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Up Late: Poet Nick Laird's elegy for his father

Almost two years ago, RTÉ Arena spoke to Tyrone-born poet Nick Laird about 'Up Late', an elegy he had written for his father who had recently passed away...
Poetry • 03 Jun 23

Poetry Programme preview: Nick Laird & Theo Dorgan

In the Poetry Programme on 30 September 2018, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, presenter Olivia O'Leary meets poet and novelist Nick Laird, and Theo Dorgan reads from his new collection.
Poetry • 28 Sep 18

Book Show Preview: Nick Laird, Julie Buntin & Ask The Dust

On this week's RTÉ Book Show, Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the Northern Irish writer Nick Laird about his latest novel, Modern Gods, and meets Julie Buntin to discuss her acclaimed debut Marlena.
Books • 15 Sep 17

Reviewed: The Zoo of the New: Poems to Read Now

In this new chunky 482-page anthology, poets Nick Laird and Don Paterson have assembled poems old and new, literally arranged A to Z. So they kick off with Address to the Unco Guid, or the Rigidly Righteous by Robert Burns and conclude with Zito the Magic
Books • 27 Apr 17

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