Now here's an interesting one, Ireland's first ever poetry prize for original audio poetry. This is an event devised and curated by performance poets Dave Lordan and Colm Keegan and supported by Fingal county Council. Both of these gentlemen will be familiar to anyone interested in the poetry scene in Ireland and are regular contributors to the Arena Arts show on RTE Radio. Colm is a winner of the All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship back in 2010 and four times nominated for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award while Dave is the first writer to win Ireland's three national prizes for young poets. So no pressure there! They will judge the entries on the basis of the content of the work as well as on the strength of the reading so get working on your microphone skills. The winner will receive an iPOD, and along with two runners up will be invited to partake at the Heart-in-Mouth performance poetry showcase on Saturday April 27th. So what do you have to do.
(1) Create an audio file of your best and most heart-felt work and send it to Lilian Whelan at lilian.whelan@fingalcoco.ie or check with Fingal Libraries for further details. The blurb says an MP3 file but I believe any audio file will do.
(2) The work should be original and not previously published and you have until April 20th to submit your entries. No limit on how many you can enter but check it out!
For those who would have difficulty in creating the audio file, your computer will need a sound card and microphone or just nab somebody who looks younger than you and has a mobile to their ear. Info from Fingal County Council Website.
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