespeare, and will also feature in the line-up for this year’s Electric Picnic. In an exciting new development for the Irish language, the artists have been working with lecturer & trad music artist Johnny McCarthy to create this contemporary and catchy Irish hip-hop tune in association with Gael-Taca, a Cork-based company set up to promote the Irish language. As the modernisation of the Irish language has become a hot topic in recent years, this combination of old and new has the potential to send Irish hip-hop in a whole new direction.<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>GMC<\/strong> is a music producer\/rapper from Co. Cork whose tracks on pirate radio gave him huge local success since 2004 with his hit Not Tonight<\/em> (The Bouncer Song) which later peaked at number 12 in the Irish Charts. In 2006, he released his successful debut album Diggin’ A Hole<\/em>, to the Irish Charts.<\/p>\n

GMC has a unique style which brings witty, edgy and real lyrics over some of the catchiest beats you’ll ever hear. While remaining true to his Corkonian heritage, he never tries to Americanize his music. He gets inspiration from his own life and from things that he sees around him. His upcoming album entitled Shiny Filth<\/em> features a wide variety of sound ranging from hip hop, traditional Irish, grime, drum ‘n bass and house. As hip hop is increasingly becoming an important voice for the youth, GMC is also involved in hip hop\/rap workshops with Gurranabraher Arts Project, CIT, Cork Music Works and the Triskel Arts Centre<\/p>\n

Where to find GMC online<\/strong>
\nOfficial GMC website (in progress): www.gmcbeats.com<\/a>
\nGMC Bebo: www.bebo.com\/gmcbeats<\/a>
\nGMC MySpace: www.myspace.com\/gmcbeats<\/a>
\nGMC YouTube: www.youtube.com\/gmcbeats<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>Bubba Shakespeare<\/strong> is Rapper\/singer\/poet\/rap tutor and a Nenagh native. At age 12, he began exploring and expressing his gift of the gab via poetry which later developed in to rap. While also displaying a talent for singing as he joined a cover band but later decided to go solo and write original music. His R&B\/hip-hop version of Oró sé do Bheatha Abhaile<\/em> is played regularly on Irish radio stations nationwide and also in the North of Ireland.<\/p>\n

He has performed at many festivals including Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, the blue stack festival, the Clifton Arts Fest, the Nenagh EMM Fest and many more. Some of his poetry has been published in papers and on line. Bubba also gets involved with rap workshops as more and more youth take interest in having a voice. He has worked with the Triskel Arts centre and has given workshops from Cork to Nenagh. He believes to live is to have a dream, so to be a performer with a chance to bring an Irish track to the people with GMC is living the dream.<\/p>\n

Where to find Bubba online<\/strong>
\nBebo:\t\twww.bebo.com\/poeticsex<\/a>
\nMySpace:\twww.myspace.com\/Bubbashakespearebaby<\/a>
\nYouTube:\twww.youtube.com\/user\/tomasjames87<\/a>
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