Poetry + 1916 Centenary Talk

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Reflecting the Rising (RTE)   Thomas MacDonagh and Pádraig Pearse  Rebel Poets and Readings Introduced by Richard Downes, RTÉ 28TH MARCH | EASTER MONDAY 14:00 – 15:30 TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN GERALD DAWE NERYS WILLIAMS The role of the poetic imagination in the politics of the Easter Rising. Prof. Gerald Dawe, poet and Professor of English at Trinity College Dublin and author of War & War’s Alarms. Rebel Poets and Readings | 1916: Politics and Poetic Language What lessons can be learned from the poets of the revolutionary period on the basis of the language of their poetry. Dr Nerys Williams, poet and lecturer in the School of English, Drama and… Read More →