Student Life and the Spoken Word

BND Magazine Exclusive, InterviewBoundless & BareOctober 9, 2019Alana Daly Mulligan, caoimhe donnelly, paul mcnamara, leo kuhling, spoken word, ucd, Limeric, dublin, poetry, university spoken word, cork

Spoken word theatre has arrived to light a fire in the Big Smoke

On its first anniversary, Open Michelle is more vital than ever

“The word “wholesome” is bandied about too much, but this night can’t be described as anything else. Throughout the evening MC and organiser Heather Hodges welcomes each comedian to the stage and makes sure to plug the next dates they’re performing. It’s a simple gesture, but one that asserts Open Michelle as a funnel through which to filter the best comedic talent in the city, to hold up some of the funniest people, and the whole affair was strikingly lovely”

Boundless & BareJune 18, 2019open michelle, comedy, women, spoken word, ireland, poetry, bnd, boundless and bare

The Arts Council needs to recognise that Spoken Word is an artform they should embrace

BND Magazine ExclusiveBoundless & BareJune 17, 2019BND, SPOKEN WORD ARTICLES, spoken word magazine, spoken word, melissa ridge, poetry, spoken word ireland, arts council, trudie gorman, flying south, slam sunday, poetry ireland, boundless and bare, boundless

Your go-to guide for Spoken Word on Poetry Day Ireland 2nd May

Ireland celebrates its National Poetry Day on May 2nd. Boundless & Bare gives you the low-down on the events featuring spoken word around the country. The theme set by Poetry Ireland this year is ‘Speak your truth or dare to see the world differently’.