RTE’s Lyric poetry slot in 2019 Each week on ‘Lyric Notes,’ Liz Nolan introduces a contemporary poem, read by the poet. My second poem ‘Performance’ (a poetic prose experiment) was broadcast on 18th May, 2019. As part of it I examined the process of writing the work. It can be listened to from here here
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 →