Following an open call for event proposals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic artists and writers in February 2020, the festival presents six events as part of their Compass strand. Say It Aloud – We’re Irish! is a fresh and vibrant spoken word event, which explores perspectives on what it means to be Irish today.
Featuring a new work inspired by Ola Majekodunmi’s viral video-documentary, What Does “Irishness” Look Like?, the event also includes readings of poems and a discussion.
Performers include Lorde Fuhl, a Dublin based wordsmith, using songs, stories, and poems; Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi, a Lagos-born, Galway-bred and Dublin-based writer, performer, arts facilitator, and literary editor and Kayssie Kandiwa, a poet and singer-songwriter whose work blends her Zimbabwean cultural heritage and her Irish upbringing.
Sunday October 25, 7pm (donation suggested with 100% given to performers)
The Dublin International Literature Festival runs from Thursday October 22 to Wednesday October 28.
Full programme details at ilfdublin.com
