Waterford's SpeakEasy event hosts rising star Derry poet
Micheál McCann will be the featured poet at the SpeakEasy literary event on Friday, May 23.
On Friday, May 23, the SpeakEasy poetry event will welcome Derry-born poet Micheál McCann to Waterford.
Micheál McCann is a rising star of the Irish poetry scene, whose debut collection, Devotion, was published by Gallery Press in 2024.
SpeakEasy's third event of 2025 will happen in Phil Grimes Pub at 8pm on the 23rd, and will also feature musician Eoin Dalton.
Eoin is one-fifth of the band Birds of Burden and is currently developing songs for his debut album.
As well as Devotion, Micheál is the author of two pamphlets, Safe Home and Keeper. He was awarded the inaugural Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Prize in 2019, and was chosen to take part in the National Centre for Writing’s International Literature Showcase 2020-2021.
SpeakEasy is a literary and open mic event based in Waterford City. The open mic section of the event is hugely popular with local writers, and writers of all abilities are invited to share a poem or short prose piece.
At each open mic, SpeakEasy spotlights a writers' group and the spotlight group for May 23 is West Waterford Arts Group.
SpeakEasy's main sponsor is Waterford City and County Council, and it also receives generous support from the Granville Hotel and Phil Grimes Pub. Entry to SpeakEasy is €5 on the door, cash only.
