Nithy Kasa & Open Mic

Join us on Zoom for a poetry reading by Nithy Kasa followed by Open Mic!

7:45pm - Sign up for Open Mic on Zoom chat

8:00pm - Nithy Kasa reading

8:15pm - Open Mic begins

9:10pm - Announcements and Farewells

Nithy Kasa is a Congolese-Irish poet whose work features on the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, the University of Galway’s archive, the Special Collections of University College Dublin, Poetry Ireland Review and others. She is among the ten poets selected for Poetry as Commemoration for the Decade of Centenaries programme by UCD supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. She's the recipient of I bhFad i gCéin international residencies for Cave Canem by Poetry Ireland, The Arts Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs. She received the Poetry Ireland Commission 2020 and was shortlisted for The Eavan Boland Emerging Poet Award 2021. Her debut collection of poetry, Palm Wine Tapper and The Boy at Jericho was listed among the top poetry books of 2022 by the Irish Times, and shortlisted for the Pigott Poetry Prize 2023.

We are grateful for the support of The Arts Council and Limerick City & County Council.

Zoom closed-captions will be made available for this event.

Participation is limited to the first 100 guests to join.