Words Lightly Spoken

Laurence O’Dwyer reads his poem Mahon Falls 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 Tratography, published by Templar Poetry.

Fred Johnston reads his poem Cloud Cover 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 Rogue States, published by Salmon Poetry.

This episode of Words Lightly Spoken is made in collaboration with Poetry Ireland and marks the publication of the summer 2019 issue of Poetry Ireland Review. The presenter is Paul Perry and his guests are three of the contributors to the Review: Angela Finn, Jonathan C Creasy and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe. The podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.

Martin Dyar reads his poem Burke’s Goddess in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is the title poem from his forthcoming second collection, published by Arlen House.

Medbh McGuckian reads her poem My Chaise 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 Love, The Magician, published by Arlen House.

Mark Granier reads his poem Tube 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 Ghostlight, published by Salmon Poetry.

Pat Boran reads his poem The Children of Alcoholics 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 Then Again, published by Dedalus Press.

Colette Bryce reads her poem And They Call It Lovely Derry in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is published in her Selected Poems, published by Picador.

Gerald Dawe introduces and reads the poem Lullaby by Francis Ledwidge in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Ledwidge was killed during World War I, on 31st July 1917, just weeks before his 30th birthday.

Ron Carey reads his poem The Long Path in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem was awarded the Allingham Poetry Prize in 2018.