By Cian Pierce From this week on, I will be sharing a poem from each of the poets in the list above. This isn’t to say that you can’t still submit your own work though, there is more than enough space to include everyone! This week’s featured poem is ‘The Tale of the Vulnerable’ by…
By Cian Pierce Ireland is a nation of poets, always has been and always will be. We are all familiar with the bigger figures of Irish poetry, Ni Chuilleanain, Boland, Heany, Yeats, etc; but we should not ignore the new up and coming generation of poets. Below is a list of biographies of eleven…
By Cian Pierce Starting with this issue I would like to introduce a sub-section for Arts and Literature called ‘Poet’s Corner’. I’ll be using this section to share my favourite poems mainly by Irish authors, but I might also share book recommendations, information on upcoming events in UCC and throughout Cork etc. Arts and Lit…
By Cian Pierce Should the arts even be sponsored? Dublin’s historic and iconic Olympia Theatre is the latest landmark to take on a corporate sponsor following the announcement of a partnership with Three. The mobile company is to rename the historic building the ‘3Olympia Theatre’, quite frankly missing an opportunity to name it “The…
By Cian Pierce This September classes and events will return to being held on campus for the most part. While the past year introduced many new creative solutions and outlets for students to share their appreciation for and engage with art and literature, for example, UCC Dramat Society’s “Wish You Were Here”, UCC Musical Theatre…
By Imasha Costa, Arts & Literature Editor It’s ironic how a few lyrics from one of my favourite musicals define the past year, and how time cannot be measured, especially for those who have been silenced by the shutdown of theatres all across the world (well, except Australia). Rent, an award-winning musical by Jonathan Larson…
By Julie Landers During the first lockdown, I made a zine about toast. It was something small, nothing that would cause a seismic shift in bread-eating discourse. But it was the act of concentrating on something that I liked, slowly cutting and glueing together a small handbook of sorts, that provided a sense of profound…
By Imasha Costa, Arts & Literature Editor Art has always been placed as a male-centred form of expression where the male gaze is represented, and the pieces that are famous are usually those of men. With the surge of social media outlets like Instagram and Twitter, visual art has evolved itself, which has further allowed …
By Claudia Schwarz Most New Year’s resolutions never make it to February, but maybe a late one will last the distance. Instead of simply setting yourself a quota of books to read per week, why not make it more entertaining. I have listed a few fun challenges that could get the ball rolling! Read a…
By Imasha Costa – Arts & Literature Editor Girl, Woman, Other – Bernardine Evaristo Winner of the Booker Prize in 2019, this book dives into the lives of twelve British women, most of them black, as they move through the world in different decades. The novel looks not only at their struggle, but the love…