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🌸 Queerness is Creative, Creativity is Queer 🌸
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Litreacha is A Queer Poetry Collective based in Cork City, a monthly open mic for Queer writers and musicians to share their work and socialise. It is run by two queer writers, Em Egan Reeve and Louis Egan McCutcheon (no relation), who are passionate about encouraging creativity and connecting the Queer community. Queerness is creative, creativity is queer.

Litreacha will host a feature performance at The Carmilla Night Fair featuring five poets from Cork City presenting work focused on the Queer experience. Following the featured readings, an open-mic session will welcome audience members to perform their own stories and songs.

Extra event details: The tickets are €30. Link in bio. On sale now. Please get in touch with us if you cannot pay the full price of the ticket but would still like to go. The events starts at 5pm but we recommend arriving at 4pm. Events will be happening simultaneously in different areas around Live Art Ireland. There is an option to camp at Live Art Ireland on Saturday night or to stay in the house (first come first serve - there is an extra fee for staying in the house - PM 2 book).

Please note most event spaces are accessed by stairs

@_didraws @jenniferryankellyartist @synthesize_her_ @vivadean @bre_ndanegan @rhaynbow94 @_litreacha @queershedsnorthtipp @queersheds @tipperarycoco @dept_justice_ireland @deptcde by @_litreacha

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6 days ago

hey queers!

well don't you all look lovely. thanks to everyone who came to LITREACHA: GO TOBANN last week, it was a real special one and we still feel so grateful and lucky to get to do this and to see how much it means to everyone. to everyone who read, thank you and well done, keep telling your story as only you know how. to everyone who read for the first time with us, we can't wait to see you back. to everyone who came for support, encouragement and enjoyment thank you for your presence. thank you to ,@nudescraftandcocktailco as always for hosting us and thank you to our fantastic photographer @skeleton.cringe . news on our next event coming soon, see you there!

grá mór,
LITREACHA

😘💖🙂‍↕️ by @_litreacha

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14 days ago

The Carmilla Night Fair', presented by North Tipperary Queer Shed and Live Art Ireland, a queer night of poetry , sound, drama, art, theatre, crafts and dance. Taking place on Saturday 3rd October at Live Art Ireland!

Who is highlighting this event?

Litreacha is a queer poetry collective and run a monthly open mic for queer writers and musicians in Cork City to share their work and socialise.

Rhayn Abner is a writer originally from California. She specialises in short stories in speculative fiction, particularly in the horror genre.

Synthesise Her is a feminist sound technology project founded to heal the mind/body split within technological learning environments. Together, Viva and Roísín perform as [SPIT] using custom built electronic instruments, samples and movement.

Brendan Egan is an interdisciplinary artist from West Clare experimenting with movement, sound and material to develop experiential approaches to place, body and perception.

Jennifer Ryan-Kelly is an illustrator and animator who draws inspiration from the depths of Irish mythology. She will be providing 2 workshops: workshop 1 will take you on an imaginative journey to the faerie realm and workshop 2 you will design interactive paper dolls that reveal hidden surprises.

Didi Delaney will be exhibiting their paintings in the barn at Live Art Ireland. A lot of Didi's work has been shaped by their own queer identity, alongside their love and passion for nature.

Extra event details: The tickets are €30. Link in bio. On sale now. Please get in touch with us if you cannot pay the full price of the ticket but would still like to go. The events starts at 5pm but we recommend arriving at 4pm. Events will be happening simultaneously in different areas around Live Art Ireland. There is an option to camp at Live Art Ireland on Saturday night or to stay in the house (first come first serve - there is an extra fee for staying in the house - PM 2 book).

Please note most event spaces are accessed by stairs

@_didraws @jenniferryankellyartist @synthesize_her_ @vivadean @bre_ndanegan @rhaynbow94 @_litreacha @queershedsnorthtipp @queersheds @tipperarycoco @dept_justice_ireland @deptcde by @_litreacha

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21 days ago

SPARKED - Emerging Filmmakers Showcase
Hosted by Litreacha

Fri 11 Sep | Nano Nagle | 16:00

SPARKED presents the next generation of queer filmmaking talent. This short film programme features emerging Irish filmmakers and celebrates fresh perspectives and creative storytelling.
Followed by a Q&A with some of the filmmakers
Event hosted by the wonderful team of the queer open mic @_litreacha

LAVENDER - Grace Savage, Kayleigh Corcoran
DREAM GIRL - Aisling Collins
HOME VISITS - Brodie Harold, Sophie O'Toole
BECOMING HER - Angelica Equiza
ASTRONAUT - Alex Monaghan
A DREAM FULFILLED - Kaia Egritepe
FILÍOCHT NA CORCAIGH - The Poetry Of Cork - Kyra Owers by @_litreacha

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25 days ago

hey queers!

lá breá brothallach a bhí ann. ní raibh scamall ar bith le feiceáil sa spéir agus bhí an grian ag scaoildteadh na gcloch. chuaigh mé amach ag siúil na sráideanna i gcathair chorcaí, bhí na tithe tabhairne go léir dubh la daoine agus bhí atmasféar leictreach timpeall na háite.

🫪💥‼️GO TOBANN‼️💥🫪

tháinig mé go dtí @nudescraftandcocktailco , áit a raibh slua ollmhór daoine aiteacha álainn ildaite ag léamh filíocht agus ag casadh scéalta dochreidte. d'oscail mé an doras agus is ansin a thosnaigh oíche nach ndéanfaidh mé dearmad air go deo....

join us on the 6 SEPTEMBER 2026 at 8pm for the next installment of LITREACHA where the theme will be GO TOBANN ("suddenly")....

grá mór,
LITREACHA by @_litreacha

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a month ago

North Tipperary Queer Shed and Live Art Ireland are coming together to curate 'The Carmilla Night Fair', a queer night of poetry , sound, drama, art, theatre, crafts and dance. Taking place on Saturday 3rd October at Live Art Ireland!

Who is highlighting this event?

Didi Delaney will be exhibiting their paintings in the barn at Live Art Ireland. A lot of Didi's work has been shaped by their own queer identity, alongside their love and passion for nature.

Jennifer Ryan-Kelly is an illustrator and animator who draws inspiration from the depths of Irish mythology. She will be providing 2 workshops: workshop 1 will take you on an imaginative journey to the faerie realm and workshop 2 you will design interactive paper dolls that reveal hidden surprises.

Synthesise Her is a feminist sound technology project founded to heal the mind/body split within technological learning environments. Together, Viva and Roísín perform as [SPIT] using custom built electronic instruments, samples and movement.

Litreacha is a queer poetry collective and run a monthly open mic for queer writers and musicians in Cork City to share their work and socialise.

Brendan Egan is an interdisciplinary artist from West Clare experimenting with movement, sound and material to develop experiential approaches to place, body and perception.

Rhayn Abner is a writer originally from California. She specialises in short stories in speculative fiction, particularly in the horror genre.

Extra event details: The tickets are €30. Link in bio. On sale now. Please get in touch with us if you cannot pay the full price of the ticket but would still like to go. The events starts at 5pm but we recommend arriving at 4pm. Events will be happening simultaneously in different areas around Live Art Ireland. There is an option to camp at Live Art Ireland on Saturday night or to stay in the house (first come first serve - there is an extra fee for staying in the house - PM 2 book).

Please note most event spaces are accessed by stairs

@_didraws @jenniferryankellyartist @synthesize_her_ @vivadean @bre_ndanegan @rhaynbow94 @_litreacha @queershedsnorthtipp @queersheds @tipperarycoco @dept_justice_ireland @deptcde by @_litreacha

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a month ago

hey queers!

photos have arrived from the second half of our LITREACHA double bill this month! we were delighted to collab with @linq_ireland at their gorgeous hq for this special, intimate open mic. thanks to everyone who joined us and thanks to the talented @fujiforan and @skeleton.cringe for these amazing photos! see ye at the next one!

grá mór,
LITREACHA by @_litreacha

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2 months ago

hey queers!

we hope you enjoyed LITREACHA IN PROGRESS last week as much as we did. thanks as always to @nudescraftandcocktailco for the venue, the upstairs area was a lovely change of scene! thank you to all the wonderful readers and thanks to the fantastic @skeleton.cringe for the photos. let us know if you'd like to be tagged and please share the photos as you wish. see ye soon!

grá mór,
LITREACHA by @_litreacha

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2 months ago

hey queers!

(catchy tagline).... bear with us, this caption is still taking shape (coming together?) but should be ready in time for our event (gathering?) on the 23rd of July in @nudescraftandcocktailco we're working with a different setup (arrangement?) this month so we are upstairs for this one! the theme this time around (**confirm theme) is

⚠️🛣️👣PROGRESS👣🛣️⚠️

bring your unpolished gems, unrefined treasures and (power of 3) and see them in the light (good metaphor?) everything takes work, but we'll work it out together (cringe?) and bit by bit we'll get there eventually (find the right words)....

grá mór,
LITREACHA by @_litreacha

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2 months ago

hey queers!

we are so delighted to be teaming up with @linq_ireland for a very special open mic this month! join us on Tuesday 28/7 6pm at the linq hq and bring a friend and a song or poem. the theme of this event is QUEER FUTURES and we can't wait to be transported through time. the future's brighter with all of us in it. until then,

grá mór,
LITREACHA by @_litreacha

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3 months ago

hey queers!

thank you to everyone who came and helped us celebrate LITREACHA's second birthday, these two gay dads couldn't be prouder. they really do grow up so fast! but we wouldn't be here without the constant support and inspiration of the readers, performers and members of the beautiful queer/creative/freak community we have found. here's to many more happy years of creating and celebrating together. the future is getting harder and harder to imagine every day, but imagining is what we do, and what keeps us alive. long live the queers.

grá mór,
LITREACHA

Photos by @skeleton.cringe our superstar photographer 💕 thank u spike by @_litreacha

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