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Róisín Power Hackett 3 posts 0 comments

Róisín Power Hackett is a visual artist, poet and art writer. She graduated with a in BA History of Art and Fine Art and an MA in Art in the Contemporary World, an art writing masters, both from NCAD, Dublin. She has been published in Skylight 47 Issue 10, Tales of the Forest, The Runt, The Bohemyth, Rise and Repeal (Abortion Rights Campaign) Magazine, The Weary Blues, Glitter Stump, Pamphlet Magazine (Netherlands), Skylight 47 Issue 2, Mama Grande Press, Word Legs, Minus 9 Squared's Anthology and Minus Nine Squared. https://roisinphackett.wordpress.com/

Poetry

UNBOUND September | Knowledge – A Lifeless Rib By Roisin Hackett

Róisín Power Hackett Sep 26, 2018 0

Knowledge - A Lifeless Rib by Róisín Power Hackett A cut-up poem using Wallace Stevens’ Sunday Morning and John Milton’s Paradise Lost Cut-up writing is word collage. In 1916, Tristian Tzara, a Dadist wrote How To Write A Dadist Poem:…

Series

The State of Visual Art Funding in Ireland | Part Two

Róisín Power Hackett Apr 6, 2016 0

In Part One of The State of Visual Art Funding in Ireland, I urged artists to speak out about the lack of support given to the arts in Ireland. Here, I will discuss our state institution IMMA and its lack of funding. In a submission to the…

visual art

The State of Visual Art Funding in Ireland |Part One

Róisín Power Hackett Mar 30, 2016 0

As the recession slowly lifts, there is hope that more support will be given to the arts in Ireland. However if the recovery is at a snails pace for many other industries, the recovery in the arts is infinitesimal. Artists must speak out.…