Wander podcast

Wander

Poets with experience of seeking refuge share their writing. Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Cover art painting by Shukran Shirzad. Produced by Bairbre Flood.

Poets with experience of seeking refuge share their writing. Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Cover art painting by Shukran Shirzad. Produced by Bairbre Flood.

 

#39

Wander Open Call

Congratulations to everyone selected for the Wander 2025 open call competition! Thank you ... more

18 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:10

18 Sep 2025


#38

Hend Jouda

[Hend Jouda] (https://www.instagram.com/hendjoudat/)  is a writer from Gaza who’s publishe... more

11 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:43

11 Aug 2025


#37

Fionnuala O'Connell

Youth project worker, poet, and visual artist, Fionnuala O'Connell has worked for many... more

13 Jul 2025

17 MINS

17:39

13 Jul 2025


#36

Dean Oke

Poet and youth worker Dean Oke studied Community Development and Social Policy, and has a ... more

06 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:51

06 Jun 2025


#35

Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan

Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan is a writer, performer, and arts consultant from India living in... more

23 May 2025

53 MINS

53:51

23 May 2025


#34

Amano

[Amano] (https;//www.amanoanseo.com) is a multidisciplinary artist with roots in Ireland a... more

09 May 2025

47 MINS

47:20

09 May 2025


#33

Lavie Olupona

In this special Poetry Day episode, [Lavie Olupona] (https://www.instagram.com/lavie__est_... more

01 May 2025

19 MINS

19:29

01 May 2025


#32

Noor Hindi

Palestinian-American poet, journalist, teacher and activist Noor Hindi's debut poetry ... more

25 Apr 2025

34 MINS

34:54

25 Apr 2025


#31

Helen Hutchinson

Welcome back to this new season of Wander. This year we’ve got a fantastic lineup - and fo... more

15 Apr 2025

29 MINS

29:49

15 Apr 2025


#30

Mustafa & Moody

Racism in Greece, Mahmoud Darwish, normalising pushbacks and genocide, writing as witness,... more

03 Dec 2024

27 MINS

27:17

03 Dec 2024


#29

Sauti Youth

Sauti, 'voice for the voiceless' in Swahili, uses art and music to express themsel... more

02 Sep 2024

33 MINS

33:20

02 Sep 2024


#28

Joanna Dukkipati

[Good Day Cork] (https://www.instagram.com/gooddaycork/) was created in 2018 with a missio... more

01 Aug 2024

12 MINS

12:32

01 Aug 2024


#27

Olha Matso

[Olha Matso] (http://@olhamatso) has performed at poetry readings and spoken word events a... more

10 Jul 2024

23 MINS

23:11

10 Jul 2024


#26

Suad Aldarra

'So I wanted to bring Syria back to life, the Syria that I fell in love with before wa... more

11 Jun 2024

30 MINS

30:55

11 Jun 2024


#25

Dzaleka Poets Pt2

Continuing on with the [African Youth Artistic Poetry] (https://www.facebook.com/profile.p... more

04 Jun 2024

15 MINS

15:15

04 Jun 2024


#24

Dzaleka Poets

Charles Lipanda Matenga is a poet and activist and founder of AYAP - [African Youth Artist... more

28 May 2024

17 MINS

17:12

28 May 2024


#23

Neo Gilson

We talk about de-colonialising beauty standards, writing as a lifeline, experiencing the w... more

20 May 2024

18 MINS

18:53

20 May 2024


#22

Marwan Makhoul

Palestinian poet [Marwan Makhoul] (https://www.instagram.com/marwan_makhoul/) has publishe... more

09 May 2024

39 MINS

39:09

09 May 2024


#21

RIP Saleem Al-Naffar

Since October 7th, Israel has killed at least thirteen Palestinian poets and writers in Ga... more

19 Mar 2024

07 MINS

07:27

19 Mar 2024