Seachtain na Gaeilge: Spoken Word Poetry with Cormac Mac Gearailt / Ceardlann Slamfilíochta le Cormac Mac Gearail
Info
Date: March 7, 2026
Time: 11.00 am - 1.00 pm
Duration: 1 Day
Level: Advanced | Intermediate | Beginner |
Cost: €50 (€45 Members)
Location: In Person
This course will take place in person on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Course Summary
Gaeilge
Tá an láithriú lárnach sa bhfilíocht bhéil, agus sa cheardlann seo, díreoidh Cormac ar conas dán a chumadh, agus a chur i láthair ós comhair an phobail. Beidh seans ag na rannpháirtithe dánta cumasacha eagsúla a phlé. Beidh cleachtaí scríbhneoireachta le dhéanamh agus seans do gach éinne dán a léamh os ard os comhair an mic.
Ceardlann dhá uair a chloig a bheidh i gceist, a bheidh oiriúnach do tosaitheoirí agus d’aon duine atá ag iarraidh a chuid cur i láthair a feabhasú.
English
Join multi-award-winning spoken word poet Cormac Mac Gearailt for a workshop on how to write and perform spoken word poetry in Irish.
Suited to those at a beginner level (as well as anyone at any level who wants to get more comfortable reading and performing their work), this workshop will be focussed on the spoken word poem: how to come up with an idea, how to write, edit and perform your own work, and how to find your own unique “voice”. This workshop is for people writing in Irish, for older teenagers and adults, and for anyone who wants to learn about the art of spoken word poetry and how to build the confidence to take to the stage with their work.
Course Outline
Gaeilge
Beidh an ceardlann seo dírithe ar an filíocht béil do dhaoine atá ag scríobh i nGaeilge. Beímid ag foghlaim conas forbairt a dhéanamh ar do chuid filíocht agus é ag ollmhú do taispeántais ar an stáitse. Tá an ceardlann seo oiriúnach do aon duine ag scríobh i nGaeilge, más tosnaitheoir thú no más do theanga dhuchais é.
English
This two-hour workshop will centre on the spoken word poem. Participants will learn how to develop a poem from thought to performance, and how to find their unique voice and style. As this is a special Seachtain na Gaeilge workshop, the workshop is suited for those writing in Irish who would like to learn how to grow their confidence in taking to the stage for performance.
Cormac Mac Gearailt is a multi-award-winning bilingual spoken word poet and creative writing teacher based in Dublin, Ireland. He is the current All-Ireland Poetry Slam Champion, and the UNESCO Cities of Literature Slamovision Champion (for an Irish language poem). Cormac also won the Leinster Slam Championship last year, the Rising Tide Comórtas Slam Filíochta Náisiúnta, the Féile Liú Lúnasa Slam in August 2023, and the Talkatives Slam in December 2022. He has performed at festivals across Ireland – including a solo show at Listowel Writers’ Week in 2024, and has staged four one-person unfinished shows.
Booked out? To be added to the waiting list for this course, please email info@irishwriterscentre.ie.
