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Upcoming Events
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Mon 6 Feb, 5pm
Streams for one month

Cistin: A celebration of music, poetry, and hope in partnership with St Patrick's Mental Health Services.
Artists Nathan Mac, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Áine O’Neill, and Emmeline Gracie perform as part of First Fortnight Festival. 
Online event, streaming until 6 March 2023
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Sat 18 Feb, 2pm

The Whole Scope of Sky: Under-represented Voices in Science Writing
The Institute of Physics inaugural Writer in Residence Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan will bring together writers to talk about science writing across genres and disciplines, from science fiction, to poetry, to science communication. Joining her will be poet Viviana Fiorentino, medical expert, journalist, editor and public educator Dr. Shubhangi Karmakar, researcher and poet Dr Carolann North, and writer and curator Morgan L. Ventura. 
 Ulster Museum, Belfast (live event)
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Sat 11 March, 7pm

'Written in the Stars: A Migrant's Journey in Science Communication and Poetry'
Presented as part of the Institute of Physics Spring Meeting as their Writer in Residence.
 Armagh City Hotel, Armagh (live event)
More events TBA!

Past Events

2022

Wed 14 Dec, 18.30pm

IOM Ireland International Migrant's Day event
Tara Building, Dublin (live event)

Sun 13 Nov, 3.30pm

This Is Me: Personal Essays 
Suad Aldarra, Sean Hewitt and Jayne A Quan in conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan. In Partnership with Dublin Book Festival.
The Printworks, Dublin Castle (live event)
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Sun 23 Oct, 9pm

A Celebration of the Poetry of Eavan Boland
​Host Jessica Traynor, guests Gerald Dawe, Olivia O'Leary, Elaine Feeney, Nessa O'Mahony, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and John O'Donnell, with music from Lisa Lambe and Cormac de Barra, will read from some favourite works of Eavan Boland's, discuss her legacy, and celebrate, in words and in music, a poet whose spirit is still very much with us.
Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire (live event)
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Tues 4 Oct, 7pm

Eithne Shortall in conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
As part of Kildare Reader's Festival
Celbridge Library, Kildare (live event)
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Sat 24th Sep, 2pm

Poetry performance as part of the Abortion Rights Convener March for Choise 2022
Outside the Dáil, Dublin (live event)

Tues 20th Sep, 27pm

Poetry performance as the 30th Business to Arts Awards, reading a commissioned poem 'This Room'. 
National Concert Hall, Dublin (live event)
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Sun 4 Sep, 12pm

'Written in the Stars: A Migrant's Journey in Science Communication and Poetry'
As part of the Human Lab programme curated by Aisling Murray
Mindfield, Electric Picnic, Stradbally (live event)

Mon 25 July, 7pm

Queering the Green: Post-2000 Queer Irish Poetry at JHISS22
Hosted by the anthology’s editor Paul Maddern, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Simon Costello, Jane Clarke, and Padraig Regan join him to read their work as part of the John Hewitt International Summer School.
The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh​ (live event)

Wed 27 July, 7pm

Poetry with Pride: Queering the Green at Belfast Pride
Poetry with Pride is teaming up with The Lifeboat to celebrate the anthology Queering the Green, with performances by Rosamund Taylor, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, and Paula Cunningham, hosted by Toby Buckley 
The MAC, Belfast (live event)

Fri 24 June, 8pm

Therapy Sessions, First Fortnight
A First Fortnight favourite Therapy Sessions returns with a very special edition in the Workman’s Club. Stephen James Smith returns to MC and to curate the spoken word programming including Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Cursed Murphy, Ciara Ní É, and Tolü Makay.
Workman's Club (live event)

Thurs 16 June,
​3-6pm

Ulysses Readings & Songs as part of Bloomsday Festival
A long-standing and treasured tradition, this afternoon of songs, readings and performances from Ulysses in the heart of the city is an essential part of the Bloomsday experience.
Meeting House Square, Dublin (live event)

Sat 11 June, 2pm

Screen and Stage Writing Panel, UCD Festival
A panel discussion on writing for Screen and Stage with Q&A afterwards, join Mark O’Halloran, Eva O’Connor and moderator Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
O'Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield Campus, Dublin (live event)

Sat 11 June, 1pm

New Writing 2022 Panel, UCD Festival
Catherine Prasifka, Aingeala Flannery, Danny Denton – moderator Chandrika Naryanan-Mohan.
O'Reilly Hall Stretch 1, UCD Belfield Campus, Dublin (live event)

Tues 17 May, 8pm

REIC, Future Limerick
Pronounced ‘wreck’, REIC is a bilingual and often multilingual, spoken word event featuring poetry, rap, music, storytelling, and everything else you can think of!
Belltable, Limerick (live event)

Wed 11 May, 12.10pm

Written in the Stars, Future Human
A migrant's journey in science communication and poetry
Trinity Business School, Dublin (live event)

Thurs 7 Apr, 8.30pm

Leave the World Behind: Rumaan Alam in Conversation
Interviewing Rumaan Alam as part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature
Town Hall Theatre, Galway (live event)
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Thurs 7 Apr, 1pm

Unsettled: Rosaleen Mc Donagh
Interviewing Rosaleen McDonagh as part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature
Town Hall Theatre, Galway (live event)
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Fri 1 Apr, 7pm

First Fridays at MoLi 
Reading by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and a performance by Niamh Bury. 
Museum of Literature, Ireland (live event)

Tues 27 Mar, 7pm

Pride Poets 
Guest performer at Pride Poets, organised by Dublin Pride. 
Street 66, Dublin (live event)

Tues 22 Mar, 2.10pm

No Woman is an Island - Connections and Community
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan moderates a panel with Denise Charlton, Clare Duignan, and Yemi Adenuga as part of the UCD Women in Leadership Conference
UCD Campus, Dublin (live event)

Tues 8 Mar, 11am

International Women's Day - Break the Bias
Hosted by broadcaster Louise McSharry. 
Our panel includes Ivana Bacik, Caroline Byrne, Chandrika Narayanan, and Pearl Letlotlo Olesitse
Dublin Theatre Festival, Online

Fri 4 Mar, 6pm

Jan Carson in coversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
An event as part of the Ennis Book Club Festival
St Columba's, Ennis (live event)

Tues 22 Feb, 8pm

Ireland Reads: 10 Books You Should Read
An evening jam-packed with reading recommendations to help you ‘squeeze in a read’ on Ireland Reads day. Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Declan O’Rourke will discuss 5 of their all-time favourite reads and why they love these books so much.
Kildare Library Service (online)

Fri 11 Feb, 6pm

2022 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase Reading
The 2022 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop featuring over 40 poets reading works from their own newly published books and anthologies. I will be there reading poems from the new Dedalus Press Local Wonders anthology!
Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway (live and streamed online)
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Mon 31 Jan, 7pm

Poetry Ireland Introductions 
Readings by Simon Costello, Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill, Molly Twomey, Jamie Field, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan. Music from Laura Elizabeth Hughes
​Online recording of the live event
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Tues 14 June, 7pm

Poems for Joyce, International James Joyce Symposium
The Symposium programme will include a special section of 'Poems for Joyce' written by contemporary Irish poets: Gerald Dawe, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, Chandrika Narayanan Mohan, and Leeanne Quinn. They will read their poems at the Tuesday reception.
The Portrait Gallery, Dublin Castle (live event)
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2021

Tues 21 Dec, 6pm

Suitcase of Poetry - Winter Solstice
Releasing the videos produced by: Antje Stehn and Anne Tannam, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Ayeshah Émon, and Csilla Toldy and Mary Oyediran.
Online
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Sat 4 December, 7pm

Poetry Ireland Introductions 2021
​
Readings by Simon Costello, Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill, Molly Twomey, Jamie Field, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan. Music from Laura Elizabeth Hughes
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin (live!)
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Tues 12 October, 7pm

Rosaleen McDonagh in conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
​
Multi-talented playwright, performer and columnist Rosaleen McDonagh is now an author. Her first book Unsettled interrogates Irishness, feminism, racism, ableism, abuse, resistance as well as the bonds of community, family and friendship. Joining Rosaleen in conversation will be writer and performer Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
Red Line Book Festival (LIVE! IN PERSON!)

Mon 11 October, 8pm

Una Mannion and Jamie O’Connell in conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
Kildare Readers' Festival (online)

Sun 12 Sept, 2.30pm

Emerging Writers Podcast
Three of Ireland’s emerging authors and poets (John Patrick McHugh, Dagogo Hart, Megan Nolan) talk with host Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
Dublin Book Festival at Solas Nua (online)

Fri 15 Aug, 3.30pm 

Virtual Poetry Reading: Poetry of Displacement
With Fióna Bolger, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, and Divya Victor
Moonstone Arts Centre (online)

Thurs 8 July, 3pm

Vagabond Voices III
Chandrika Narayanan Mohan + Tara Baoth Mooney. Curated with Patrick Karl Curley
Cairde Sligo Arts Festival (online)
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Thurs 20 May, 2pm

Queer Activism and the Arts
A panel with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Karen Miano, and Bulelani Mfaco
Boundaries, Borders, Care: A conference with University College Cork (online)

Sun 23 Feb, 10.30am

The Super Sunday Big Breakfast Session
​The Duncairn, Belfast 

Fri 21 May, 5.30pm

Diversity in Publishing​
Hosted by Dr Lindsay Reid and postgraduate students from the MA in Literature in Publishing, this webinar will feature Sarah Bannan (Head of Literature, The Arts Council of Ireland), Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan (arts manager, writer, and performer), and Nidhi Zak/Aria Epie (author, editor, and founder of P[l]ay It Forward Fellowships).
Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, (online)

Tues 25 May, 8pm

Hold Open the Door: Ireland’s Poetic Voices
​An evening of readings and discussion, introduced by anthology editor Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe alongside fellow editors and contributors to the anthology, which features work by Julie Morrissy, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Sonya Gildea.
International Literature Festival Dublin (online)

Thurs 29 Apr, 8pm

New Directions: A Poetry Day Ireland Event
Hosted by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, this event features poets Grace Wilentz and Polina Cosgrove.
South Dublin Libraries & Poetry Day Ireland (online)
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Thurs 29 Apr, 6pm

A Suitcase of Poetry
Women poets in Ireland and connected to Ireland unpack their well travelled suitcases and share their poems
A Suitcase of Poetry, as part of Poetry Day Ireland (online)
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Thurs 29 Apr, 3pm

Emerging Writers Podcast
Three of Ireland’s emerging authors and poets (John Patrick McHugh, Dagogo Hart, Megan Nolan) talk with host Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
Dublin Book Festival at Blue Metropolis (online)
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Sat 24 Apr, 2pm

'Finding Ourselves: Writing through the Queer Archive'
A panel with Seán Hewitt, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Kit Fryatt, and Llaura McGee.
Cúirt International Festival of Literature (online, live from Galway!)
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Wed 14 Apr, 5pm

Tales From a Former Life:  Poetry Workshop
A poetry workshop about writing about a new life while grieving an old one,
Mother Tongues Festival (online)

Tues 13 Apr, 8pm

Bright Club Comedy Set
For this show Chandrika is dusting off her Art Historian hat, and ready to regale you with tales of questionable taxidermy, unsavoury exoticism, and more!
(online)
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Wed 3 Mar, 7pm

Axis Loves Theatre
With Aoife Spillane Hinks, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Aifric Ní Ruairc, and Aonghus Og McAnally
Axis Ballymun (online)
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2020

Mon 14 Dec, 8pm

The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Festival 2020 - The Poetry Night with Sarah Clancy, Martin Dyar and Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
Rick O'Shea Book Club, Ireland (online)
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Wed 4 Nov

Interview with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
Contatto Dublin (online)
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Mon 2 Nov, 7pm

Trumpet: Fear & Release
With Abby Oliveira, Tapasya Narang, and Evgeny Shtorn, in Conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
Dublin Book Festival in partnership with Poetry Ireland, Dublin (online)
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Sat 31 Oct, ​4pm

Poetry Reading on Poetry File
RTÉ Lyric FM (online)
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Tues 27 Oct, ​8pm

Compass: Writing Home - The New Irish Poets
International Literature Festival Dublin (online)
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Sat 24 Oct

See Through Café with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan: Juggling Identities
Mother Tongues Festival, Dublin (online)
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Fri 9 Oct, 7pm

Banshee issue #10 launch
With Emma Flynn, John Patrick McHugh, Niamh Mulvey, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan & Nathan O’Donnell
​Cork Short Story Festival, Cork (online)
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Sat 26 Sept, 11.30am

'Writing Home' Anthology Launch
Bray Literary Festival (online)
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Wed 23 Sept, 8pm

Identity Other Live
axis Ballymun, Dublin (online)
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Fri 18 Sep, 8pm

Ó Bheal's 7th Virtual event for Culture Night with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
Ó Bheal, Cork (online)
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Fri 18 Sep, 7.30pm

Global Voices: An Evening of Readings with Oxfam Books, Culture Night 2020
Oxfam Books, Dublin (online)
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Fri 18 Sep, 7pm

40 Words Shortlist and Winners Reading
Bangor Literary Journal, Wales (online)
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Sat 5 Sept, 2pm

Reading of Eight Prize Winning Poems
2020 Fingal Poetry Prize (online)
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11 June, 7.30pm

Comedy set
Bright Club Ireland (online)

Sun 29 Mar, 1.3pm
​CANCELLED

XBorders: Refuge Showcase
Mountains to Sea Festival

Sat 9 May, ​8.30pm

Duncairn Virtual Cabaret Episode 6
The Duncairn, Belfast (online)
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Sat 2 May, ​8.30pm

Duncairn Virtual Cabaret Episode 5
The Duncairn, Belfast (online)
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Sat 7 Mar, 11am

Women X Borders with Women Aloud NI
Irish Writers Centre, Dublin

Sat 22 Feb, 8pm

100 Club: Stephen James Smith Curates Creativity
The Duncairn, Belfast 
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