<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>The Steven Barclay Agency :</div><div><br></div><div>Dear Kathryn Barcos, Associate Director,</div><div><br></div><div>It is my understanding that your Agency represents the poet Billy Collins.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div><div><div>Billy Collins is the judge for the <b>€10,000 </b>poetry prize (Ballymaloe) administered by <i>Moth</i> magazine in Ireland. This Irish prize gets about 3,000 entries, according to "The Irish Times" magazine section. <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">So far so good.</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>But ... hold on, Billy can't read Irish (i.e., Gaelic)!</div><div><br></div><div>So we have a prestigious Irish poetry prize which in effect rules out all entrants who write in Irish? <b>Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill</b> cannot enter, <b>Colm Breathnach</b> cannot enter, <b>Louis de Paor</b> cannot enter, <b>Biddy Jenkinson</b> cannot enter, <b>Gabriel Rosenstock</b> cannot enter, <b>Gearóid Mac Lochlainn</b> cannot enter, <b>Dairene Ní Chinnéide </b>cannot enter, <b>Proinnsias Mac an Bhaird</b> cannot enter, <b>Seán Ó Leocháin</b> cannot enter, <b>Áine Uí Fhoghlú</b> cannot enter, <b>Áine Ní Ghlinn</b> cannot enter, <b>Colette Ní Gallchóir</b> cannot enter, <b>Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh</b> cannot enter, <b>Liam Ó Muirthile</b> cannot enter, <b>Aifric Nic Aodha</b> cannot enter, <b>Máire Mhac an tSaoi</b> cannot enter, <b>Séamas Barra Ó Súilleabháin </b>cannot enter, <b>Derry O'Sullivan</b> cannot enter, <b>Art Ó Maolfabhail</b> cannot enter.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I think Billy should be told about this.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's see, who else can't enter? How about <b>Seán Ó Curraoin</b>? No, disqualified as another Untermensch. Not good enough. How about <b>Seán Hutton, Aogán Ó Muircheartaigh, Bríd Dáibhís, Cathal Póirtéir, Colette Nic Aodha</b>, <b>Críostóir Ó Floinn, Greagóir Ó Dúill, Liam Hodder, Liam Prut, Máire Áine Nic Gearailt, Mícheál Ó Ruairc, Paddy Bushe, </b><b style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Diarmuid Ó Curraoin</b><b style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">?</b></div><div><br></div><div>How about <b>Pádraig de Bhál, Pádraig Ó Fiannachta, Micheál Liostún, Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Pól Ó Muirí, Rita E. Kelly, Rody Gorman, Ruaidhrí Ó Tuathail.</b><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://coisceim.ie/trathaoillenanean.html" target="_blank"></a>Why can't they enter? They are living Irish poets, no?</div><div><br></div><div>How about <b>Alan Titley</b>, <b>Caitríona Ní Chleirchín</b>? How about <b>Doireann Ní Ghríofa? Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin? Mícheál Ó hUanacháin? Gearóid Denvir?</b> <b>Tomás Mac Síomóin?</b> <b> Peadar Ó</b> -</div><div><br></div><div>ah look, I think Billy would get the point at this stage? <br></div><div><br></div>He could do a great service to Irish and other minority languages <u>by insisting that<br></u></div><u>a bilingual co-judge be appointed.</u></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><u><br></u></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Are you able to pass my message on to Billy Collins?</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Please let me know.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Many thanks !!</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>Séamas Cain<div><a href="http://www.priosma.net" target="_blank">http://www.priosma.net</a><br><a href="http://seamascain-writernetwork.org" target="_blank">http://seamascain-writernetwork.org</a><br><a href="http://www.mnartists.org/Seamas_Cain" target="_blank">http://www.</a><a href="http://freewebs.com/seamascain" target="_blank">freewebs.com/seamascain</a></div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________</div>
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