Words Lightly Spoken

Patrick Chapman reads his poem A Kindness in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from his collection Open Season on the Moon, published by Salmon Poetry.

Martina Evans continues her obsession with shoes in her poem You Can’t Go Out Like That, in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. Martina’s work is published by Carcanet.

Ross Thompson reads his poem The Wild Hunt in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from his debut collection, Threading the Light, published by Dedalus Press.

Catherine Phil MacCarthy reads her poem Now I See Them Everywhere in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem from her collection Daughters of the House, published by Dedalus Press.

Michael J Whelan reads his poem Sparrows Sing in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is a tribute to the Irish poet Francis Ledwidge, who died in World War 1, and is from Michael’s collection Rules of Engagement, published by Doire Press.

Keith Payne reads his poem Ultramarine in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Keith’s work is published by Shearsman in the UK and Lapwing in Ireland.

Gerald Dawe introduces and reads the poem Old Toys by Ethna MacCarthy, a poet whose work has recently been rediscovered, in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is from her collection Ethna MacCarthy: Poems, published by Lilliput Press.

This episode of Words Lightly Spoken is made in collaboration with Poetry Ireland and marks the publication of the winter 2019 issue of Poetry Ireland Review. The presenter is Paul Perry and his guests are two of the contributors to the Review: Eleanor Hooker and Amanda Bell. The podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.

Kevin Higgins reads his poem My View of Things in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is from his collection Sex and Death at Merlin Park Hospital, published by Salmon Poetry.

Jo Burns reads her poem Heart or Reason in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is from her collection White Horses, published by Turas Press.