Poetry File

William Wall reads his poem In Time of Quarantine. William Wall is the author of six novels, four collections of poetry and three volumes of stories. His forthcoming collection Smugglers In the Underground Hug-Trade, is due for publication in Autumn 2021.

In today's Poetry File Celia de Freine reads Mo Lorg?Carbóin : My Carbon Footprint. De Fréine writes in many genres in both Irish and English. She has published nine collections and has many received awards including the Patrick Kavanagh Award and Gradam Litríochta Chló Iar-Chonnacht.

Nick Laird's fiction & poetry have won awards including the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Ireland Chair of Poetry Award, the Betty Trask Prize, a Somerset Maugham award, and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University in Belfast.

Damian Gorman reads his poem A Time Comes. Damian has been a writer for more than 35 years. His awards range from a Better Ireland Award to an MBE; a Golden Harp and a BAFTA. He was a resident artist of the Theatre Peacebuilding Academy in 2019 and 2020, and is a fellow of the Oxford Initiative for Global Ethics and Human Rights.

Liz Quirke reads and discusses her poem entitled 'Women poets teach me how to be a woman'

David Wheatley reads and discusses his poem 'To Gavin Douglas, Translator, By the Don'

Marian Kilcoyne reads her poem Sionnach Rua

Poet Damian Gorman reads Acts of Resilience

David Wheatley reads and discusses his poem Child Ballad.

Liz Quirke reads and discusses her poem Nurture