Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Breda Wall Ryan gives the 'everywoman' a backstory.

Reading Poetry Gaeilge Women

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Joseph Woods evokes an all too familiar image, that of a rainy Irish summer.

Reading Poetry Nature Reading

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Kate Dempsey takes whimsical look at an everyday occurrence in rural Ireland.

Reading Poetry Nature Writing

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

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe explores the associations between the female body and the moon.

Reading Poetry Women Nature

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Mary O'Donnell looks at a mother's anticipation of her daughter's arrival.

Reading Women Families Poetry

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Stephen James Smith looks at how Dublin is a city made up of many different elements.

Reading Poetry Dublin Social Justice

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Mary O'Malley's poem looks at how homelessness is an ever-present problem on the streets of Dublin.

Reading Poetry Working Class Poverty

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Patrick Chapman's alternative take on the classic vampire legend.

Reading Poetry Supernatural Playful

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Medbh McGuckian looks at how being a poet requires making certain sacrifices.

Reading Poetry Writing Storytelling

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

In Kerry Hardie's poem, an unfortunate duck provides a child's first encounter with death.

Reading Childhood Mortality Nature

Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Anne Casey examines how relationship with those that have passed can inform our experience of the present.

Reading Mortality Love Families