Words Lightly Spoken

Eithne Hand reads her poem Missing Words in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, from her collection Fox Trousers, published by Salmon Poetry. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Moya Cannon reads her poem Hands in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, from her Collected Poems, published by Carcanet. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Dylan Brennan reads his poem Cherries in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, from his collection Blood Oranges, published by the Dreadful Press. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Gerard Hanberry reads his poem Departure in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, from his collection What Our Shoes Say About Us, published by Salmon Poetry. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Bebe Ashley reads her poem Swimming Pool in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, from her collection Gold Light Shining, published by Banshee Press. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

John F Deane reads his poem An Elegy in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem was written in memory of Seamus Heaney, who died in 2013, and is from John F Deane’s collection Dear Pilgrims, published by Carcanet Press. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

John O’Donnell reads his poem What The Tide Brings In in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from his collection Sunlight: New and Selected Poems, published by Dedalus Press. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Lynda Tavakoli reads her poem You’re Beautiful in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from her debut collection, The Boiling Point for Jam, published by Arlen House. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.  

Kate Ennals reads her poem Clew Bay in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from a forthcoming collection to be published by Salmon Poetry. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Lynn Harding reads her poem Acting in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. Lynn is a contributor to Hold Open the Door, The Ireland Chair of Poetry Special Commemorative Anthology published by UCD Press in 2020. The Words Lightly Spoken podcast is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Mary O’Malley reads Making Marmalade from Gaudent Angeli, published by Carcanet Press. Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Seamus Cashman reads I too begin with scaffolding from The Sistine Gaze, published by Salmon Poetry. Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

In our first Words Lightly Spoken podcast of 2021 Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin reads Don’t tell me the Moon is Shining, by her late husband, Macdara Woods, from Last Poems & Two Tales from County Meath, published by Cyphers. Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and is a Rockfinch production.

Bringing us a Christmas poem for Christmas Day, Kate Newmann reads Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Life Goes On in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. Kate’s work is published by Summer Palace Press.

Maeve O’Sullivan reads Mother To Be in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, from her collection Elsewhere, published by Alba Publishing.

A chance to hear again Amanda Bell reading her poem Xmas, first posted in December 2019. You can listen back to Amanda discussing this poem with Paul Perry in Episode 50 of Words Lightly Spoken, a special, extended episode made in collaboration with Poetry Ireland and marking the publication of Volume 129 of Poetry Ireland Review. Also taking part was another contributor to the Review, Eleanor Hooker.

A chance to hear again Eleanor Hooker reading her poem A Landscape Forfeited to Snow, first posted in December 2019. You can listen back to Eleanor discussing this poem with Paul Perry in Episode 50 of Words Lightly Spoken, a special, extended episode made in collaboration with Poetry Ireland and marking the publication of Volume 129 of Poetry Ireland Review. Also taking part was another contributor to the Review, Amanda Bell.

Julie O’Callaghan reads A Blizzard on Judson Avenue in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from her collection What’s What, published by Bloodaxe Books.

Doireann Ní Ghríofa reads Faoi Shamhain/In November in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from her collection Lies, published by Dedalus Press.

Linda McKenna reads her poem Oncoming Traffic in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. The poem is from her collection In the Museum of Misremembered Things, published by Doire Press.