Reverberations: A Spoken Word Radio Series

Reverberations Series 2, a six part series produced by Alan Meaney, will be aired on RTÉ 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. Alan Meaney is an independent radio producer, based in Galway, specialising in dramas, documentaries and short features.  His work has been aired on RTE, Newstalk, Resonance FM and on various community and regional stations.

Episode 1 features FeliSpeaks (aka Felicia Olusanya), a young Nigerian-Irish spoken word poet, performance artist and writer. She was recently nominated as ‘Best Performer’ by Dublin Fringe Festival in 2018, for her performance in ‘BOYCHILD’. Felicia has also been honoured with an award by the (APNI) African Professional Network of Ireland for her unique contribution to the art scene in Dublin City. Felispeaks has her mind set on changing poetry as performed and received in Ireland.  

FeliSpeaks performs the poem ‘Rain’, written to challenge the people, the place and product of the countries we live in. What have we planted? Are we comfortable with it’s growth? It was inspired by a rainstorm while taking shelter under a bus shelter in New York. She also touches on finding her voice while taking over the school intercom, the differences between performing poetry and theatre and making a living as a poet in Ireland.

Upcoming episodes of Reverberations include poets Nuala Leonard, Melissa Ridge, Amy Barry, Elaine Feeney and Sian Ní Mhuirí. The programme was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee. Reverberations will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio One Extra at 8pm on Thursday 7th November and every following Thursday for 5 weeks. The episodes will be as follows:

November 7th - FeliSpeaks
November 14th - Nuala Leonard
November 21st - Melissa Ridge
November 28th - Amy Barry
December 5th - Elaine Feeney
December 12th - Sian Ní Mhuirí

Reverberations can also be listened to online or on the Irish Radio Player app. Podcasts will be available at http://alanmeaney.ie/reverberations-series-2 after the broadcast.

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