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]]> false Irish Pages info+64734765aaa2a2001191f698@mg-eu.acast.com 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 the-irish-pages-podcast https://feed.podbean.com/irishpages/feed.xml episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64734765aaa2a2001191f698/show-cover.jpg https://irishpages.podbean.com The Irish Pages Podcast https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64734765aaa2a2001191f698 <![CDATA[Gerard McCarthy's 'Old Istanbul & Other Essays': Manus Charleton and Nora McGillen]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:22 GMT 1:07:34 64d4fb86af8fd8001170b376 false https://irishpages.org/ 64d4fb86af8fd8001170b376 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 gerard-mccarthys-old-istanbul-other-essays-manus-charleton-a full 12 Old Istanbul & Other Essays, the first collection of essays by Gerard McCarthy, who died shortly before their publication in 2022. McCarthy’s dazzling philosophical writing occupies the region where philosophy merges into literature, drawing deeply on the influence of Nietzsche, Marcus Aurelius and Montaigne. Manus and Nora discuss their memories of Gerard and his life and work as a social worker and writer, and some of his philosophical preoccupations, including his quest for silence, the world beyond language and the human search for meaning.

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]]> Old Istanbul & Other Essays, the first collection of essays by Gerard McCarthy, who died shortly before their publication in 2022. McCarthy’s dazzling philosophical writing occupies the region where philosophy merges into literature, drawing deeply on the influence of Nietzsche, Marcus Aurelius and Montaigne. Manus and Nora discuss their memories of Gerard and his life and work as a social worker and writer, and some of his philosophical preoccupations, including his quest for silence, the world beyond language and the human search for meaning.

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]]> Luka Bekavac and Igor Sticks: ‘August After Midnight’ and ‘W’ Luka Bekavac and Igor Sticks: ‘August After Midnight’ and ‘W’ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:29:36 GMT 58:45 64b50a05955b150011acefa0 false https://irishpages.org/ 64b50a05955b150011acefa0 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 luka-bekavac-and-igor-sticks-august-after-midnight-and-w full 11 Croatian novelists Luka Bekavac and Igor Štiks discuss their latest novels, August After Midnight and W, published in English by Irish Pages Press, with Jacob Agee, Managing Editor at Irish Pages. Bekavac explains the complex, experimental form of August After Midnight, and why transcommunication and the region of Slavonia in northeast Croatia play a central role in his work. Štiks talks about the detailed account of recent revolutionary history in W, the division in left-wing politics that runs through it, and how he fed that material into a dramatic mystery thriller.

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]]> Croatian novelists Luka Bekavac and Igor Štiks discuss their latest novels, August After Midnight and W, published in English by Irish Pages Press, with Jacob Agee, Managing Editor at Irish Pages. Bekavac explains the complex, experimental form of August After Midnight, and why transcommunication and the region of Slavonia in northeast Croatia play a central role in his work. Štiks talks about the detailed account of recent revolutionary history in W, the division in left-wing politics that runs through it, and how he fed that material into a dramatic mystery thriller.

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]]> Chris Preddle and Milena Williamson: Sappho Chris Preddle and Milena Williamson: Sappho Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:00:25 GMT 1:09:57 64b5094ac81f3b001192d4b0 false https://irishpages.org/ 64b5094ac81f3b001192d4b0 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 chris-preddle-and-milena-williamson-sappho full 10 Chris Preddle talks to Irish Pages Managing Editor Milena Williamson about his recent translations of Sappho's songs and poems, published by Irish Pages Press. He describes how he fell in love with Sappho's poetry, the technical challenges of translating her work into English, the world of Lesbos in which she lived around 600 BCE, the different genres of poetry she wrote, and whether he considers her a feminist. He also reads several of her poems, both in his English translation and in the Ancient Greek.

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]]> Chris Preddle talks to Irish Pages Managing Editor Milena Williamson about his recent translations of Sappho's songs and poems, published by Irish Pages Press. He describes how he fell in love with Sappho's poetry, the technical challenges of translating her work into English, the world of Lesbos in which she lived around 600 BCE, the different genres of poetry she wrote, and whether he considers her a feminist. He also reads several of her poems, both in his English translation and in the Ancient Greek.

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]]> Maddy Tongue and Michael Longley: On Helen Lewis Maddy Tongue and Michael Longley: On Helen Lewis Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:24:23 GMT 50:59 64b508eec81f3b001192c372 false https://irishpages.org/ 64b508eec81f3b001192c372 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 maddy-tongue-and-michael-longley-on-helen-lewis full 9 Maddy Tongue and Michael Longley talk to Irish Pages Editor Chris Agee about Tongue's recent book, Helen Lewis: Shadows Behind the Dance, a heartfelt portrait of the Czech dancer and teacher, which also features poems by Michael Longley, who knew Lewis. Tongue and Longley discuss their memories of Lewis and her extraordinary life, from her devastating experiences under a Nazi persecution to her subsequent career in Belfast as a choreographer and teacher, and her own brilliant memoir, A Time to Speak.

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]]> Maddy Tongue and Michael Longley talk to Irish Pages Editor Chris Agee about Tongue's recent book, Helen Lewis: Shadows Behind the Dance, a heartfelt portrait of the Czech dancer and teacher, which also features poems by Michael Longley, who knew Lewis. Tongue and Longley discuss their memories of Lewis and her extraordinary life, from her devastating experiences under a Nazi persecution to her subsequent career in Belfast as a choreographer and teacher, and her own brilliant memoir, A Time to Speak.

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]]> Sorcha Ní Lochlainn and Roisin Costello: Corncrakes and the Songs of Rathlane Sorcha Ní Lochlainn and Roisin Costello: Corncrakes and the Songs of Rathlane Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:00:40 GMT 1:19:26 64b507ad71b6290011f5bedf false https://irishpages.org/ 64b507ad71b6290011f5bedf 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 sorcha-ni-lochlainn-and-roisin-costello-corncrakes-and-the-s full 8 Sorcha Ní Lochlainn and Roisin Costello talk to Irish Pages Managing Editor Milena Williamson about their recent pieces in the journal, which both look at the use and traditions of the Irish language in different periods and settings. They discuss how the language has changed through various process, such as the law, family and community; the tradition of song in providing a public voice for women; the experience of hearing the corncrake its cultural resonance; the value and challenges of preserving dialects; and the advantages (or not) or being bilingual.

The episode also features two renditions of traditional song by Sorcha.

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]]> Sorcha Ní Lochlainn and Roisin Costello talk to Irish Pages Managing Editor Milena Williamson about their recent pieces in the journal, which both look at the use and traditions of the Irish language in different periods and settings. They discuss how the language has changed through various process, such as the law, family and community; the tradition of song in providing a public voice for women; the experience of hearing the corncrake its cultural resonance; the value and challenges of preserving dialects; and the advantages (or not) or being bilingual.

The episode also features two renditions of traditional song by Sorcha.

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]]> <![CDATA[John F. Deane & James Harpur: Darkness Between Stars]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:16:48 GMT 1:28:36 64b507006d7ea80011dd0e99 false https://irishpages.org/ 64b507006d7ea80011dd0e99 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 john-f-deane-james-harpur-darkness-between-stars full 7 Irish Pages editor Chris Agee talks to John F. Deane and James Harper, poets from different faith traditions, about their combined collection of poetry, Darkness Between Stars, and how their lifetime of work has explored the mysteries of existence and the divine. In a broad and searching conversation, John and James discuss the decline of traditional religious activity in the modern world, the difference between belief and faith, what makes good (and bad) religious poetry, the nature of Jesus, and why we are all agnostics.

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]]> Irish Pages editor Chris Agee talks to John F. Deane and James Harper, poets from different faith traditions, about their combined collection of poetry, Darkness Between Stars, and how their lifetime of work has explored the mysteries of existence and the divine. In a broad and searching conversation, John and James discuss the decline of traditional religious activity in the modern world, the difference between belief and faith, what makes good (and bad) religious poetry, the nature of Jesus, and why we are all agnostics.

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]]> Slavenka Drakulić and Jacob Agee: Invisible Woman and Other Stories Slavenka Drakulić and Jacob Agee: Invisible Woman and Other Stories Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:12:06 GMT 58:48 64a2903eadd9f3001207e082 false https://irishpages.org/ 64a2903eadd9f3001207e082 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 slavenka-drakuli-and-jacob-agee-invisible-woman-and-other-st full 6 Slavenka Drakulić talks to Jacob Agee about her new collection of stories, Invisible Woman and Other Stories, published in English by Irish Pages Press, which takes the reader on an intimate journey of ageing. They discuss how the collection developed from a novel into short stories, why the female body remains at the centre of her work, why women’s fiction writing is more likely to be treated as autobiographical than men’s, the recent history of nationalism in Croatia and her experience of being described as one of the ‘five witches of Croatia’ in the early 1990s; and the various and surprising translations of her writing that have appeared.

Jacob Agee is a managing editor at Irish Pages and the co-translator of Invisible Woman.

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]]> Slavenka Drakulić talks to Jacob Agee about her new collection of stories, Invisible Woman and Other Stories, published in English by Irish Pages Press, which takes the reader on an intimate journey of ageing. They discuss how the collection developed from a novel into short stories, why the female body remains at the centre of her work, why women’s fiction writing is more likely to be treated as autobiographical than men’s, the recent history of nationalism in Croatia and her experience of being described as one of the ‘five witches of Croatia’ in the early 1990s; and the various and surprising translations of her writing that have appeared.

Jacob Agee is a managing editor at Irish Pages and the co-translator of Invisible Woman.

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]]> Brian Holton and Jacob Agee: Aa Cled Wi Clouds She Cam Brian Holton and Jacob Agee: Aa Cled Wi Clouds She Cam Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:56:03 GMT 1:05:48 649ff8349270770011ab99e8 false https://irishpages.org/ 649ff8349270770011ab99e8 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 brian-holton-and-jacob-agee-aa-cled-wi-clouds-she-cam full 5 Aa Cled Wi Clouds She Camm, which consists of translations into Scots and English of the first sixty poems of the standard anthology Song Ci Sanbaishou, a foundational work of Chinese lyric verse. They discuss the history of translation from Chinese to English, the world of the Tang and Song dynasties in which the cí were written, and the particular technical challenges of Chinese as a source language, such as its lack of articles and pronouns, where the first task for the translator is to work out who is doing what to whom.

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]]> Aa Cled Wi Clouds She Camm, which consists of translations into Scots and English of the first sixty poems of the standard anthology Song Ci Sanbaishou, a foundational work of Chinese lyric verse. They discuss the history of translation from Chinese to English, the world of the Tang and Song dynasties in which the cí were written, and the particular technical challenges of Chinese as a source language, such as its lack of articles and pronouns, where the first task for the translator is to work out who is doing what to whom.

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]]> Ciarán O’Rourke and Chris Agee: Phantom Gang Ciarán O’Rourke and Chris Agee: Phantom Gang Sun, 14 May 2023 11:11:36 GMT 1:04:45 647b203a8df8d80011a36ef2 false https://irishpages.org/ 647b203a8df8d80011a36ef2 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 ciaran-orourke-and-chris-agee-phantom-gang full 4 Irish Pages editor Chris Agee talks to poet Ciarán O’Rourke, whose latest collection, Phantom Gang, published by Irish Pages Press, was longlisted for the 2023 Dylan Thomas prize. Ciarán discusses his poetic influences, from John Clare to Derek Mahon, the importance of political engagement in his work, why his latest collection plays homage to figures including Bertolt Brecht and Gerda Taro, and what role poetry has to play in the crises facing humanity.

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]]> Irish Pages editor Chris Agee talks to poet Ciarán O’Rourke, whose latest collection, Phantom Gang, published by Irish Pages Press, was longlisted for the 2023 Dylan Thomas prize. Ciarán discusses his poetic influences, from John Clare to Derek Mahon, the importance of political engagement in his work, why his latest collection plays homage to figures including Bertolt Brecht and Gerda Taro, and what role poetry has to play in the crises facing humanity.

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]]> Patricia Craig and Chris Agee: Kilclief and Other Essays Patricia Craig and Chris Agee: Kilclief and Other Essays Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:35:00 GMT 1:07:05 irishpages.podbean.com/211ec2db-19a9-3a55-a01f-d9331e0d0e98 false https://irishpages.podbean.com/e/patricia-craig-and-chris-agee/ 6473476b1e633f0011c9db0a 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 patricia-craig-and-chris-agee-kilclief-and-other-essays Patricia Craig discusses her new collection of writing full 3 Patricia Craig talks to Irish Pages editor Chris Agee about her new collection of writing, Kilclief and Other Essays, which ranges from William Carleton to Edna O’Brien, and in subject matter from recent Irish poetry to ghosts, children’s books and MI5.

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]]> Patricia Craig talks to Irish Pages editor Chris Agee about her new collection of writing, Kilclief and Other Essays, which ranges from William Carleton to Edna O’Brien, and in subject matter from recent Irish poetry to ghosts, children’s books and MI5.

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]]> Chris Agee and Ciarán O’Rourke: Trump Rant Chris Agee and Ciarán O’Rourke: Trump Rant Sat, 04 Feb 2023 10:16:50 GMT 59:25 irishpages.podbean.com/aa646075-b0c0-3369-a95a-d9e03b88925c false https://irishpages.podbean.com/e/trump-rant-chris-agee-and-ciaran-o-rourke/ 6473476b1e633f0011c9db0b 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 chris-agee-and-ciaran-orourke-trump-rant Chris Agee talks about his poetic portrait of the former president. full 2 Chris Agee, editor of Irish Pages, walks to poet Ciarán O’Rourke about his long poem, Trump Rant, a portrait of the former US President and a deep-delving, wide-ranging critique of a society caught in an apparently ever-expanding moment of crisis. 

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]]> Chris Agee, editor of Irish Pages, walks to poet Ciarán O’Rourke about his long poem, Trump Rant, a portrait of the former US President and a deep-delving, wide-ranging critique of a society caught in an apparently ever-expanding moment of crisis. 

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]]> The Anthropocene The Anthropocene Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:15:16 GMT 58:22 irishpages.podbean.com/00a337f3-63a7-3e03-9b68-2ceb31c6e1da false https://irishpages.podbean.com/e/theanthropocene/ 6473476b1e633f0011c9db0c 64734765aaa2a2001191f698 full 1
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