Monthly Hybrid Poetry Events: Live Streamed What: Poetry Films, Five Word Challenge, Guest Poets & Open-Mic When: 2nd Monday, Monthly @ 8.30pm (+ Poetry Films from 7pm) Where: Hayloft Bar (Long Valley Bar), Winthrop St, Cork (& online). Guest Poet & Open-Mic mp3s: Monday Event Archive Wordshops: Creative Writing at Ó Bhéal and Beyond … Ó Bhéal – a poem by Anamaría Crowe Serrano |

Congratulations to winner Lucie Pereira! >>>>>>
Events are posted every 2 months. Click names for biographical details
18th Anniversary with Five Words Vol XVIII & Competition Winners – 14th April

as well as on Zoom and streamed via obheal.ie/live (more details via the links above)
Poetry Films start from 7.00pm (45mins – Not Streamed). Five Word challenge starts at 8.30pm.
Guest poets begin at around 9.20/9.30pm, Open-Mic session from 10.30pm.

The 13th Ó Bhéal Poetry Film Competition
will open for entries on 1st May 2025.
For full details visit our Competition Page.
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Open-mic night – 10th February 2025
A fantastic night in the Hayloft, with superb readings from Pam Campbell and UCC’s creative writing programme poets, James Carroll, John O’Boyle, Leah Sohotra, Lucie Pereira, Jessica Anne Rose, Andie McNamara and Angelia D’Souza. You can listen to all seven poets from UCC reading here and from Pam Campbell here.
Thanks to Michelle Delea for her fine emceewomanship, and to our open-mic contributors, André, Antonio di Mare, Colm Scully, Elaine, Clive Oseman, Mona Lynch, Augustina Adéọlá Jekennu, Catherine Ronan, Rosie O’Regan, John Tynan, Cédric Bikond, Benjamin Burns, Sue Blue, Paul Donegan, Conor McGowan, Roxanne (Ségolène), Patricia Walsh, Philip Spillane, Massimo, Ciarán MacArtain and Cathal Holden.
Róisín Leggett Bohan won this week’s Five Word challenge. Congrats Róisín!
The open-mic mp3 is here.
03/5/25; 3:19 pm
Open-mic night – 13th January 2025
We enjoyed a brilliant First Fortnight event to start the year, with superb readings from Jeanann Verlee and Lauren McNamara. You can listen to Jeanann’s reading here and to Lauren’s reading here.
Thanks to Stan Notte for his brilliant emcee-self, and to all the open-mic contributors, John Horan, Jeff Cottrill, Cathal Holden, Benjamin Burns, Dean Browne, Aleesha Wiegandt, Catherine Ronan, Mona Lynch, Clive Oseman, Roxanne (Ségolène), Elaine Harrington, Stephen James Smith, Patricia Walsh, Luc O’Rourke, Pam Campbell, Cédric Bikond, Barbara Shorten, Paul Donergan, Imasha Costa, Adeola, Carl B, Ciarán Shanahan, Alexandra Toth, Sue Blue, Ciarán MacArtain, Massimo and Nicholas.
Catherine Ronan won the Five Word challenge. Congrats Cath!
The open-mic mp3 is here.
02/4/25; 12:58 pm