News: Recent Readings/Projects/Awards
March 2022
Forthcoming reading: March 16th, 7pm, Wirral Poetry Festival - Looking Across the Water
An online evening of Irish Poetry with Michael Farry, Greg Quiery, Geraldine O'Kane and Rachel Coventry, hosted by Kemal Houghton. (Many thanks to Michael Farry for the invite.)
January 2021
Jan 11th, Ó Bhéal in association with First Fortnight presents: Geraldine O’Kane and Colin Dardis
Listen back to Geraldine's reading
June 2020
Interview for Honest Ulsterman: Colin Dardis speak to poet Geraldine O’Kane about her upcoming debut collection, ‘Unsafe’, from Salmon Poetry.
February 2020
A huge thank you to University of Atypical for awarding myself as one of the recipients of the Creating Time Award, the first in their series of series of unlimited grants awarded to d/Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent Artists. The grant, under their Literature and Language strand, will go towards helping me to work on a play/musical.
April 2019
I am the Featured Poet in Issue 8 of Bangor Literary Journal Interview (p19-26, interview and three poems). Many thanks to Paul and Amy for the invite
I am one of the featured readers at the Staccato reading series in Dublin on Wednesday 10th April. Many thanks to Tanya Farrelly and David Butler for the invite to read.
March 2019
Colin and I were honoured to be able to open at the Farrago Poetry Heartbreak(er) Slam in the The Poetry Society Cafe in London this weekend. Many thanks to John Paul O'Neill (a fellow Tyrone bard and a generous host) for letting Colin I open proceedings, our very first time reading in London. Loved hearing all the difference voices and views.
We also travelled to Newham Poetry House for a great workshop and reading on Saturday, as part of Newham Word Festival. Also big thanks to Sonia Quintero, Karim Leo and the team for being so welcoming, and for listening to our poems. Real positive community work being done there!
September 2018
Thanks to BBC Radio Ulster and The John Toal Show for inviting us on the radio to talk all things Slam!
August 2018
Return To The PeopleThe World Poetry Movement is organising a worldwide poetry action called Return to the People, in defence of poetry and culture assaulted by unjust and exclusive systems, protecting free speech, and speaking out against regimes who oppress artists and writers. Belfast Book Festival and Poetry NI are delighted to host eight poets, reading work in unity of this movement, including Nathan Armstrong, Colin Dardis, Mark Madden, Geraldine O'Kane, Willetta Fleming, Nathan Thanki and David Braziel.
May 2018
Geraldine O’Kane and Colin Dardis at The Thing Itself, Enniskillen. Many thanks to Caimen and Kate O'Shea and Darren Reihill for inviting us to read.
March 2018
March Over The Edge: Open Reading with Alice Kinsella, Geraldine O’Kane, & Simon Lewis. Many thanks to Susan Millar Du Mars and Kevin Higgins for the invite to read.
Forthcoming reading: March 16th, 7pm, Wirral Poetry Festival - Looking Across the Water
An online evening of Irish Poetry with Michael Farry, Greg Quiery, Geraldine O'Kane and Rachel Coventry, hosted by Kemal Houghton. (Many thanks to Michael Farry for the invite.)
January 2021
Jan 11th, Ó Bhéal in association with First Fortnight presents: Geraldine O’Kane and Colin Dardis
Listen back to Geraldine's reading
June 2020
Interview for Honest Ulsterman: Colin Dardis speak to poet Geraldine O’Kane about her upcoming debut collection, ‘Unsafe’, from Salmon Poetry.
February 2020
A huge thank you to University of Atypical for awarding myself as one of the recipients of the Creating Time Award, the first in their series of series of unlimited grants awarded to d/Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent Artists. The grant, under their Literature and Language strand, will go towards helping me to work on a play/musical.
April 2019
I am the Featured Poet in Issue 8 of Bangor Literary Journal Interview (p19-26, interview and three poems). Many thanks to Paul and Amy for the invite
I am one of the featured readers at the Staccato reading series in Dublin on Wednesday 10th April. Many thanks to Tanya Farrelly and David Butler for the invite to read.
March 2019
Colin and I were honoured to be able to open at the Farrago Poetry Heartbreak(er) Slam in the The Poetry Society Cafe in London this weekend. Many thanks to John Paul O'Neill (a fellow Tyrone bard and a generous host) for letting Colin I open proceedings, our very first time reading in London. Loved hearing all the difference voices and views.
We also travelled to Newham Poetry House for a great workshop and reading on Saturday, as part of Newham Word Festival. Also big thanks to Sonia Quintero, Karim Leo and the team for being so welcoming, and for listening to our poems. Real positive community work being done there!
September 2018
Thanks to BBC Radio Ulster and The John Toal Show for inviting us on the radio to talk all things Slam!
August 2018
Return To The PeopleThe World Poetry Movement is organising a worldwide poetry action called Return to the People, in defence of poetry and culture assaulted by unjust and exclusive systems, protecting free speech, and speaking out against regimes who oppress artists and writers. Belfast Book Festival and Poetry NI are delighted to host eight poets, reading work in unity of this movement, including Nathan Armstrong, Colin Dardis, Mark Madden, Geraldine O'Kane, Willetta Fleming, Nathan Thanki and David Braziel.
May 2018
Geraldine O’Kane and Colin Dardis at The Thing Itself, Enniskillen. Many thanks to Caimen and Kate O'Shea and Darren Reihill for inviting us to read.
March 2018
March Over The Edge: Open Reading with Alice Kinsella, Geraldine O’Kane, & Simon Lewis. Many thanks to Susan Millar Du Mars and Kevin Higgins for the invite to read.
