Kennys Bookshop in Galway have made recordings of a number of poets reading their work. Happy to be included!
Cuirt Spoken Word Finalists
Source: Cuirt Spoken Word Finalists
Cuirt Spoken Word Finalists
We have 20 great finalists for the Spoken Word Platform in Cuirt – at 6.30pm this Thursday 27th April in the Kings Head, Galway. Poets & flash fiction presenters will woo a lively audience and three judges to see who will go through to the Cuirt Slam Showcase at Electric Picnic Festival in September. MC Pete Mullineaux & Special guest poet the wonderful Alvy Carragher. This event is always packed out, come early!
SPOKEN WORD EVENT AT CUIRT 2017
Source: SPOKEN WORD EVENT AT CUIRT 2017
SPOKEN WORD EVENT AT CUIRT 2017
Following the launch of the Cuirt Festival 2017 Brochure on Tuesday, the submission window is now open for the ever popular Spoken Word event, to be held on Thursday April 27th at 6.30pm in the Kings Head. The window for submissions closes on April 13th. Entries can be poems or short fiction (up to 3 minutes). Those selected from these submissions will be invited to present their pieces on the day to what is always a very lively but receptive and encouraging audience, as well as 3 judges who will pick three people to go on to take part in the Cuirt Showcase at Electric Picnic in September.
This event is always packed out. There will also be a special guest performer on the day, former winner – Alvy Carragher.
Hard copy entries (or on DVD) can be sent or given in to Galway Arts Centre: 47 Dominick St. Galway, or via email to petemullineaux@gmail.com (same email for queries).
Good luck!
Record Break Cafe reading
Happy New Year Everyone! Delighted to be able to break in the new year with some poetry, prose and song – reading alongside Moya Roddy in the amazing Record Break Cafe in Ennis, this Friday 6th January, with our wonderful host, Sinead Nic Sioda.
How to Bake a Planet launch
Thank you to the most warm and wonderful audience who came along to the Galway launch of my collection ‘How to Bake a Planet’ yesterday in the Town Hall Theatre – and to Salmon Poetry – and to Moya for mad but lovely things she said about me!
