Words Lightly Spoken

Patrick Kehoe reads his poem Badajoz in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Patrick’s work is published by Salmon Poetry and Dedalus Press.

Harry Clifton reads his poem Trance 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 Herod’s Dispensations, published by Bloodaxe Books.

Marah Curran reads her poem The Children of Lir in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem won the Poetry Prize at the 2019 Allingham Festival.

Sarah Clancy reads her poem Note to Self in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is included in the anthology Correspondences, available through the Stinging Fly website. All proceeds from the sale of the anthology go to MASI, the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland.

Lucy Collins reads the poem North Wind by Lola Ridge in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem appeared in Lola Ridge’s collection The Ghetto and Other Poems and is included in To The Many, a collection of the early works by Lola Ridge, edited by Daniel Tobin.

Jessica Traynor reads her poem If you can tame a wild cat you can raise a baby in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Jessica’s poetry is published by Dedalus Press.

Seán Lysaght reads his poem Golden Oriole in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Seán’s poetry is published The Gallery Press.

Simon Ó Faoláin reads his poem Léaslínte, and the English translation, Horizons, in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Simon is one of the contributors to Calling Cards: Ten Younger Irish Poets, published by The Gallery Press and Poetry Ireland.

Ciarán O’Rourke reads his poem The Revolutionist 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 The Buried Breath, published by Irish Pages Press.

Mary Noonan reads her poem The Crooked Man of Chinchón 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 Stone Girl, published by Dedalus Press.