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Words Lightly Spoken

Dec 27, 2019

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.


Dec 25, 2019

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.


Dec 20, 2019

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...


Dec 13, 2019

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.


Dec 6, 2019

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.