Words Lightly Spoken
Words Lightly Spoken
Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast about poetry from Ireland, is a Rockfinch production, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
‘The Gravity Wave’
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Peter Sirr on how the violent collisions of black holes in space translate into a love poem.
‘Filleadh ón Antartach’
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Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh's poem tells a story of a man who travels to Antarctica only to fall in love with the sound of the ice and its landscape.
‘Twine’
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While clearing out space beneath the stairs of his mother’s house, Gerald Dawe comes across an inanimate household item which sparks a flurry of memories back to a previous life.
‘Back Up Quick They’re Hippies’
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Lani O'Hanlon recalls a hairy situation as her parents mistakenly pull into a hippy commune while on holiday in the South-West of England.
‘Our Lady of Cúm a’ Chiste’
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Inspired by his two-year-old grandson, Paddy Bushe recalls a bygone Ireland, full of prayer flags, ritual and Marian Year statues.
‘Still’
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Ailbhe Darcy ruminates on motherhood, childrearing and a smothering plant beloved by some but hated by others.
‘To The Management’
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Inspired by the 2,000-year-old Roman poet, Horace, John McAuliffe has found beauty in the mundanity of University administration.
‘Dorothy’s Country’
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Ruth Carr channels the meditations of Dorothy Wordsworth (William Wordsworth's only sister) as she roams the 19th Century English countryside.
‘While Bleeding’
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What can an old coat tell us about womanhood? Doireann Ní Ghríofa reads her poem, speaking to the connection of women across time.
‘The Painter on his Bike’
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How did one throw-away comment spark inspiration for Enda Wyley?
‘A Sonnet for Michael Viney’
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Michael Longley's evocation of the Mayo landscape and her insect inhabitants for the poet's close friend.