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Category: Arts & Literature

The Return of the Everyman

By Imasha Costa   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

With the Covid-19 lockdown hitting most of the world, closing down several of our favourite places including pubs, restaurants, arenas, and sport centres, the world has been slowly diminished by the lack of live performances of theatre, musicals and plays. Earlier this year, The Everyman closed its doors temporarily to the public as they strived over the…

Fourfold and Cygnets

By Express Staff   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Fourfold By Claire Aherne when i am near you i am buzzing inside my ears ring among little wasps humming to death the imaginary friends in my belly are you hearing my feelings the lucky younger bastards having nothing to mourn, are their own disadvantage when i hear the siren i do not change my…

The Do’s of Self-Publishing

By Imasha Costa   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Not to walk all over traditional publishing houses, but if you really want to publish a collection of poetry; short stories; or even your very first novel, you could try a different route that has become more popular over the years. With several writers ready to use this method, especially those who are just starting out, self-publishing…

Understanding Tribal Identity through Poetry

By Express Staff   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Writes Claudia Schwarz “When a [DNA] test kit can tell you who you are, the very notion of identity begins to fall apart” – Hina Walajahi. Defining Native American identity is an almost unsolvable problem. What does it mean and, more importantly, who is allowed to define and describe it? A lot of people with indigenous ancestors…

Exeter St. Davids

By admin   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Writes Claudia Schwarz The wind had its work cut out today Transporting people to their version of the universe. Pushing and pulling Strings of destiny But they tend to be stubborn, Fighting back with the closing of a window Keeping their minds hidden under an umbrella. Two dripping shadows, one umbrella Waiting on platform 3…

‘What is Colour?’- My Generation at Cork Culture Night 2020

By Imasha Costa   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

In a new imaginary world, My Generation – a new set of large scale temporary artworks in Cork City Centre – tackles a social norm where colour is a concept created, and creates a society where everyone is understanding, respectful and proud of the different colours that are present. A social imaginary world where there…

A Student’s Guide to the Best Finds in Local Shops

By Imasha Costa   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Growing up, I was always fascinated by shops that held editions of literature which people willingly gave away, not knowing the value they actually held. I usually found these in charity shops or used bookstores. Unaware that certain editions of literature held a great richness in them, I always ended up hoarding them until I…

The Theatrical Heart of Cork City Struggles to Come Alive

By Imasha Costa   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on August 15, 2020

Cork’s Everyman Theatre, the beating heart of Cork City, announced its shutdown on the 12th of March, and thus ended its showing of Beckett’s play Watt, starring Barry McGovern, directed by Tom Creed. The Covid-19 restrictions that had been put in place caused the Everyman, a non-profit charity, to slowly diminish into darkness as the…

Arts Alternative In The Face Of Covid-19

By Fiona Keeley   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on April 7, 2020

By Fiona Keeley This isn’t an article I ever thought I would write. Due to the severity of the Covid-19 situation humanity has been asked to enforce strict measures in the name of keeping people safe from the virus. This not a situation we have encountered in living memory and it impacts every part of…

The Paper Bracelet – A Sharp Sting with a Shimmer of Hope

By Fiona Keeley   Posted in Arts & Literature Byline
Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English was a novel that I had always planned to read this year. I had read the brief of this book online many times, a box filled with identity bracelets from a mother and baby home kept safe for fifty years by a former nurse. I was intrigued by the…

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