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Poetry Off the Page: Past, Present, Future (24 Apr 2025, University College Dublin)

Dublin, IRE – The Poetry Off the Page project, in collaboration with UCD and Boundless and Bare, is thrilled to announce the upcoming Poetry Off the Page: Past, Present, Future event, set to take place on April 24th 2025 from 3:30-5:30 pm in the FitzGerald Debating Chamber at UCD. This event consists of poetry performances by Emmet O’Brien and Stephen James Smith and a roundtable discussion with organisers and scholars of poetry performance, including Paul Casey (Ó Bhéal), Lucy Collins (UCD), Claire Palzer (University of Vienna) and Melissa Ridge (Boundless and Bare). It will be followed by an open mic opportunity for audience members.

Podcast Episode 3

Our third podcast episode is finally out! In this one, senior researcher Helen Thomas explores the role of MCs (masters of ceremonies) at a selection…

Podcast Episode 2

In the second episode, PhD researcher Claire Palzer explores poetry performances at contemporary festivals, focusing on Lingo, Ireland’s spoken word festival (2014-2016). Claire talks about…

Podcast Episode 1

In the first PoP podcast episode, PhD researcher Shefali Banerji explores the various artforms that poets incorporate in their long form spoken word shows. Shefali…