Calendar: Monday 19th July 2010

19th July

Elaine Feeney was bo…19th July

Elaine Feeney was born in Galway in 1979. She graduated in 1999 from UCG with a degree in English and History and completed post graduate study in UCC and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. In 2007 she published her first chapbook, Indiscipline with Dave Lordan and Maverick Press. In 2008 she won the Cuirt Festival Poetry Grand Slam.

Feeney has read at many venues including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Vilenica Festival and The Electric Picnic. In 2009 she was the chosen writer on eek.collectives' One Sheet, a collaboration with an artist and Graphic Designer (See http://eekcollective.wordpress.com/). This production is about taking art to the streets is currently exhibited throughout Dublin. Elaine has recently finished her first drama, Playing with Women. Her work has been translated into Slovene. She lives in Athenry with her partner Ray and sons, Jack and Finn.

Dave Lordan's debut collection of poetry The Boy in the Ring (Salmon 2007) won The Patrick Kavanagh Award in manuscript form in 2005. In 2008 it won the Rupert and Eithne Strong Award for best first collection and was shortlisted for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award. It was named as a book of the year by RTE Radio 1's Arena show in 2009.

Lordan's first play Jo Bangles, starring Mary Mcevoy, enjoyed a sell out run in Dundrum's Mill Theatre in February 2010. His second play ICE, will be produced by the newly re-opened Focus Theatre in Dublin. His second poetry collection Invitation to a Sacrifice is to be launched this summer and accompanied by a national tour of readings alongside Elaine Feeney.

Dave will also be holding a workshop before the reading entitled Sound, Style and Substance from 7.00pm to 8.30pm at Ó Bhéal. For more details click here: http://www.obheal.ie/blog/?page_id=46#Guest%20Poet
Entrance is free. Readings will last between 30-45 minutes after which there will be the usual open-mic session. Be sure to come early to get good seats. Full bar available.

The night begins with a Poetry Challenge starting between 9.00pm and 9.30pm. Guest poets begin about 10.00pm

Ó Bhéal acknowledges The Cork City Council, The Munster Literature Centre, Poetry Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge and The Arts Council for their continued support.

See you there.
Paul Casey
Ó Bhéal
085 712 6299
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Ó Bhéal is held every Monday in the Hayloft, upstairs at The Long Valley, Winthrop Street. See the map: http://www.obheal.ie/map/