Join us for another evening of poetry, film, creativity and open mic at The Hayloft, Long Valley Bar, Cork City.Ó Bhéal go Béal – Culture Night Special 7:30pm– Poetry Film Screenings (as Gaeilge) 8:30pm– Five Word Challenge 9:30pm– Guest Poet: Colm Breathnach (ag léamh i dhá theanga) 10:15pm– Open Mic (all welcome)FREE EVENTColm Breathnach: File agus úrscéalaí go bhfuil naoi gcinn de chnuasaigh filíochta foilsithe aige, chomh maith le húrscéal amháin. Sa bhliain 1999, bhronn an Foras Cultúrtha Gael-Mheiriceánach ‘Duais an Bhuitléirigh’ air.
Bhuaigh sé an phríomhdhuais le haghaidh cnuasach filíochta i gComórtais Liteartha an Oireachtais ceithre huaire. Tá tréimhsí caite aige ina scríbhneoir cónaithe in Shanghai, sa tSlóivéin agus ar Oileán Acla. Aistríodh dánta leis go hocht gcinn de theangacha.Colm Breathnach: A poet and novelist, he has published nine collections of poetry and a single novel.
He was presented with the Butler Literary Award for Poetry by the Irish-American Cultural Institute in 1999. He has won the principal prize for a poetry collection in the annual Conradh an Gaeilge Literary Competitions four times. He has been awarded writer’s residencies in Shanghai, Slovenia and Achill Island. Poems of his have been translated into eight languages.With thanks to The Arts Council and Cork City Council Arts Office.
