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Poem Of The Week: During the Genocide by Jessica Traynor

I am a bad, impatient mother / I shout at my kids, push them away, because every night when I dream

Poem Of The Week • 27 Jul

Poem Of The Week: Dogma by John Kelly

Books • 08 May 22

Poem Of The Week: On viewing The Roses of Heliogabalus

The Roses of Heliogabalus, it should be noted, is an acrostic poem - combined, the first letter of each line gives a word, or name...

Poem Of The Week • 06 Nov 20

Poem Of The Week: Leaving London for Belfast

This week's Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Leaving London for Belfast by Mícheál McCann.

Poem Of The Week • 20 Aug 20

Poem Of The Week: Babies by Emily S. Cooper

This week's Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Babies by Emily S. Cooper...

Poem Of The Week • 15 Jul 20

Poem of the Week: The Seed Fiddler's Broadcast by Glen Wilson

We're delighted to present our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland. Today's poem is The Seed Fiddler's Broadcast by Glen Wilson.

Poem Of The Week • 08 Jun 20

Poem Of The Week: Enjoy your pint by Pádraig Ó Tuama

We're delighted to present our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland. Today's poem is Enjoy your pint by Pádraig Ó Tuama.

Poem Of The Week • 03 Jun 20

Poem Of The Week: Saints by Iulia David

We're delighted to present our Poem Of The Day, presented in association with Poetry Ireland. Today's poem is Saints by Iulia David.

Poetry • 24 May 20

Poem Of The Week: Sun Moth by C.L. O'Dell

We're delighted to present our Poem Of The Day, presented in association with Poetry Ireland. Today's poem is Sun Moth by C.L. O'Dell - read it below.

Poetry • 13 May 20

Poem Of The Week: Picking Figs by Anne Tannam

This week's Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Picking Figs by Anne Tannam - read it in full below.

Poetry • 12 Feb 19

Father and son team Bobbie and Steafan Hanvey

Poem Of The Week: From Reconstructions by Steafán & Bobbie Hanvey

This week's Poem Of The Week is an extract from Reconstructions, a new collaboration between acclaimed photographer Bobbie Hanvey and his son, Steafán.

Poetry • 06 Dec 18

Heart Of Summer: Mary Costello, Vona Groarke, Olivia O'Leary and Julie Feeney

Poem of the Week: Vona Groarke's No One Uses Doilies Any More

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, 'No one uses doilies any more' by Vona Groarke.

Poetry • 13 Aug 18

Poem Of The Week: Grizzly by Rachel Hegarty

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Grizzly by Rachel Hegarty, taken from her acclaimed debut collection Flight Paths Over Finglas.

Poetry • 11 Apr 18

Poem Of The Week: Diana in the Tide by Michael Coady

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Diana in the Tide by Michael Coady.

Poetry • 28 Mar 18

Poetry Day: Atlantis - A Lost Sonnet by Eavan Boland

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Atlantis — A Lost Sonnet by Eavan Boland, the recipient of this year's Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

Poetry • 26 Apr 18

Poem Of The Week: Webbing by Conor Cleary

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Webbing, by Conor Cleary.

Poetry • 07 Sep 17

Poem Of The Week: Grasshoppers by Chelsea Whitton

Our latest Poem Of The Week, selected by Poetry Ireland, is Grasshoppers by Chelsea Whitton.

Poetry • 03 Aug 17

Poem Of The Week: Subjectivity, by Laura Webb

This week's essential Poem Of The Week, selected by Poetry Ireland, is subjectivity by Laura Webb.

Poetry • 19 Jul 17

Poem Of The Week: Mill Jiggers by Elizabeth O'Carroll

Our latest Poem Of The Week, selected by Poetry Ireland, is Mill Jiggers by Elizabeth O'Carroll.

Books • 15 Jul 17

Poem Of The Week: Four Stories Up, by Jane Clarke

Our latest Poem Of The Week, selected by Poetry Ireland, is Four Stories Up by Jane Clarke.

Books • 30 Jun 17

Read This Poem: Temple Street Children's Hospital - Dermot Bolger

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is Temple Street Children's Hospital by Dermot Bolger.

Poetry • 14 Jun 17

Poem Of The Week: While Bleeding by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is While Bleeding by Doireann Ní Ghríofa.

Poetry • 05 Apr 17

Poem Of The Week: Lament by Moya Cannon

Our Poem Of The Week, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, is 'Lament' by Moya Cannon.

Poem Of The Week • 17 May 17

Poet Sophie Meehan, pictured at a reading event.

Happy World Poetry Day - read 'Bones Brigade' by Sophie Meehan

This week's Poem Of The Week, in association with Poetry Ireland, celebrates UNESCO World Poetry Day, which recognizes the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind. Our poem is Bones Brigade, by Sophie Meehan.

Culture • 21 Mar 17

Poem Of The Day: Ireland Is Changing Mother, by Rita Ann Higgins

Poem Of The Week • 29 Mar 17