In these podcasts, in 10 minutes, you will be guided through a poem and pulled into the heart and mind of the poet. 

In this episode, Anne Tannam reads her poem, "using story to ask for forgiveness".

This poem is taken from Anne's collection "dismantle", published in 2024 by Salmon Poetry.

Anne is the current poet in residence at Poetry Ireland. You can find out more about her work on her website: annetannampoetry.ie

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Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, UNESCO City of Literature, DHL Global Forwarding, and Poetry Ireland

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The Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast is produced by Conor Sweetman, with music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In these podcasts, in 10 minutes, you will be guided through a poem and pulled into the heart and mind of the poet. 

In this episode, Joanne McCarthy reads her poem “Anois teacht na gCuach”. This poem won first prize at the 2023 Fingal Poetry Festival competition. 

Originally from West Cork, Joanne McCarthy writes in both English and Irish. She is co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal The Waxed Lemon. Her work is published in Poetry Ireland Review, The Stinging Fly, The Honest Ulsterman, The Irish Independent New Irish Writing, Comhar, Splonk, Aneas and more.

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Mark your calendars for the 2024 Fingal Poetry Festival. It's all happening in North County Dublin from the 13th to 15th of September. Visit fingalpoetryfestival.com for full details.

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Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, UNESCO City of Literature, DHL Global Forwarding, and Poetry Ireland

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The Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast is produced by Conor Sweetman, with music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Poetry Hour winds through the hearts and minds of Ireland’s favourite poets, punctuating readings with music from local artists — monthly on ddr. It calls us to pause. To notice the gaps between things … and fall into pondering, puttering and pottering.

Episode 2 looks back on the Poetry Walks from the 2022 festival … step into the High Woods of Ardgillan and circle Red Island—the jewel in Skerries’ crown—with poets Enda Coyle-Greene, Susan Connolly, Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin and Eva O’Connor.

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Next episode: 1-2pm on Sunday 25th August. Listen Live: listen.dublindigitalradio.com

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Fingal Poetry Festival takes place from September 13-15th 2024 in Skerries, celebrating the light that poetry brings to our lives ✨✨

www.fingalpoetryfestival.com

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Dublin Digital Radio (ddr) is an award-winning, online community radio station representing a wealth of alternative music, art and politics across Ireland, since 2016.

The Poetry Hour is presented and produced by @conorsweetman.stories for Fingal Poetry Festival.

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In these podcasts, in 10 minutes, you will be guided through a poem and pulled into the heart and mind of the poet. 

In this episode, Victoria Melkovska reads her poem “They Stare into Winter’s Face”.

This poem was taken from her collection “For the Birds”, published by Dedalus Press.

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Mark your calendars for the 2024 Fingal Poetry Festival. It's all happening in North County Dublin from the 13th to 15th of September. Visit fingalpoetryfestival.com for full details.

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Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, UNESCO City of Literature, DHL Global Forwarding, and Poetry Ireland

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The Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast is produced by Conor Sweetman, with music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Poetry Hour winds through the hearts and minds of Ireland’s favourite poets, punctuating readings with music from local artists — monthly on ddr. It calls us to pause. To notice the gaps between things … and fall into pondering, puttering and pottering.

This episode of The Poetry Hour first aired on Sunday 30 June, from 1-2pm.

Listen Live: listen.dublindigitalradio.com

Music from TRÚ, Blue Lilac and Keith Burke 🎶

Listen to Gerard Smyth and Mary Branley trace the creation process of their poems, “Ardmore, Winter 1947” and “A Pinch of Snow in a Black Velvet Glove” ✨

Next episode: 1-2pm on Sunday 28 July

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Fingal Poetry Festival takes place from September 13-15th 2024 in Skerries, celebrating the light that poetry brings to our lives ✨✨

www.fingalpoetryfestival.com

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Dublin Digital Radio (ddr) is an award-winning, online community radio station representing a wealth of alternative music, art and politics across Ireland, since 2016.

The Poetry Hour is produced by @conorsweetman.stories for Fingal Poetry Festival.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Caitríona Ní Chléirchín reads and speaks about her poem, “Muince”.

"Muince" was taken from “The Talk of the Town”, a bilingual collection of poems in Irish by Caitriona, with translations into English by Peter Fallon. Its published by Gallery Press. Click here purchase a copy of the book.

You will hear Caitriona read the poem in Irish, then she will read the English translation.

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Mark your calendars for the 2024 Fingal Poetry Festival. It's all happening in North County Dublin from the 13th to 15th of September. Visit fingalpoetryfestival.com for full details.

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Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, UNESCO City of Literature, DHL Global Forwarding, and Poetry Ireland

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The Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast is produced by Conor Sweetman, with music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Stephen James Smith speaks about his poem “Saintly Sister”.

The recording of this "Saintly Sister" was taken from Stephen’s album of poems set to music, “See No Evil”. 

You can find out more about Stephen's work by visiting https://www.stephenjamessmith.com/

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Mark your calendars for the 2024 Fingal Poetry Festival. It's all happening in North County Dublin from the 13th to 15th of September. Visit fingalpoetryfestival.com for full details.

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Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, UNESCO City of Literature, DHL Global Forwarding, and Poetry Ireland

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The Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast is produced by Conor Sweetman, with music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Horizon is Tired" is featured in Nithy's debut poetry collection, "Palm Wine Tapper and The Boy at Jericho" (published by Doire Press).

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For more information about the Fingal Poetry Festival, be sure to visit our website at fingalpoetryfestival.com.

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Our heartfelt gratitude goes to Fingal County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland's Capacity Building Support Scheme for their generous support of the Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast

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The Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast is produced by Conor Sweetman, with music provided Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Louis De Paor speaks about his poem, "Tearmann" (Sanctuary).

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To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.

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Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by Fingal County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland's Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Produced by Conor Sweetman.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Aifric Mac Aodha speaks about her poem "Sa Bhaile" (At Home).

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To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.

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Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by Fingal County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland's Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Produced by Conor Sweetman.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Pat Boran speaks about his poetry film, “Out of the blue”

This film was originally commissioned by the Fingal Poetry Festival in 2022 and premiered at the opening of the festival. You can watch the full version on Pat's website here: https://patboran.com/poetry-films/.

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To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nessa O’Mahony speaks about her poem, “Suantraí with Mammy”.

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To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You will hear poetry from Ceati, songs from Donal Kearney and Sarah Dennedy, and a live performance from Eva O'Connor.

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To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded live at the 2022 Skerries Poetry Festival. 

The poets you will hear are Enda Coyle-Green, Susan Connolly and David Murphy.

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To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman of C-Suite Studios.

Music from Susan Connolly, Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fingal Poetry Festival takes place between September 15th - 18th, 2022. Tickets can be purchased at fingalpoetryfestival.com and at the door.

Write to us on Twitter @fingalpoetry. We’d be delighted if you wrote a tweet-sized poem about how much you love the podcast. Don't forget to tag us in the tweet!

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman of C-Suite Studios.

Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fingal Poetry Festival takes place between September 15th - 18th, 2022. Tickets can be purchased at fingalpoetryfestival.com and at the door.

Write to us on Twitter @fingalpoetry. We’d be delighted if you wrote a tweet-sized poem about how much you love the podcast. Don't forget to tag us in the tweet!

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman of C-Suite Studios.

Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fingal Poetry Festival takes place between September 15th - 18th. Tickets can be purchased at fingalpoetryfestival.com and at the door.

Write to us on Twitter @fingalpoetry. We’d be delighted if you wrote a tweet-sized poem about how much you love the podcast. Don't forget to tag us in the tweet!

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman of C-Suite Studios.

Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fingal Poetry Festival takes place between September 15th - 18th. Tickets can be purchased at fingalpoetryfestival.com and at the door.

Write to us on Twitter @fingalpoetry. We’d be delighted if you wrote a tweet-sized poem about how much you love the podcast. Don't forget to tag us in the tweet!

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge, Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, and RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman of C-Suite Studios.

Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In each episode, a poet will read a poem, which they will then speak about before reading it again. 

In 10 minutes or less, armed with these insights, you will be guided through the poem and pulled into the heart and mind of the poet.

In this series, we feature four of Ireland’s most interesting and celebrated poets:

• Mary Branley shares the cinematic landscape of Benbulben in Sligo
• Leontia Flynn brings us back to analog days in South Down 
• Gerard Smyth transports us to the shores of Waterford and the icy winter of 1947
• And Dermot Bolger takes us for a spin on the Fingal Mobile library

The Fingal Poetry Festival celebrates the light that poetry brings into our lives… 

Poetry transports us.

It stops us in our tracks

And with this podcast, you can do both. 

Take these poems with you on your walks. Or sit down with them for a cup of tea.

Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

And don’t forget to spread the word...

Send a message in a bottle.

Tell your friends down the pub.

Or write to us on Twitter @fingalpoetry.

In fact, we’d be delighted if you wrote a tweet-sized poem about how much you love the podcast. Don't forget to tag us in the tweet!

These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme.

The Fingal Poetry Festival takes place between September 15th - 18th. Tickets can be purchased at fingalpoetryfestival.com AND AT THE DOOR

Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Fingal County Council, Foras na Gaeilge , Poetry Ireland, Laureate na nÓg, Fingal Libraries, Leabhair Pháistí Éireann/Children’s Books Ireland, AND RTÉ: Supporting The Arts. Our poetry prizes were sponsored by DHL Global Forwarding, and The Progressive Credit Union.     

Produced by Conor Sweetman of C-Suite Studios.

Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.