So Say So

'S o Say So' is an event that spotlights poetry, storytelling, and music. It is curated by the esteemed poet Stephen James Smith. Each event will feature a distinguished national or international poet joined by musicians Basciville for a unique collaborative performance. The 5‑Word‑Challenge open mic segment is open to everyone, with performers limited to 5 minutes each on a first‑come, first‑served basis.

So Say So #28 — Free Event

July 30th - Helen of Troj from Germany & Aidan Murphy / Thunderclap Murphy in Wexford Arts Centre's Community Garden

Kindly supported by the Department, Culture Ireland and Wexford County Council as part of Ireland's EU Presidency Culture Programme.

So Say So #29 — Free Event

August 28th - Maras Mathias from France in Wexford Arts Centre's Community Garden

Kindly supported by the Department, Culture Ireland and Wexford County Council as part of Ireland's EU Presidency Culture Programme.

Autumn: October 15th - Vona Groarke

Vona Groarke has published fourteen books with The Gallery Press, including nine original poetry collections, and two translations from the Irish, most recently Woman of Winter (2023), a version of the much‑loved Irish poem usually known in English as 'The Lament of the Hag of Beare'. She published Hereafter: The Telling Life of Ellen O'Hara with New York University Press (2022). A Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library 2018‑19; former editor of Poetry Ireland Review and selector for the UK's Poetry Book Society, she has taught at the University of Manchester since 2007. She is the current Writer in Residence at St John's College, Cambridge, and otherwise lives in Co. Sligo in the West of Ireland.