North Beach Poetry Nights' Slam returns
on Monday 19th September
in the Crane Bar at 9 pm
with guest Poet - Séamus Fox (Belfast),
the 2009 All Ireland Slam Champion
and songs from Mark James.
Séamus Fox was born in Belfast and grew up in Craigavon, Co Armagh. By the time he was 16 or 17 he was writing his own raps. Later in his twenties he read the poetry of Plath, Bukowski, Sexton and Carver and just as with rap he thought “I could do this!” Around 2006 he began writing with a vigour he had never before known. In early 2007 he began to perform at poetry nights in Belfast where he met a wide range of artistic type people and this spurred him to write even more. He performs regularly at poetry nights and comedy nights around the city and doesn’t try to write any more. Performance is a very free and comfortable discipline for him. In October 2009 he won the All Ireland Slam title in Galway and on August 13th 2010 his first book “As Seen Through Staggered Eyes” was published by Wild Wind Books. He has been a regular performer at too many nights to mention for the last 3 or 4 years. He writes spoken word, written word, comedy, rap and short stories. He is currently working intently on his second collection of poems which should be finished in the next 2 to 3 months.
Poets wishing to enter the September Slam should have 2 max. 3 minute poems.
The poem for the 2nd round must be performed without a script.
So time to get memorizing now!
Next Month 17th October: Neil McCarthy (currently in Vienna)
Info: John@ 091-593290
North Beach Poetry Nights acknowledges the generous support of Galway City Council.
