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Theo Dorgan, Irish poet, pays tribute to poet Paul Durcan following his death.
Thomas McCarthy remembers Paul Durcan - Don't Anger the Gods - L'elisir d'amore - Mike Garry
Tá sé fógartha an tseachtain seo go bhfuil cartlann Paul Durcan ag teacht chuig an Leabharlann. Labhair muid le Gearóid Ó Lúing faoin mbronnadh suntasach seo.
Cosmic wonders and maths miracles; book tokens, baby names and a much loved poet's birthday tribute, with Enda Wyley, Paul Durcan, Colm O'Regan, Doireann Ní Bhriain, Jamie O'Connell and Felicity Hayes-McCoy
Paul Durcan: 80 at 80 - Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi - Film Reviews
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan Gilsenan, Director of Ghosts of Baggotonia. Ghosts of Baggotonia is a haunting and visually captivating film-poem exploring the literary and other ghosts of the bohemian quarter bordering Dublin's Baggot Street during the mid-20th century. “Baggotonia” as it has become known – was both a permeable geographic area and a cultural movement, populated by writers, artists and other intellectuals living an anarchic life at odds with the over-arching drabness and the conservative mores of the time. Inspired by a rare collection of photographs from artist Nevill Johnson, the film is shot in starkly beautiful Leica monotone and draws upon writings from the period, including Patrick Kavanagh, Elizabeth Bowen, Samuel Beckett, Blanaid Salkeld, John Montague, Eavan Boland, Paul Durcan, Ethna McCarthy, Thomas Kinsella amongst many others. This stunning film is also an act of psycho-geography as well as a personal meditation on Alan Gilsenan's childhood, where he grew up amidst the ghosts on the mythical Raglan Road. His own poetic script frames the film – voiced by Gilsenan himself and Camille O'Sullivan – and features a remarkable original soundtrack from composer Brian Crosby (formerly of Juniper, The Cake Sale & Bell XI). Ghosts of Baggotonia is in cinemas from 9th December 2022.
Dr. Adam Hanna's Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island's jurisdictions. Focusing on poets' responses in their writing to such contentious legal issues as partition, censorship, paramilitarism, and the curtailment of women's reproductive and other rights, this volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland. Dr. Hanna unpacks the legal engagements of both major and non-canonical poets from every decade between the 1920s and the present day, including Rhoda Coghill, Austin Clarke, Paul Durcan, Elaine Feeney, Miriam Gamble, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Julie Morrissy, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and W. B. Yeats. Poetry from the time of independence onward has been shaped by two opposing forces. On the one hand, the Irish public has traditionally had strong expectations that poets offer a dissenting counter-discourse to official sources of law. On the other hand, poets have more recently expressed skepticism about the ethics of speaking for others and about the adequacy of art in performing a public role. Dr. Hanna's fascinating study illuminates the poetry that arises from these antithetical modern conditions. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Dr. Adam Hanna's Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island's jurisdictions. Focusing on poets' responses in their writing to such contentious legal issues as partition, censorship, paramilitarism, and the curtailment of women's reproductive and other rights, this volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland. Dr. Hanna unpacks the legal engagements of both major and non-canonical poets from every decade between the 1920s and the present day, including Rhoda Coghill, Austin Clarke, Paul Durcan, Elaine Feeney, Miriam Gamble, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Julie Morrissy, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and W. B. Yeats. Poetry from the time of independence onward has been shaped by two opposing forces. On the one hand, the Irish public has traditionally had strong expectations that poets offer a dissenting counter-discourse to official sources of law. On the other hand, poets have more recently expressed skepticism about the ethics of speaking for others and about the adequacy of art in performing a public role. Dr. Hanna's fascinating study illuminates the poetry that arises from these antithetical modern conditions. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
Dr. Adam Hanna's Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island's jurisdictions. Focusing on poets' responses in their writing to such contentious legal issues as partition, censorship, paramilitarism, and the curtailment of women's reproductive and other rights, this volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland. Dr. Hanna unpacks the legal engagements of both major and non-canonical poets from every decade between the 1920s and the present day, including Rhoda Coghill, Austin Clarke, Paul Durcan, Elaine Feeney, Miriam Gamble, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Julie Morrissy, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and W. B. Yeats. Poetry from the time of independence onward has been shaped by two opposing forces. On the one hand, the Irish public has traditionally had strong expectations that poets offer a dissenting counter-discourse to official sources of law. On the other hand, poets have more recently expressed skepticism about the ethics of speaking for others and about the adequacy of art in performing a public role. Dr. Hanna's fascinating study illuminates the poetry that arises from these antithetical modern conditions. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Dr. Adam Hanna's Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island's jurisdictions. Focusing on poets' responses in their writing to such contentious legal issues as partition, censorship, paramilitarism, and the curtailment of women's reproductive and other rights, this volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland. Dr. Hanna unpacks the legal engagements of both major and non-canonical poets from every decade between the 1920s and the present day, including Rhoda Coghill, Austin Clarke, Paul Durcan, Elaine Feeney, Miriam Gamble, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Julie Morrissy, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and W. B. Yeats. Poetry from the time of independence onward has been shaped by two opposing forces. On the one hand, the Irish public has traditionally had strong expectations that poets offer a dissenting counter-discourse to official sources of law. On the other hand, poets have more recently expressed skepticism about the ethics of speaking for others and about the adequacy of art in performing a public role. Dr. Hanna's fascinating study illuminates the poetry that arises from these antithetical modern conditions. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Adam Hanna's Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island's jurisdictions. Focusing on poets' responses in their writing to such contentious legal issues as partition, censorship, paramilitarism, and the curtailment of women's reproductive and other rights, this volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland. Dr. Hanna unpacks the legal engagements of both major and non-canonical poets from every decade between the 1920s and the present day, including Rhoda Coghill, Austin Clarke, Paul Durcan, Elaine Feeney, Miriam Gamble, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Julie Morrissy, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and W. B. Yeats. Poetry from the time of independence onward has been shaped by two opposing forces. On the one hand, the Irish public has traditionally had strong expectations that poets offer a dissenting counter-discourse to official sources of law. On the other hand, poets have more recently expressed skepticism about the ethics of speaking for others and about the adequacy of art in performing a public role. Dr. Hanna's fascinating study illuminates the poetry that arises from these antithetical modern conditions. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies
Dr. Adam Hanna's Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed exploration of how modern Irish poetry has been shaped by, and responded to, the laws, judgments, and constitutions of both of the island's jurisdictions. Focusing on poets' responses in their writing to such contentious legal issues as partition, censorship, paramilitarism, and the curtailment of women's reproductive and other rights, this volume is the first in the growing field of law and literature to monograph exclusively on modern Ireland. Dr. Hanna unpacks the legal engagements of both major and non-canonical poets from every decade between the 1920s and the present day, including Rhoda Coghill, Austin Clarke, Paul Durcan, Elaine Feeney, Miriam Gamble, Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Julie Morrissy, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and W. B. Yeats. Poetry from the time of independence onward has been shaped by two opposing forces. On the one hand, the Irish public has traditionally had strong expectations that poets offer a dissenting counter-discourse to official sources of law. On the other hand, poets have more recently expressed skepticism about the ethics of speaking for others and about the adequacy of art in performing a public role. Dr. Hanna's fascinating study illuminates the poetry that arises from these antithetical modern conditions. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law
Welcome to Thursday's #OTBAM podcast - Ger and Eoin are in the studio, bringing you your sports breakfast fix. We've got Football with Mark Lawrenson, Golf with John Duggan, plenty of Rugby and GAA with Paul Durcan too. Timestamps and topics below. (01:00) – Kickoff with Ger Gilroy and Eoin Sheahan: Liverpool and World Rugby League. (28:30) – Duffer's Debut, Irish WNT and the Heffernan-Ireland link. (39:00) – Football with Mark Lawrenson (01:06:30) – Sports News with JD and the Saudi Super League explained. (01:28:00) – The Six Nations Team of the Season so far (01:45:00) – GAA with Paul Durcan - Sigerson fallout, Sligo's Division 4, Goalkeeper Revolution. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #BestFaceForward
Former Donegal goalkeeper and now Sligo coach, Paul Durcan, spoke to Eoin and Ger on OTB AM. #OTBAM with Gillette | #BestFaceForward
A year after doing this interview with Paul Durcan in late 1987, I began doing political interviews with political representatives from all sides in terms of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, starting with Danny Morrison and Ken McGinnis. However, as with this exchange with the poet Paul Durcan, I also talked with countless cultural figures about what I knew even then to be the single most important issue when it came to the future of my homeland, north and south. I had intended to make a for RTE Radio 1 a 12 part radio series called Troubled Voices in 2018, but certain people silenced the series. So, now it is a podcast series. It is our history. Arguably, as never heard before, simply becuase these interviews were for the print media, not for broadcast. Hence, the likes of Durcan could speak at leangth.
Follow us on social media! Instagram @fromatogenz // Twitter @FromAtoGenZPod // Facebook 'From A to Gen Z with Connie and Jaleh // This week Connie and Jaleh discuss poems about ancestry ('The Ancestors' by Jackie Wills, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/aug/10/poem-of-the-week-the-ancestors-by-jackie-wills and 'Auntie Maureen' by Paul Durcan), the essay collection 'Intimations' by Zadie Smith, The Cut podcast episodes on dick pics ('The Joy of Sext') and Emily Ratajkowski's article in New York Magazine. They chat about Cher's tweets, the end of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and dissect the Friends episode 'The One with the Male Nanny' (S9E6) in 'Whack or Woke'. Plus: nice nuggets of news, and some sustainable fashion recommendations below! Instagram accounts for sustainable fashion inspiration: storiesbehindthings rememberwhomadethem trashisfortossers venetialamanna chloehelenmiles harmonyyoungs
This week, Paul Durcan reads his poem Kate La Touche
In this episode, John talks about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'The Death by Heroin of Sid Vicious' by Paul Durcan. John visited The Poetry Exchange in London. He is in conversation with The Poetry Exchange team members, Michael Shaeffer and Fiona Bennett. John is a highly acclaimed film, TV and Theatre Director. Find out more about John and his work here: www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/john-crowley Fiona reads the gift reading of 'The Death by Heroin of Sid Vicious'. ***** The Death by Heroin of Sid Vicious by Paul Durcan There – but for the clutch of luck – go I. At daybreak – in the arctic fog of a February daybreak – Shoulder-length helmets in the watchtowers of the concentration camp Caught me out in the intersecting arcs of the swirling searchlights. There were at least a zillion of us caught out there – Like ladybirds under a boulder – But under the microscope each of us was unique, Unique and we broke for cover, crazily breasting The barbed wire and some of us made it To the forest edge, but many of us did not Make it, although their unborn children did – Such as you whom the camp commandant branded Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. Jesus, break his fall: There – but for the clutch of luck – go we all.
This week, Paul Durcan reads his poem Lara Marlowe
Rathmines can boast a rich literary heritage having played host to many leading literary figures including James Joyce, William Carleton, George Russell and Paul Durcan. "A Sense of Place", a literary evening held at Rathmines Library, honoured the rich literary life of the area. Local writers Evelyn Conlon, Adrian Kenny, Siobhán Parkinson and Fintan Vallely read selected pieces of their work and discussed the locality and how it may have influenced their writing. The evening was chaired by Niall MacMonagle and also featured Fintan Vallely playing a jig called "The Barley Grain" on the flute. Recorded in front of a live audience in Rathmines Library on 23 October 2013.
'If there were a prize for best reader of one’s own poems, Paul Durcan would probably win it hands down,' proclaimed the Guardian's reviewer of Durcan's latest poetry collection, Praise in Which I Live and Move and Have My Being. The popular Dublin-born writer paid a well overdue visit to the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2012 (his first since 1995) and thrilled audiences with his quirky, jaunty, insightful new poems. This is a live recording of the event.
'If there were a prize for best reader of one’s own poems, Paul Durcan would probably win it hands down,' proclaimed the Guardian's reviewer of Durcan's latest poetry collection, Praise in Which I Live and Move and Have My Being. The popular Dublin-born writer paid a well overdue visit to the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2012 (his first since 1995) and thrilled audiences with his quirky, jaunty, insightful new poems. This is a live recording of the event.
With Kirsty Lang Artist Michael Craig-Martin reviews a major new exhibition about the art and architecture created and inspired by the Bauhaus school. He reflects on the movement's influence on modern design, children's toys and his own career. Irish poet Paul Durcan is renowned for his uncompromising poems about sectarian violence and failings in the Catholic Church, as well as confessional pieces about love and loss. He discusses his new collection, which takes in the decline of the Celtic tiger, condemnations of bankers and "bonus boys" - and the bliss of being old enough to get a free travel pass. Comedian Isy Suttie is best known for playing the geeky Dobby in Channel 4's Peep Show. Her musical comedy show Pearl and Dave was a hit at last year's Edinburgh Fringe and she's now taking it on tour. She reveals why growing up in Matlock was such a big influence and the strange requests she gets from Peep Show fans. As John Huston's bio-pic of Freud is released on DVD for the first time, historian Matthew Sweet reveals the Freudian drama that unfolded behind the scenes involving Huston and his star Montgomery Clift, who was drinking himself to death. Producer Erin Riley.
This is the final podcast in the second series of Talking Books, a programme run by the Arts Office of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in conjunction with the County Library Service. Throughout 2009, writer-in-residence Dermot Bolger conducted a series of conversations focused on the business of writing. Dermot's guest in this final programme is the poet Paul Durcan, who recently published a retrospective collection of his poetry spanning 40 years. The podcast was recorded in Deansgrange Libary on the 17th of November 2009. There were some technical problems with microphones on the day and, regrettably, this is reflected in the sound quality in parts of this recording. We hope that this will not unduly affect your enjoyment of the programme.
This is the final podcast in the second series of Talking Books, a programme run by the Arts Office of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in conjunction with the County Library Service. Throughout 2009, writer-in-residence Dermot Bolger conducted a series of conversations focused on the business of writing. Dermot's guest in this final programme is the poet Paul Durcan, who recently published a retrospective collection of his poetry spanning 40 years. The podcast was recorded in Deansgrange Libary on the 17th of November 2009. There were some technical problems with microphones on the day and, regrettably, this is reflected in the sound quality in parts of this recording. We hope that this will not unduly affect your enjoyment of the programme.
A look at the fascinating life of Co. Mayo poet Paul Durcan. He talks us through his childhood and his award winning work and the experiences that have informed them, including mental health issues after being committed to a psychiatric hospital whilst a student at college. (First Broadcast 1982)