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Cork Events Disclaimer: The Munster Literature Centre lists the events below as a courtesy. We are not responsible for the professionalism of the groups involved, or the veracity of the information they provide us - we provide it here as an act of good faith. This may not be a comprehensive list and is updated on an ongoing basis. Should you wish to be included on this page please email the administrator.
Upcoming online events —Fiction at the Friary (27th June) —Lime Square Poets (10th, 17th, 24th June) —Ó Bhéal (14th June) —Debarra's Spoken Word (16th June)
2021 Events (One-off shows)
NOW ONLINE – usually last Sunday of every month, 3pm - 6pm in the Friary Pub, Shandon Street 27th June, 3 p.m. Fiction at the Friary is a series of free monthly fiction events in Cork. We host readings by guest authors, followed by an optional writing exercise and finishing with an open mic session. We also hold a free raffle for books donated to us, as well as occasional book reviews and plenty of friendly conversation. And we always provide free jelly beans, hula hoops and marshmallows! Open mic readings are currently limited to ten minutes max per writer. All welcome. Please come along for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon! We would like to thank our sponsors Hogan Architects, JRAP O’Meara Solicitors, Cork City Council, The School of English at UCC, the Arts Council and The Friary Bar. We also thank all the fantastic guest authors we have hosted since January 2017, all of our wonderful open mic writers and, finally, our welcoming and receptive audiences. More information on their Facebook page.
Weekly Zoom poetry gathering every Thursday 10th June, 7.45 p.m. 17th June, 7.45 p.m. 24th June, 7.45 p.m. Lime Square Poets is a weekly Zoom poetry gathering hosted in Ireland. We extend a warm welcome to all poets and poetry enthusiasts. We aim to foster connections between poets throughout the world, communing and celebrating our work together. From April, every Thursday begins at 8pm with a reading by a guest poet followed by an open mic. For further information on how to participate, please see Frequently Asked Questions in the Announcements section of the group. More information on their Facebook Group.
NOW ONLINE – usually second Monday of every month at 9pm in the Hayloft (Upstairs in the Long Valley Pub, Winthrop Street). Poetry-films from 8pm, Five Word Challenge 9.30pm, Guest Poet 10pm, Open-Mic 11pm 14th June, 8.15 p.m. for the Online Cork Harbour Festival Born in Cork, Theo Dorgan is a poet, and also a novelist, prose writer, translator, editor, librettist and documentary screen writer. His most recent publications are ORPHEUS (Dedalus Press, 2018), BAILÉID GIOFÓGACHA (Coiscéim, 2019), his translation into Irish of Lorca’s ROMANCERO GITANO, and THE ABDUCTION (Southword, 2020), his translation of Maram al-Masri’s LE RAPT, a Poetry Book Society recommended translation. He is a member of Aosdána. As a long-time sailor, Theo has written abundantly about the sea. Novelist and poet Lang Leav was born in a refugee camp in Thailand when her family were fleeing the Khmer Rouge Regime. She spent her formative years in Sydney, Australia, in the predominantly migrant town of Cabramatta. Among her many achievements, Lang is the winner of a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award, Churchill Fellowship and Goodreads Reader’s Choice Award. Lang’s poetry books have all been international bestsellers. Her third collection, Sea of Strangers (Andrews McMeel, 2018), invites the reader to go beyond love and loss to explore themes of self-discovery and empowerment as they navigate their way around the human heart. Lang actively participates in international writers festivals and her tours consistently draw massive crowds. With a combined social media following of two million, Lang’s message of love, loss and female empowerment continues to resonate with her multitude of readers. The event is to be hosted on Zoom and will be limited to 100 people. We will also live-stream this Zoom session on Ó Bhéal’s Facebook page. The link to join the session will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages, no later than 8.15pm on the Monday evening. The session is expected to run for 2 1/2 – 3 hours. The evening will feature three parts:
(Entering a Zoom meeting is all explained here – this link provides you with a step-by-step guide and YouTube tutorial if necessary. You should check this out if you’re unfamiliar with the Zoom platform – it also shows you where to download the Zoom client/app for your computer/phone. Please Make sure to know where the chat box is and how to mute yourself to reduce background sound.) More information at Ó Bhéal's website Check out Ó Bhéal's unique weekly poetry competition, the Five Word Challenge
NOW ONLINE – usually monthly, 8.30pm in DeBarra's Bar, Clonakilty 16th June, 8.30 p.m. Our next online session takes place on June 16th at 8:30 PM. The special guest is Andrea Carter who is a solicitor, barrister, and also a bestselling crime writer. She has published five novels in the series, Inishowen Mysteries with Constable, an imprint of the Little, Brown Book Group (in the UK) as well as in the US. Her books are due to be turned into a TV series from next summer, set in Donegal, which also forms the backdrop to her books. The protagonist is a solicitor. Here is a link to the zoom recording of an interview with Andrea. It includes information about how she found an agent and publisher (through sheer perseverance) as well as on her method of writing. We will send an email with the zoom link for the session on the day itself. A zoom link will be posted on our Facebook page just before the start of the session at 8:30 and sent to our mailing list (send an email to debarrasspokenword@gmail.com to be put on the mailing list). DeBarra's Spoken Word at DeBarra's Folk Club, Clonakilty, is an evening of poetry or prose with guest readers, writing prompts and more. More information on their Facebook page.
---------- Last Friday of every month at 8pm in the whiteRoom, Castletownbere We host regular poetry evenings, open to all, on the last Friday of each month. Come and join us at whiteRoom in Castletownbere from 8pm for informal readings (your own poems or poems by other people), discussion, or just listening. Come and try it! For more information email hungryhillwriting@gmail.com
---------- Presented by The Everyman in association with Cork Midsummer Festival Sunday 27th June
Drawing on the award-winning book A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ní Ghríofa presents a live reading with accompanying visuals by filmmaker Tadhg O'Sullivan and a soundscape by composer Linda Buckley. The reading will be broadcast from The Everyman stage.
*** Presented by Hatch Theatre Company and The Everyman in association with Pavilion Theatre and Cork Midsummer Festival Friday 25th - Sunday 27th June, on demand
This masterpiece of modernism is brought vividly to dramatic life by Ireland’s foremost playwright Marina Carr in a world premiere from award-winning director Annabelle Comyn. Woolf’s text is written in a form where thoughts and emotions are foregrounded. Marina Carr’s adaptation captures the constant flux of the characters’ inner thoughts and re-imagines them in a theatrical landscape.
*** Presented by The Everyman and Islander Thursday 20th May, 8.00pm
Written by Yasmina Reza TICKETS: €12 | €16 This rehearsed reading of Art, by Yasmina Reza, is part of Play It by Ear, a programme of shows for The Everyman stage available via live audio stream. Three friends quarrel over a work of modern art – in effect, a blank canvas – exposing just how fragile friendship can be.
*** Presented by Druid THU 22 – SAT 24 APR, live video stream
Book here: everymancork.com 'If there was a narrative to my life in those years, then let this be the sound of it.' With words by Eavan Boland, edited by Colm Tóibín, directed by Garry Hynes and presented by Druid, Boland: Journey of a Poet is a new theatrical production exploring the mind and imagination of one of Ireland's great poets. This world premiere production examines Boland's relationships with family, poetry, memory, womanhood and national identity.
*** A Skull in Connemara Live Audio Stream Saturday 10th April, 8.00pm
Directed by Gavin McEntee TICKETS: €27 | Conc. €25 | Students €9 Join us for the stark, darkly funny tale of A Skull in Connemara, the second of the debut trilogy of plays, the Leenane Trilogy, written by Martin McDonagh. Mick Dowd, the grave digger, is on a secret task making space in the local graveyard. The thing is, one of the bodies to be disinterred is his wife’s, and there’s more than old bones to be uncovered…
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2021 Competitions Sean O'Faoláin Deadline: 31st July
Fool for Poetry Deadline: 31st August
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Felicity Sheehy Fool for Poetry Winner
Vicky Morris Fool for Poetry Winner
Queer Love Fiction anthology
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