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4 events for... Poetry lovers and fans of spoken word

From Bloomsday theatrics in Dublin to poetry séisiúns in Cork.

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Jun 13th 2018, 5:05 PM

'This country has been so unloved. People go on about 800 years of oppression, it's 800 years of rejection'

Poet Colm Keegan’s latest collection is an exploration of self and society.

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Mar 18th 2018, 10:30 AM

A Maze in Cork, a Firestorm in Clare and a VR party in Offaly: Culture Night is back

This Friday 22 September, towns and cities across Ireland will be transformed for the 12th edition of Culture Night.

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Aug 9th 2017, 3:20 PM

'I think people understanding that they aren't alone in their torment has a healing element to it'

Canadian poet Shane Koyczan speaks to TheJournal.ie about art, healing, and his latest work.

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May 14th 2017, 7:45 PM

"Art's job is to question the status quo, not to ever accept it" - Spoken word and social change

A spoken word festival will be held across multiple venues in Dublin this week.

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Oct 20th 2016, 6:03 AM

We crammed into a Dublin basement for a poetry 'slam' - here's what happened

Spoken word performances are gaining in popularity.

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Apr 11th 2016, 6:49 PM

"There are a lot of dead poets on tea towels in tourist shops - this is about live poetry"

Ireland’s a hotbed of activity in the spoken word and poetry worlds, as this new event proves.

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Oct 15th 2015, 9:00 PM

Meet the people making poetry cool again in Ireland

Lingo Festival takes place in Dublin this weekend.

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Oct 16th 2014, 7:45 AM

11 unlikely people who have won Grammys

We were surprised to hear that Hillary Clinton has one… as have Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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Jun 30th 2012, 12:00 PM