Outriders Europe, 29 September 2022
Edinburgh Book Festival's Outriders Europe Project
Drogheda born poet Ciarán Hodgers brings a raucous night of local, national and international Spoken word poetry with Glaswegian writer Victoria McNulty and local poet Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh, with special guests poets/spoken word artists Abi Oliveira, Dagogo Hart and Abhainn Connolly. Join us for a night of powerful spoken word exploring borders, migration, climate, landscape and much more as Ciarán and Victoria journey through Europe exploring these themes through its history, culture and writing as part of Edinburgh Book Festival's Outriders Europe project.
Free admission with donations for SOSAD gratefully accepted
Supported by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media's Local Live Performance Scheme
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Attendees are invited to not only hear and witness what the artists have to say, but also consider their own voice and what we all might sound like in harmony, stepping out of the silence and into a world that is plenty big enough to hold us all.