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Border Lines - Writing Workshop

Catherine Brogan

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Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm

2 hours

18 Great James Street, Londonderry, BT48 7DA, United Kingdom

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Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm (BST)

18 Great James Street, Londonderry, BT48 7DA

18 Great James Street, Londonderry, BT48 7DA, United Kingdom, Derry

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Border Lines - Writing Workshop
✍️ 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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Border Lines - Writing Workshop, 4 October | Event in Derry | AllEvents
Border Lines - Writing Workshop
Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm