The Quiet Revolution: Taking Control through Self-Publishing

Local Dublin spoken word poet Natasha Helen Crudden explores the opportunities available to writers through the art of self-publishing.

Boundless & BareJanuary 20, 2020Natasha Helen Crudden, Quiet Revolution, Self-Publishing, Publishing, Publish, Irish Publication, Irish Spoken Word, Spoken Word Ireland, Poetry, Spoken Word

Skibbereen spoken word group introduce new theatre initiative

Ten-Past-Ten Theatre is a new dedicated drama slot that comes at the end of each month's Speakeasy Sessions in Skibbereen.

Boundless & BareNovember 23, 2019Skibbereen, new theatre, spoken word, The Tanyard, Miriam O’Donovan, Speakeasy Sessions in Skibbereen, Ten Past Ten Theatre, BND, BOUND, BOUNDLESS AND BARE

New Alternative Group 7 Daughters

7 Daughters is a new alternative group mixing music and spoken word. Members are Conor O, Claus Jensen and Abby Oliveira. The band is currently working on a 7-track album ‘Mother’, now is in its final stages of production, due to be released soon.

Boundless & BareNovember 16, 2019

Meet the 2019/2020 All-Ireland Poetry Slam Champion

The 2019 All-Ireland Poetry Slam Final took place in Sinatra’s Bar in the Arlington Hotel last Friday, 8th November. Melissa Ridge speaks with 2019/2020 All-Ireland Champion Shaunna Lee Lynch about her new title and her experience getting to first place.

Boundless & BareNovember 13, 2019shaunna lee lynch, all ireland poetry slam final, all ireland slam 2019, melissa ridge

Hip-Hop Charity 5th Element NI launch their Social Hub in Belfast

On November 16th Hip-Hop based charity 5th Element NI will have their official opening for their new Hip-Hop Social Hub in Belfast. To celebrate the launch they are throwing a Hip-Hop House Party from 12pm - 5pm at The Rankins Building on Great Victoria Street, Belfast.

Boundless & BareNovember 11, 2019

Reverberations: A Spoken Word Radio Series

Reverberations, a six part series produced by Alan Meaney, will return to RTÉ for Series 2 on Thursday 7th November at 8.00pm. Six of Ireland’s foremost female poets and spoken word artists speak about their work, and perform a poem inspired by a particular soundscape in a unique location.

Boundless & BareNovember 6, 2019Reverberations, Alan Meaney, RTE, RADIO, NUALA LEONARD, AMY BARRY, FELISPEAKS, MELISSA RIDGE, ELAINE FEENEY, SIAN NÍ MHUIRÍ

Spoken Word Poetry Events in November

From Derry to Dublin and Cork to Galway there are Spoken Word Events happening all over the country this month. Here are just some to look forward to.

Storytelling Events this November

The revival of the spoken word and storytelling genre has become a popular artform across Ireland. Take a look at some storytelling events coming up this month across the country.

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Irish Spoken Word Magazine Issue Two Launches this November in Dublin

Boundless & Bare presents BND Magazine ISSUE 2 launching on 22nd November in The Complex, Dublin. The event will include spoken word performances by Beau Williams, Melissa Ridge, and comedy by Therese Cahill with more soon to be confirmed. Tickets are €12 and include admission to the event and a copy of BND ISSUE 2. They can be purchased on Eventbrite.

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Lessons from the Social Media Savvy

Melanie O’ Donovan looks at three online spoken word svengalis to find out what makes a popping social media presence.

Boundless & BareOctober 28, 2019

Spotlight On Scene of the Rhyme: The Middle of Everywhere

In the summer of 2018 the founders of Scene of the Rhyme spoke to BND about the idea behind their unique event and why it is an important fixture of the creative scene in the midlands.

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The 13th All Ireland Poetry Slam Final takes place in Dublin this November

Now in its 13th year, The All Ireland Poetry Slam Final is scheduled to take place in Sinatra's Bar at The Arlington Hotel in Dublin on Friday the 8th November. After a series of Heats, Ireland's four provinces have produced three finalists who will represent their region, one of whom will be crowned the 2019 All Ireland Slam Poetry Champion.

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The Dublin Story Slam Podcast Review & Listening Party Announcement

The Dublin Story Slam have announced that as of this month they will be part of The Warren, an exciting brand new Podcast Network and home to a diverse line up of podcasts that focus on everything from audio drama to insects, cartoonists to science. Read the The Dublin Story Slam Podcast Review by Adam Lawler from Vol. 1 Issue 1.

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Student Life and the Spoken Word

Many young people find their voice partaking in spoken word events in college. BND spoke to four students: Caoimhe Donnelly, Leo Kuhling, Paul McNamara, and Alana Daly Mulligan about how attending spoken word in college helped them develop their spoken word craft.

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

The Rhyme Rag Ensemble

Emily Murtagh takes a look at some of the youngest members of Kilkenny’s vibrant creative scene.

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Poet? Comedian? I’m more than my Tinder bio. Yes, we exist.

First a poet, now a comedian. Sorcha Doyle tells BND why she switched mediums.

“I found myself revisiting these traumatic events so much that the weight of the experience lifted. For non-artist types, this is called coping and moving on. For many artists, this is death.”

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

Melissa Ridge and Melanie O’ Donovan explore the still-developing form of spoken word theatre in Dublin through the lens of last year’s most fruitful and synergetic pairing; FeliSpeaks and Dagogo Hart.

Cork poetry night Ó Bhéal downscales to monthly event

Speaking to BND of the change, event runner Paul Casey said:

”There's still so much to do for poetry, precisely because poetry has always given, and will always carry the potential to deliver so much into our lives that other art forms cannot…”

Boundless & BareJuly 15, 2019ó bhéal, cork spoken word, cork poetry night, boundless and bare, bnd blog, bnd magazine, paul casey

Lewis Kenny is done with poetry. For good

It’s a special kind of gut punch, when the scene loses one of its guiding hands. It enters in an indiscriminate stab and twists viscerally, pricking a bit more every time you remember yet another vital structure, built with care by someone who was committed to moving the scene forward, now abandoned. Lewis Kenny has built a lot of structures.

Boundless & BareJuly 10, 2019

Shane Koyczan: a master marionette of emotion and metaphor

Spoken word is a fluid genre that combines elements of poetry and storytelling wrapped up in sincere and thought-provoking topics spun from real life experiences, and there isn’t a more natural storyteller than Koyczan, a master at spinning hurt and heartache into poetic gold.

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