Contemporary Irish Poets
Recently returned from the Cuirt literature festival in Galway, Roger McGough celebrates contemporary Irish poetry. Featuring the likes of Derek Mahon, Paul Muldoon, Eilean ni Chuilleanain, Paul Durcan, Eavan Boland and the grandaddy of them all, Seamus Heaney. Producer Sally Heaven.
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This Week's Poems
Clearances 3 & 5
By Seamus Heaney
From Seamus Heaney – New Selected Poems 1966-1987
Published by Faber and Faber
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Dipper
By Michael Longley
From Snow Water
Published by Cape Poetry
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The Wren
By Michael Longley
From Michael Longley - Collected Poems
Published by Cape Poetry
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By Eilean ni Chuilleanain
From Contemporary Irish Poetry – An Anthology
Published by University of California Press
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A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford
By Derek Mahon
From Derek Mahon – Selected Poems
Published by Penguin
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Poem for Lara, 10
By Michael Hartnett
From New and Selected Poems
Published by Wake Forest University Press
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Anseo
By Paul Muldoon
From New Selected Poems 1968-1994
Published by Faber and Faber
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The Emigrant Irish
Eavan Boland
From Poems on the Underground
Published by Penguin
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Ghost Orchid
By Michael Longley
From Michael Longley – Collected Poems
Published by Cape Poetry
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The Kilfenora Teaboy
By Paul Durcan
From The Selected Paul Durcan
Published by The Blackstaff Press
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The Most Extraordinary Innovation
By Paul Durcan
From Praise In Which I Live and Move and Have My Being
Published by Harvill Secker
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There are DaysÌý
By John Montague
From There are Days
Published by Wake Forest University Press
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Everything is Going to be Alright
By Derek Mahon
From Derek Mahon – Selected Poems
Published by Penguin
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
Broadcasts
- Sun 31 May 2015 16:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 FM
- Sat 6 Jun 2015 23:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4