Poem of the Week

11:44 | Oct 29th, 2019

One of Poem of the Week’s best moments. Catherine Anne Cullen, jewel of a poet she is, wrote The Earth Does Not Starve Us specially for the series entirely off her own bat. So stunned was I by the gen...Show More

10:12 | Oct 22nd, 2019

A little known poet (not the revolutionary figure) but a much loved poem. Many people of a certain generation may remember this one as it was a recurrent favourite of primary school syllabuses. You mi...Show More

10:16 | Oct 15th, 2019

A little known poet (not the revolutionary figure) but a much loved poem. Many people of a certain generation may remember this one as it was a recurrent favourite of primary school syllabuses. You mi...Show More

12:10 | Oct 8th, 2019

The majority of poetry readers are familiar with Eliot’s Waste Land or The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock but for many, Marina, first published in 1930, remains a favorite. The poem refers to Marina ...Show More

09:30 | Oct 1st, 2019

For many, the first days of Summer bring with them fond memories of childhood and family holidays; barbecues on baking hot days, days at the beach, being scolded by your mam for foregoing the sun crea...Show More

11:59 | Apr 25th, 2019

Luke Kelly’s lament for the unfulfilled dreams of an Irish republic. There has always been much bitterness over the perceived failings of the free state to realise the objectives fought and died for i...Show More

11:14 | Apr 18th, 2019

Without question, one of Ireland’s most famous poems by arguably our greatest ever poet. I was delighted to be joined in studio by the recently departed Ray Kennedy, a long-time servant of Near FM, a ...Show More

10:47 | Apr 11th, 2019

One of Irealnd’s best love poems by one of its most famous poets. Digging was the very first poem featured in Heaney’s debut collection, Death of a Naturalist, and was extremely important for the poet...Show More