Ag tnúth go mór leis an bhFéile Bheag Filíochta ar an mBuailtín an mhí seo chugainn. Is breá lem chroí an fhéile seo agus is cúis áthais dom go mbead féin i mbun na ceardlainne Gaeilge i mbliana. Beidh an t-ealaíontóir agus an rinceoir Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín ag léiriú trí scannán faoi thriúr ban: Máire Ní Chéilleachair, Áine Moynihan agus Ríonach Ní Néill. Is í an tOllamh Emerita Patricia Coughlan a thabharfaidh léacht na féile ar shaothar Mháire Mhac an tSaoi. Seolfar leabhar dátheangach le Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin dar teideal Lig don nGiorria Suí / Let the Hare Sit: Rogha Dánta / Selected Poems mar a bhfuil aistriúcháin le Paddy Bushe. Cloisfear ceol ar an Aoine le hEoin Duignan agus Noelie Ó Maoileoin. Maidin Shathairn a bheidh na ceardlanna, mé féin i mbun na ceardlainne Gaeilge agus Billy Ramsell i mbun cheann an Bhéarla. Beidh seimineáir san iarnóin ar shaothar Mháire Mhac an tSaoi mar a labharfaidh Máirín Nic Eoin, Louis de Paor, Bríd Ní Mhóráin agus Róisín Ní Ghairbhí. Beidh an sárcheoltóir Inni-K ag seinm oíche Dé Sathairn agus beidh a thuilleadh ceoil an mhaidin dar gcionn le Niamh Varian Barry. Beidh go leor deiseanna ag filí dán a reic ag na maidhceanna oscailte a bheidh ar siúl le linn an deireadh seachtaine. An clár iomlán le fáil anseo.
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BBC Radio 4 No Egos No Divas
Buíochas ó chroí to Louis de Paor and Claire Cunningham for including me in the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘No Egos No Divas’ which was broadcast today. Great to hear the articulate voices of Doireann Ní Ghriofa, Aifric Mac Aodha, Simon Ó Faoláin, Marcus Mac Conghail, Seámus Barra Ó Súilleabháin and Caitlín Nic Íomhair in full flow. You can listen back to it here.
Cork International Poetry Festival
The Cork International Poetry Festival is kicking off today and will continue until Saturday night. It’s great to see so many Irish-language poets included on the programme – Caitríona Ní Chléirchín & Simon Ó Faoláin will read together in the City Library on Grand Parade on Friday at 4pm. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill will read with David Harsent on Friday night at 10pm at Cork Arts Theatre. And I was chuffed to get the call-up to read alongside Leanne O’Sullivan on Saturday afternoon at 4pm at Cork Arts Theatre. This event is instead of a public interview with Marie Howe, whose book Magdalene I enjoyed reading late last year. So while it’s a pity we won’t get to hear from Marie Howe, I’m looking forward to sharing a stage with Leanne for the first time, a poet whose work I have admired since her first collection, Waiting for my Clothes.
Launch of ‘Calling Cards’
Wednesday 21st November at 7pm in Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1.
The Gallery Press and Poetry Ireland present the lauch of Calling Cards, an anthology of ten younger Irish poets with translations into English.
In a novel partnership between Poetry Ireland and The Gallery Press Calling Cards introduces a new generation of Irish-language poets to a wider audience. This vibrant anthology includes prize-winning authors of several collections as well as three who have yet to publish a book. The translators include some of Ireland’s finest poets. Edited by Peter Fallon and Aifric Mac Aodha.
Poems in Irish
Máirtín Coilféir • Proinsias Mac a’ Bhaird • Aifric Mac Aodha • Marcus Mac Conghail • Caitríona Ní Chléirchín • Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh • Doireann Ní Ghríofa • Caitlín Nic Íomhair • Simon Ó Faoláin • Stiofán Ó hIfearnáin
Translations
Colette Bryce • Ciaran Carson • Peter Fallon • Alan Gillis • Medbh McGuckian • Paul Muldoon • Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin • Peter Sirr • David Wheatley
Published: November 2018
RRP: €12.95 paperback / €18.95 hardback
ISBN PBK: 978 1 91133 755 3
ISBN HBK: 978 1 91133 756 0
Nós
Chuir an sárfhile Simon Ó Faoláin agallamh orm don iris Nós i dtaobh an chnuasaigh nua. Is féidir teacht air anseo.
Féile na Bealtaine
Here are some photographs by Fiona Morgan (www.fionamorgan.ie) of Féile na Bealtaine. She really captures the lovely vibe of the festival. I did a reading in An Café Liteartha with Gabriel Rosenstock and Simon O Faoláin. Tunes were courtesy of Maurice McKenna & Mark Crickard.
I was chuffed to participate in the legendary Poetry Morning @Dick Mac’s on Saturday morning with Conal Creedon and Sara Baume. The inimitable Diarmuid de Faoite was MC and he steered us through a morning of poetry, songs, fiction and anecdotes with great verve.
All in all, a great festival – will be certainly be returning next year. Mo bhuíochas le lucht eagraithe na Féile as tús spleodrach a chur leis an samhradh.
Féile na Bealtaine
I’m really looking forward to reading at this year’s Féile na Bealtaine in Dingle. I’ll be reading at An Caife Liteartha on Friday 1st May (Lá Bealtaine) at 3pm. It’s always a pleasure to read with Simon O Faoláin and Gabriel Rosenstock, and we’ll be joined by musicians Maurice McKenna and Mark Crickard. More information about this (free!) event here.
Once my duty is done, I’ll be going to as many as the other events as I can – like Ré in St James’ Church.
It’s a great programme – check it out here: http://feilenabealtaine.ie/home/
There’s nowhere like Daingean Uí Chúis on a Bank Holiday weekend!
Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh 
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