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Updated / Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 16:00 In the Poetry Programme on Sunday 24th January, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Kerry Hardie and John O’Donnell join presenter Olivia O’Leary to read new poems inspired by nature, loss and wonder. Kerry Hardie is based in Co. Kilkenny and has published eight collections of poetry and her latest collection, Where Now Begins (Bloodaxe Books), was published in 2020. She joins Olivia to read poems from the collection which celebrate nature and reflect on dealing loss. We need your consent to load this SoundCloud contentWe use SoundCloud to manage extra con...

The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio One, Olivia O'Leary chats to Lynda Tavakoli and Mícheál McCann about their inspirations. Listen to some preview clips below... Lynda Tavakoli divides her time between Northern Ireland and Oman, where her Persian husband works. Lynda Tavakoli She has been a winner of both poetry and short story prizes and has just published her first poetry collection, The Boiling Point for Jam (Arlen House). She talks with Olivia about her experiences in the Middle East and reads poems they have inspired, and also about her family's experience of dementia. We need your ...

The Poetry Programme returns with Eamon Grennan & Irish PEN Updated / Thursday, 7 Jan 2021 07:00 Eamon Grennan features in The Poetry Programme (Pic: Rachel Kitzinger) The Poetry Programme returns for a new series on Sunday 10th January, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, when Eamon Grennan speaks with Olivia O'Leary from his home in the USA about his new collection, and poets Kate Ennals and John O'Donnell talk about the activities of Irish PEN. Eamon Grennan was born in Dublin and was for many years Professor of English at Vassar College in New York State. Since 1983 he has published eleven colle...

Updated / Monday, 21 Dec 2020 08:00 We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi is a Lagos-born, Galway-raised and Dublin-based writer, editor, spoken-word performer and arts facilitator and a collaborator with Fighting Word for young people. Here she performs her own story called 'Sleigh' as part of The Twelve Stories of Christmas. As with all the others ion the series, the...

Poetry Programme is for children this Sunday Updated / Thursday, 10 Dec 2020 13:00 Kate Newmann In the Poetry Programme this Sunday on RTÉ Radio 1, Kate Newmann is inspired by the Titanic, and we hear about a gorgeous book of poetry for children. Like so many Northern Ireland poets, award-winning poet Kate Newmann has been inspired by the story of the Titanic. We need your consent to load this SoundCloud contentWe use SoundCloud to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Ma...