We crept ashore: debuting poetry, prose and myth commissioned for the river

Earlier in the year, we commissioned writer Niamh Scullion, poet Padraig Regan and composer John D’Arcy to create written responses which they will perform for us this evening. We hope that these pieces, along with other research and artistic commissions, will contribute to ongoing conversations about the value and care for the Lagan. 

Niamh Scullion writes novels, short stories, scripts and essays, sometimes builds traditional boats and rows them over the sea. She is from Bellaghy in Co. Derry and lives in Belfast.

Padraig Regan is a poet and essayist from Belfast. Their first collection Some Integrity (2022) was awarded the Clarissa Luard Award and shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. They are the author of two poetry pamphlets: Delicious (Lifeboat, 2016) and Who Seemed Alive & Altogether Real (Emma Press, 2017). 

John D’Arcy works in composition, live performance and technology. His recent projects involve voice-based intermedia artwork, and site-specific storytelling and song-making. John directs HIVE Choir, an experimental vocal ensemble working with found texts and improvisation.

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