On the 13th of January, Ó Bhéal, in association with First Fortnight, presents Jeanann Verlee (via zoom) and Lauren McNamara (in-person).
Jeanann Verlee is the author of three books: prey (Black Lawrence Press, 2018), finalist for the Benjamin Saltman Award; Said the Manic to the Muse (Write Bloody Publishing, 2015); and Racing Hummingbirds (2010), winner in the Independent Publisher Awards. She has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship, the Third Coast Poetry Prize, and the Sandy Crimmins National Prize.
Lauren McNamara is an actress, poet, playwright, and essayist from Limerick. This past summer she performed at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic and launched her debut poetry collection Quarter Life Crisis with Revival Press (available at Limerick Writers’ Centre). She has a PhD and M.A in English Literature from Mary Immaculate College. She has been published widely (Poetry Ireland, Routledge and many more), has featured on television and national radio and is a two-time All-Ireland Slam runner-up and two-time Munster slam champion.
The session will be live-streamed on obheal.ie/live and Ó Bhéal’s Vimeo, Facebook, and YouTube channels, with the hybrid event recorded for future viewing.
The evening, running for 2-3 hours, will feature four parts: Poetry Films (7-7:45pm, not streamed), the Five Word Challenge (8:30pm), Featured Guest Poets (9:30pm), and an Open-Mic Session (10:20pm).
Long Valley Bar @ 7.00pm | Free