Mel MacGiobúin / Mael Coll Rua

 

Mel MacGiobúin is a poet and Irish speaker. He writes and perforrms under the nom de plume Mael Coll Rua. His work is included in The Great Book of Ireland, an anthology of modern Irish art and poetry. He performed widely during the 1980s and 1990s. His work has been included in a number of anthologies and a number of chapbooks. In recent years, Mel has given readings as part of the 1916 Performance Arts Club, the Fighting Words creative workshops at Croke Park and has taken part in multi-media performance events, most recently at Common Ground, Bray, Co Wicklow. He is currently creating new written and performance works.