In this episode, the conversation with Cat Brogan is all about her experiences growing up and how much her community and mother have influenced the work and person she is today whether as a spoken word poet or as an organizer. Cat also talks about what it’s like being a foreigner in the Malaysian arts scene. Towards the end of the episode, Cat performs and discusses two of her poems titled ‘Breaking Bread’ and ‘Pairing Socks'.
In 2011, Cat Brogan won the BBC Edinburgh fringe Poetry Slam. Originally from Northern Ireland, she has performed internationally in over 20 countries, including Pakistan, Kenya, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Nepal and USA. Media appearances include the BBC & Irish media. Cat graduated top of her cohort with a Masters as a Writer/Teacher and became a full time Spoken Word Educator in London for three years. Funded by the British Council, she came to Malaysia in April 2016 to research spoken word education in Kuala Lumpur and has been based here ever since. Her academic work has been presented at conferences, published in a journal and is the subject of her TEDx Talk.
