The modern echoes of an obscure Irish poem about nuclear disaster Can Conleth Ellis' interpretation of nuclear disaster help us to understand our current Covid anxieties? Poetry • 08 Dec 21
How Austin Clarke's mental health coloured his poetry The favourite poet of generations of Leaving Cert English students was someone with personal experience of mental health issues Culture • 08 Dec 21
What do poets have to say about isolation and quarantine? While pandemic-era poetry uncovers the vulnerabilities of humanity, it also reminds us that disasters do end Poetry • 04 Feb 21
How literary locations help us understand the world we inhabit Places in poems and books can be satisfying at any time, but especially at times like these when we can't actually travel Culture • 04 Sep 20
Why are we turning to poetry in the middle of a pandemic? Poetry is a reminder of the beauty of life, especially at times of grief and upheaval Poetry • 31 Mar 20
How to translate an Old English poem into Cork slang Here's how the epic poem Beowulf and its 3,182 alliterative lines is in the process of becoming Boyo-wulf Culture • 24 Feb 20
You give love a bad name: pop music and Renaissance love poetry Renaissance poetry's repository of themes, images and metaphors have been used by Bon Jovi, Beyonce, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd and many more The Renaissance • 13 Feb 20
Icarus, the little Dublin literary magazine which soared The publication was influenced by the little magazine movement which flourished worldwide in the 1960s and 1970s Literature • 26 Nov 19
Keeping the poet: poetry, human rights and the presidency Is a public figure dedicated to poetry more attuned to the moral and philosophical sensibilities of the nation? Poetry • 27 Nov 18
What poetry tells us about politics, power and profit Poetry is one of the most important tools we have for deepening our understanding of the context within which we live Poetry • 14 Sep 18
