Stephen James Smith is a Dublin poet and playwright central to the rise of the vibrant spoken word scene in Ireland today, with poetry videos amassing over 2.5 million views. He has been commissioned by national organisations (i.e, Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day Festival and Dublin stadium sponsor Aviva) to produce work and tours internationally. He also teaches and has had his work has been translated into multiple languages.

Stephen will be supported by Liverpool based, Irish poet and author, Ciarán Hodgers, for whom Stephen wrote the foreword to Cosmocartography, due for release in Oct 2018.

Presented in partnership with the Liverpool Philharmonic.