Interview
How spoken-word trailblazer Felispeaks found their voice
The Nigerian-Irish performer and writer cares deeply about giving back to the Irish and black and queer community that helped make them. ‘I think that goes back to knowing everything [I stand for] is political with a big P’
On a sunny morning in Dublin’s Temple Bar, the poet, playwright and performer Felicia Olusanya is sitting in the dark auditorium of the New Theatre. They have dressed for the day with professional care – dark suit jacket, bright white shirt, shiny black shoes – and they speak with quiet confidence and studied precision, though serious statements are often punctuated with friendly laughter.
Olusanya, who performs under the name Felispeaks and uses they/them pronouns, is ...
