Eamon Grennan speaks with Olivia O’Leary from his home in the USA about his new collection Plainchant in the first programme of the new series of the RTE Poetry Programme which starts on Sunday 10th January 2021 at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1. Also in the programme, poets...
Our first Poem of the Month for 2021 comes from Derek Mahon’s recent collection, Washing Up. Winter Garden (Neruda) Winter, and slow leaves clothed in silence and yellow give resplendent dictation. I’m a book of snow, an open hand, a wide meadow, a...
Books of the Year for 2020 from various publications: Washing Up by Derek Mahon The deaths of Eavan Boland and Derek Mahon have left a void in the lives of their readers. Both completed a new collection of poetry before they died – Eavan Boland’s is The Historians;...
Among all that was unwelcome in 2020 we welcomed and applauded the special role played by poetry – the comfort, inspiration and solace it brought to many. To end the year here are some gems on special offer for our 12 Books of Christmas! Have a look! From Friday...
Our December Poem of the Month comes from Grace Wilentz’s recently published debut collection, The Limit of Light. Partridge Wrapping Paper My parents wrapped nearly every gift they gave each other in leftover paper for parcelling books. Brown paper with...
