BND is a spoken word magazine that documents the Irish spoken word scene as it exists and evolves, cultivating content with the help of contributors from around the country who wish to write about the community whether it be essays, articles, reviews, and interviews.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM ISSUE TWO: Commemoration of Raven and his 15 years as a performance artist in Ireland. ‘History of Spoken Word’ series of accounts with interviews with Paul Casey, Karl Parkinson, Maighread Medbh and Raven. Interviews with internationally acclaimed spoken word artists Shane Koyczan and Andrea Gibson. Event Guide featuring spoken word events happening all around the country. Essays on the storytelling community by David Jackson, Being Muslim in the Dublin spoken word community, people with disabilities in the spoken word Waterford scene. Event Spotlights: spoken word in Galway, Ireland’s only Irish speaking poetry slam, Liú Lúnasa in Belfast, Indiana poet Kimberly Campanello’s spoken word project MOTHERBABYHOME.