Ben MacCaoilte is a bilingual poet from Ireland writing and performing in both Irish and English. Ben brings beautifully formed poetry to the stage. Impossibly detailed worlds are revealed in tight verses, inspired by people, places and lives that mattered. Ben’s poetry has been published in journals including The Waxed Lemon and Much More Than Words and he has released two performance poetry albums on the Crannóg Media label, Beyond the Apple Tree (2021) and Lifting the Gate (2022). Since the release of his first album Ben has performed at many festivals and events throughout Ireland and the UK including the Scene and Heard Festival 2023 Smock Alley Theatre Dublin, Ó Bhéal in Cork, International Writers Festival Dublin, the Power of Words Festival, Write by the Sea Festival, REIC at the Cork World Book Festival, the Bath Festival UK and the Culturel Centre Irlandais, Paris as part of the Festival of Ideas. Ben had the pleasure of supporting Declan O Rourke on his Irish Tour 2023 and Dr. Martin Shaw on his Medicine HouseTour. Ben has shared the stage with many fantastic creatives and musicians such as Declan O’Rourke, Liam O’ Maonlaí and Emma Langford. He is currently touring his poetry performance installation Lifting the Gate which premiered at Smock Alley Theatre in 2023.