FeliSpeaks

Felicia Olusanya aka FELISPEAKS, is a Nigerian-Irish poet, performer and playwright from Co. Longford who’s currently featured on the Leaving Cert English Curriculum with their poem ‘For Our Mothers'. They’re a member of WeAreGriot, a poetry collective consisting of herself, Dagogo Hart & Samuel Yakura  (who we talked to in the last episode) and a board member of Poetry Ireland. 

They also opened for Kate Tempest at Vicar St, and have performed at festivals such as Mother Tongues, Women and Children First, in Belgium, Wexford Literary Festival, Cuirt, and the National Concert Hall’s Notes from a Quiet Land in 2021.

We've a great conversation about racism, George Nkencho, feminism, and their creative process - and their latest video, ‘Tough Meat’ which was just released a few months ago.

You can find them @felispeaks on the socials // felispeaks.com