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re:verb is a platform showcasing poetry and verbal art that predominantly strays from the mainstream, and aims to expand the potential of live literature.

Mai Ishikawa is a Japanese poet, theatre translator, theatre-maker, performer based in Dublin. Her poems appeared in The Stony Thursday Book, Banshee, Channel, The Future of Kyoto (Writers in Kyoto), Beginnings Over and Over (Dedalus Press) and elsewhere. Her poetic, audio-physical piece Constriction premiered at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025.

Suzanne Walsh/Zan Breathnach is a cross-disciplinary artist and writer working with performance, audio, and text. They publish essays, art-writing, poetry, and fiction in publications including Paper Visual Art Journal, Fallowmedia, and Winter Papers, as well as commissioned texts for art publications.

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re:verb 2026 - Programme

Friday 5 June 2026
5pm: Kit Fryatt & Máighréad Medbh

7.30pm: Mai Ishikawa & Suzanne Walsh

Saturday 6 June 2026
2.30pm: Jazmine Linklater & Joanna Walsh

5pm: Alice Lyons & Maija Makela

7.30pm: Ellen Dillon & Éireann Lorsung