The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast

In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann, and Emma Devlin, as they discuss nearing the end of their PhDs and share their works in progress.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit,’ produced by Suzi Bloom.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It features original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.

In this episode, Hilary interviews Padraig Regan, Mícheál McCann, Toby Buckley, Dawn Watson, and Paul Maddern in a live recording as a part of the Outburst Queer Arts Festival at the Crescent Arts Centre on the15th of November, 2022.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. 

In this episode, Paul Maddern discusses his current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. 

In this episode, Dawn Watson discusses her current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. 

In this episode, Toby Buckley discusses his current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life.

In this episode, Mícheál McCann discusses his current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life.

In this episode, Padraig Regan discusses their current and upcoming works. 

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. 

In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann, and Emma Devlin, as they welcome guest Elizabeth Mannion to the podcast to discuss creative practice.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit,’ produced by Suzi Bloom.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It features original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.

In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “AI Paints Cityscape at Night” and “Transatlantic” by Eoghan Totten.

In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have an excerpt from “Judgement” by Michael Hall.