Cut-up Poetry Workshop

Roisin Power Hackett & Ian Nolan

Undercurrents A Social and Ecological Story of Leixlip Cut-up Poetry Workshop facilitated by Róisín Power Hackett

Leixlip Youth and Community Centre

Undercurrents A Social and Ecological Story of LeixlipCut-up Poetry Workshop facilitated by writer Róisín Power Hackett Saturday July 5th, 2-4pmLeixlip Youth and Community Centre, Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, W23 WR96 Cut-up poetry is an experimental method of writing by cutting up words from any book, newspaper or written material and then pasting them down again on paper in a different order. In the 20th century it was used by the Dadaist and the Beat Generation poets as well as many song writers. With the cut-up method, texts become plastic, can be made into any image, and can be re-appropriated in a creative potentially political way.As part of this workshop, you will be shown examples of cut-up writing and you will be invited to cut-up two different documents, extracts from the Planning and Development Act, 2000 and Ireland Considered as a Field for Investment or Residence a book published in 1852 by William Bullock Webster. At the end of the workshop, if participants agree, these poems will be collected and published in a limited-edition zine.Róisín Power Hackett is a visual artist, writer and curator who has been making cut-up poetry since 2013 and has presented, performed and published it in various formats. In 2022 Róisín performed at European Camarade for the European Poetry Festival at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge and has been published in issue 11 of gorse journal. All materials will be provided. The workshop is free, but booking is essential.

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