‘Liberty’: USA-NI250 Poetry Jukebox

The Linen Hall has commissioned ten poets to respond to the 250^th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence as part of new Poetry Jukebox curation. The curation broadly explores the theme of migration – home, language, culture, religion, patriotism, protest, freedom, independence, equality, liberty, and unalienable rights. These ten commissioned poems are set alongside recordings of historically significant poetry, songs or texts that speak to the wider context, and especially to the myriad Ulster-Scots connections with the USA. To launch this edition of the Poetry Jukebox, Curator Maria McManus will chair a discussion with poets Kathleen McCracken, Paul Maddern and others in the curation.