The pSoken Wrod
de Barra's, June 2nd 2015
Our guest speaker at the pSoken June was Ian Wild, composer, playwright, author, poet, musician, a man possessed of outrageous and talented imagination. Ian presented his latest work, a short-story entitled "The Knot in Nelson's Telescope" in which he plays all characters of various genders and national extractions.
At his own admission the story excelled in well-researched rudeness, based on Nelson's affair with Emma Hamilton. Bawdy, imaginative, "off the wall" it carried all the hallmarks of Ian's Wild literary, crazy creativity, throwing ideas together, leading listeners down a path of apparent predictability only to besuspended in the land of enforced make-believe. Suspend your imaginations, ye who enter here.
Mr Wild pointed out that, some time ago, he thought that he had lost his "mojo", a complaint visited upon all writers at one time or another. His mojo is still mojoing, testimony that the "block" can be overcome. Well done and thanks, Ian for a great evening. Part of "The Knot in Nelson's Telescope" can be heard at:
The Five Word Challenge was won by John O'Riordan (zeitgeist, banana, coyote and a couple of others) and a fine line-up at the open-mic included Cormac Lally, John O'Riordan, Trace Irwine,Moze Jacobs, Francisco Flycisco Reb, Nick Smith, Brendan McCormack, Michael Ray, Hugh Bradley, Rae NicFhionnlaigh and Claire Pollock, who also excelled as MC for the evening.Thanks Claire.
Listen to some excerpts of the evening....
https://youtu.be/4xdlLp1l8ME John O'Riordan, Moze Jacobs
https://youtu.be/hstmS6189SM Francisco Rebollo, Nick Smith, Brendan McCormack
Thanks to Chris on sound, de Barra's for hospitality and the 5Wrod Pint, all who shared anything at all, and Cork County Arts Office.
NEXT UP....JUNE 16TH BLOOMSDAY.....11.45 OUTSIDE CLONAKILTY POST OFFICE OR SOMEWHERE THEREABOUTS - DE BARRA'S AFTER FOR JOYCE....more to follow.
CLONAKILTY ORGANIC ARTS FEST....JUNE 18-21.........
JULY 7TH... LIVE VIDEO LINK-UP WITH "THE MAD SWIRL" ABSINTHE LOUNGE, DALLAS.......keep pSreading.....
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