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Espero

Poet Erin Fornoff reflects on the plight of undocumented citizens.

Poetry Poetry Migration Language

The Gravity Wave

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Peter Sirr on how the violent collisions of black holes in space translate into a love poem.

Podcast Non-Fiction Poetry Love

Filleadh ón Antartach

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Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh's poem tells a story of a man who travels to Antarctica only to fall in love with the sound of the ice and its landscape.

Podcast Gaeilge Poetry Nature

Twine

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While clearing out space beneath the stairs of his mother’s house, Gerald Dawe comes across an inanimate household item which sparks a flurry of memories back to a previous life.

Podcast Childhood Families Playful

Back Up Quick They're Hippies

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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

Still

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

Poetry Women Poetry Families

To the Management

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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

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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

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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

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

Poetry Writing Families Poetry

A Sonnet for Michael Viney

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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

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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