I am over the moon as I came first in the final heat of The Fingal Poetry Festival. This means that I am entered into the festival final on September 13th. Last year I was in the final and it was such an incredible night. Gerard Devine won and could not have been a more worthy recipient. Watching Gerry perform his spoken word was like witnessing a mini play in the Gate Theatre.
He is a formidable man, at over 6ft 4 inches, a firefighter, and whilst on stage he wore a costume and brandished a huge rock and hammer to illustrate his poem.
I performed- I Google Therefore I am. It is a whimsical poem I read at The Sceal Sessions Balbriggan Open Mic in February. It took some time to memorize the poem, but I managed to perform it without fluffing my lines. I have to use word association, imagining silly images and recording myself, so that I can listen to it when I am driving as otherwise, I will forget.
Sheila Ryder produced another magnificent evening and Geoff the Poet (featured poet) was mind-blowing, as always. Stephen The Writer also performed. It was lovely to see him, and he gave me the opportunity to perform at Electric Picnic last year.
This year I am a performer and will have access to the performer’s area. I cannot wait.
Laterz
All the best
Stay fab
Adele
