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The Hospital

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin reads Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh's poem read by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

Video Love Mystery Health

Shancoduff

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin reads Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh's poem read by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

Video Nature Farming Poverty

The Inner Poet

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Mark Roper talks about the voice that everyone has that instills doubt in the worst possible moments.

Poetry Poetry Writing Mental Health

Back Up Quick They're Hippies

Words Lightly Spoken

Lani O'Hanlon recalls a hairy situation as her parents mistakenly pull into a hippy commune while on holiday in the South-West of England.

Poetry Poetry Playful Travel

Espero

Words Lightly Spoken

Poet Erin Fornoff reflects on the plight of undocumented citizens.

Poetry Poetry Migration Language

Still

Words Lightly Spoken

Ailbhe Darcy ruminates on motherhood, childrearing and a smothering plant beloved by some but hated by others.

Poetry Women Poetry Families

To the Management

Words Lightly Spoken

Inspired by the 2,000-year-old Roman poet, Horace, John McAuliffe has found beauty in the mundanity of University administration.

Poetry Poetry Playful History

Dorothy's Country

Words Lightly Spoken

Ruth Carr channels the meditations of Dorothy Wordsworth (William Wordsworth's only sister) as she roams the 19th Century English countryside.

Poetry History Poetry Women

While Bleeding

Words Lightly Spoken

What can an old coat tell us about womanhood? Doireann Ní Ghríofa reads her poem, speaking to the connection of women across time.

Poetry Women Poetry History

The Painter on His Bike

Words Lightly Spoken

How did one throw-away comment spark inspiration for Enda Wyley?

Poetry Writing Families Poetry

A Sonnet for Michael Viney

Words Lightly Spoken

Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast about poetry from Ireland, is a Rockfinch production, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Poetry Nature Friendship Poetry

Our Lady of Cúm a' Chiste

Words Lightly Spoken

Inspired by his two-year-old grandson, Paddy Bushe recalls a bygone Ireland, full of prayer flags, ritual and Marian Year statues.

Poetry Religion Tradition Poetry

Old and Tough / As love

Moya Cannon reads her poem 'Pollen' in which she describes the powdery grain as 'old and tough / as love'.

Poetry Poetry Nature Storytelling

Let No Love Poem Ever come to this Threshold

Eavan Boland's poem 'Quarantine' addresses the horrors of the Irish famine of the 1840s through the tragic story of a husband and wife, and their final hours.

Poetry Poetry Famine Grief