'Boundless & Bare' aims to strengthen and elevate the spoken word community in Ireland. They honour the creativity that has existed in Ireland for generations and bring attention to the talent that exists today. They are a community that allows people to enhance their craft, connect with other creatives and find new platforms to showcase everything they have to offer.
'BND Magazine: Lockdown Edition' provides a retrospective outlook on 2020 and the effects COVID-19 has had on the spoken word community. Highlights from this issue include:
Interview with Belfast slam poet and writer Elizabeth McGeown
Discussion with director Maureen Kennelly on the issues facing Arts Council Grants and its relationship with the spoken word community
Exclusive Q&As with Galway rapper Celaviedmai, Longford spoken word poet FeliSpeaks, and internationally acclaimed UK spoken word poet Hollie McNish
'Poet in Lockdown' interview series with USA spoken word artist Beau Williams, screenwriter and poet Conor Quinlan from Galway, and actress, playwright and performance artist Sarah Richardson from London
Comments by Alana Daly Mulligan on discrepancies in pay for spoken word artists, Abby Oliveira on spoken word and music infusion, and Colm Mac Gerailt on Irish Language and the Spoken Word
Reviews featuring Imelda May's spoken word EP 'Slip of the Tongue'
Published by Boundless & Bare
Softcover
87 pages
210 mm x 300 mm
