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Nha Thuyên with MontenegroFisher, Wanda O’Connor and Lowri Hedd Vaughan

Rising and Sinking Like Mountains in Streams: An International Poetry Performance

Hay Festival 2026, 

An hour of visceral poetry performance led by the Vietnamese artist Nha Thuyên and the duo MontenegroFisher, this event showcases an artistic exploration of two rivers – the Red River, which runs through Vietnam, and the River Wye, which runs through Wales.

Inspired by the classical female poet Ho Xuân Hương, this international collaboration results in a performance resonating with resilience, sensuality and nature’s force. Joined by two emerging artists from Wales the project interprets landscape, language and sound through the lens of ecology. Dr Wanda O’Connor is an academic and writer working in contemporary poetry and poetics; Lowri Hedd Vaughan is a regenerative practitioner concerned with the restoration of natural living systems.

Nha Thuyên with MontenegroFisher, Wanda O’Connor and Lowri Hedd Vaughan