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All Ireland Poetry Slam Champion
All Ireland Poetry Slam Champion Seamus Fox returned in glory to Bookfinders in Belfast last Friday (Oct 30) to thank the audience that has supported him and other performance poets.
It was a big night in Mary Denvir’s famous second hand bookshop, which has been a forum for performance poetry for years now.
This is a raw voice.
Life and Writing
Posted by Malachi in Interviews, Novelists, Readings, Writing on September 28th, 2009
Carlo Gebler is a distinguished novelist who made prison his theme is recent books, including the outstanding novel A Good Day for a Dog.
At the Wigtown Booktown Festival he met Erwin James, a convicted lifer who became a columnist for the Guardian while still inside.
I spoke to them together after their presentation.
The Rhyming Minister
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness loves to recite his own poetry at arts events. Here is a clip from his address to the Arts and Conflict Conference in Belfast, organised by the Arts Council.
The inspiration hit him after peace talks in South Africa.
Longley at 70
Posted by Malachi in Interviews, Poets, Reflections, Writing on June 25th, 2009
The Belfast poet Michael Longley was presented with a Festschrift by his publisher, at a surprise birthday in Queens University. It is a collection of writings by other writers who love and admire him.
The dear man was quite taken aback.
International poetry contest from Canada’s Arc Magazine
Posted by Evan in Contests, Interviews, Writing on June 3rd, 2009
“If there is a Canadian way of doing poetry we are probably sick of it”
Click below to hear Anita Lahey, the editor of Arc, as Evan Thornton gets her to rate the chances of a non-Canadian making off with the prize pot and asks her to account for what the magazine does with all the dosh it rakes off from the contest’s entrance fees.
The cash prizes are in Canadian dollars, and you can check this converter to see how that stacks up against the notes in your wallet.
The official Arc contest page can be viewed here.
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