Bette O’Callaghan and Issue 34
Bette O’Callaghan is a poet whose public record includes live performance, online poetry, and recorded work. Issue 34 preserves her under the entry “Two Poems.” The surviving page retains the author and entry title while the individual poem titles and texts are absent.
Two Poems
The Issue 34 record preserves O’Callaghan’s authorship and the entry title. The two poem texts are no longer present on the surviving page.
Poetry and performance
O’Callaghan’s long-running author profile identifies her occupation as poet and records poetry-focused publications and blogs. A performance recollection by writer Nigel Bird places her among memorable live poets and notes the force and humor of her readings. The audio collection Saltpetre volume 1 includes her recorded poem “How I Got Religion,” preserving another part of her performance history.
The surviving literary record
O’Callaghan’s author profile records her poetry activity. Saltpetre volume 1 includes “How I Got Religion,” and a contemporary account of poetry performances remembers her live work.