Ireland’s First Spoken Word Magazine
BND Spoken Word Magazine is Ireland’s premiere magazine and blog dedicated to documenting and promoting the vibrant spoken world community in Ireland.
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.
Read MoreMany 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.
Read MoreEmily Murtagh takes a look at some of the youngest members of Kilkenny’s vibrant creative scene.
Read MoreFirst 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.”
Read MoreMelissa 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.
Read MoreSpeaking 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…”
Read MoreIt’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.
Read MoreSpoken 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.
Read More“It all started with an open mic”, says Anna Jordan founder of Modwords. Like so many spoken word events before have originated, in the back of a bar. Based in Waterford, Modwords has run for three years now and has increased in size with each year.
Read MoreIn collaboration with collectives WeAreGriot, Modwords, and Angry Mom Collective this spoken word national tour will produce four shows in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, and Galway. There will be opportunities in Waterford, Cork, and Galway to perform in an Open-Mic segment. Details and line-up below!
Read More“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”
Read MoreThe spoken word community in Ireland is a budding network of event facilitators, festival curators, writers and performers. Speaking generally, it is no secret that there is little money to be made in spoken word and this is not so surprising when you learn there is slim to none financial backing to begin with.
Read MoreThe Sunshine Tantrum Tour 2019 presented by Boundless & Bare is a national tour for spoken word artists. Showcasing the talents of emerging and established performers across the island of Ireland to promote the art of spoken word to new audiences and communities, promoting poetry in a non-traditional fashion with elements of theatre, comedy and storytelling.
Read MoreWe’re future-focused here at BND, after the success of our first issue we’re putting in the time to make Issue Two is even better! So we’re open for business again! Tell your kids, tell your wife, we’re on the hunt for pitches.
Read MoreEllen Murray speaks to Irish representative Beau Williams before he travels to compete in the upcoming World Poetry Slam in Paris.
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’.
Read MoreAdam Lawler attends the 2019 Intervarsity Slam and interviews this year’s champion, Phoebe Brigginshaw.
Read MoreBoundless & Bare presents the official launch of Ireland's First Spoken Word Magazine, BND.
Read MoreThis year, First Fortnight is hosting Europe’s Mental Health festival in Ireland. The festival, a celebration of creativity and mental health, showcases the vibrancy and diversity of modern Ireland with an emphasis on the European community.
Read MorePhonica is a multidisciplinary performance series blurring the lines of sound, music, and poetry through improvisational layered sound textures and the creation of soundscapes.
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