✍️ Spoken Word Poetry Workshop with Cormac Mac Gearailt
📅 Saturday 4 October 2025
🕒 2.30 – 4.30pm
📍 Little Acorns Bookstore, Derry
💷 £10 bit.ly/borderlines1
Join Cormac Mac Gearailt – All-Ireland Poetry Slam Champion and UNESCO Slamovision winner – for a 2-hour workshop on writing and performing spoken word poetry.
Designed for beginners and intermediate writers, the workshop will cover:
* How to spark ideas for poems
* Writing, editing & finding your unique voice
* Tips and techniques for performing your work on stage
📖 Whether you’re brand new to spoken word or looking to sharpen your craft, this session offers expert guidance in a fun, supportive environment.
🎟 Spaces are limited – book early: bit.ly/borderlines1
🌙 Evening Event – Border Lines Live Literature
Stick around for Border Lines, a bilingual evening of live literature at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin (7.30pm).
Hosted by Cat Brogan, the line-up includes:
* Cormac Mac Gearailt (Irish Poetry Slam Champion)
* Sam Ó Fearraigh (Irish-language poet & performer)
* Robert Ardbuckle (North West poet & spoken word artist)
* The Queer Writers Circle (fresh LGBTQ+ voices)
🎟 Evening: £6 | Workshop + Evening ticket: £13
Border Lines is presented in association with Poetry Ireland and aims to connect audiences and writers across cultural and linguistic borders, building a vibrant live literature scene in the North West.
Also check out other Arts events in Derry, Literary Art events in Derry, Workshops in Derry.
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