Poetry Programme: Dennis O'Driscoll remembered On the Poetry Programme, Olivia O'Leary was joined by poets Enda Wyley, Peter Sirr and Julie O'Callaghan to remember the contribution to poetry in Ireland of Dennis O'Driscoll, who died in 2012. Poetry • 29 Oct 18
Poetry Programme: Dennis O'Driscoll remembered On the Poetry Programme, Olivia O'Leary was joined by poets Enda Wyley, Peter Sirr and Julie O'Callaghan to remember the contribution to poetry in Ireland of Dennis O'Driscoll, who died in 2012. Poetry • 29 Oct 18
Poetry Programme preview - young British poets speak up On the Poetry Programme on 21st October Olivia O'Leary is joined by two young British poets, Raymond Antrobus and Kim Moore, who have both been making a name for themselves. Poetry • 19 Oct 18
Poetry Programme preview - young British poets speak up On the Poetry Programme on 21st October Olivia O'Leary is joined by two young British poets, Raymond Antrobus and Kim Moore, who have both been making a name for themselves. Poetry • 19 Oct 18
Poem of the Week: Family Law by Annemarie Ní Churreáin This week's Poem of the Week is Family Law, by Annemarie Ní Churreáin, brought to you in association with the Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1. Poetry • 11 Oct 18
Poem of the Week: Family Law by Annemarie Ní Churreáin This week's Poem of the Week is Family Law, by Annemarie Ní Churreáin, brought to you in association with the Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1. Poetry • 11 Oct 18
Poem Of The Week: Report by Kerry Hardie Our Poem of the Week, presented in association with the RTÉ Poetry Programme, is Report by Kerry Hardie, taken from her collection The Zebra Stood in the Night (Bloodaxe, 2014). Poetry • 17 Aug 18
Poem Of The Week: Report by Kerry Hardie Our Poem of the Week, presented in association with the RTÉ Poetry Programme, is Report by Kerry Hardie, taken from her collection The Zebra Stood in the Night (Bloodaxe, 2014). Poetry • 17 Aug 18
Poetry Programme preview - Eavan Boland and Poetry Day Ireland An interview with one of our foremost poets and a preview of next week's event Poetry Programme • 20 Apr 18
Poetry Programme preview - Eavan Boland and Poetry Day Ireland An interview with one of our foremost poets and a preview of next week's event Poetry Programme • 20 Apr 18
Poetry Programme Preview: Jackie Kay & Leanne O'Sullivan speak up The Poetry Programme returns to RTÉ Radio 1 for a new spring series, as presenter Olivia O'Leary meets two poets with distinctive and powerful voices: Leanne O'Sullivan and Jackie Kay. Poetry • 23 Mar 18
Poetry Programme Preview: Jackie Kay & Leanne O'Sullivan speak up The Poetry Programme returns to RTÉ Radio 1 for a new spring series, as presenter Olivia O'Leary meets two poets with distinctive and powerful voices: Leanne O'Sullivan and Jackie Kay. Poetry • 23 Mar 18
Poetry Programme preview - Irish, Moroccan & Galician poets It's a busy week on the RTÉ Poetry Programme this Saturday, 2 December, at 7:30 on RTÉ Radio 1... Poetry • 01 Dec 17
Poetry Programme preview - Irish, Moroccan & Galician poets It's a busy week on the RTÉ Poetry Programme this Saturday, 2 December, at 7:30 on RTÉ Radio 1... Poetry • 01 Dec 17
Poetry Programme Preview - meet the new wave of Irish poets In this week's edition of the RTÉ Poetry Programme, Elaine Cosgrove, Annemarie Ní Churreáin and Kevin Dwan join Olivia O'Leary to talk about the launch of their debut collections. Poetry • 20 Oct 17
Poetry Programme Preview - meet the new wave of Irish poets In this week's edition of the RTÉ Poetry Programme, Elaine Cosgrove, Annemarie Ní Churreáin and Kevin Dwan join Olivia O'Leary to talk about the launch of their debut collections. Poetry • 20 Oct 17
RTÉ Poetry Programme preview - tales of love, grief and madness In the Poetry Programme on Saturday 14th October at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Tara Bergin joins Olivia O'Leary to talk about her new collection and Seán Hewitt is inspired by the medieval Irish tales of Sweeney. Listen to an exclusive preview... Poetry • 14 Oct 17
RTÉ Poetry Programme preview - tales of love, grief and madness In the Poetry Programme on Saturday 14th October at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Tara Bergin joins Olivia O'Leary to talk about her new collection and Seán Hewitt is inspired by the medieval Irish tales of Sweeney. Listen to an exclusive preview... Poetry • 14 Oct 17
RTÉ Poetry Programme preview: Frank Ormsby's The Darkness Of Snow Coming up on this week's RTÉ Poetry Programme (Saturday 30 September, 7:30 pm, RTÉ Radio 1) Frank Ormsby joins Olivia O'Leary to talk about his new collection and Luke Kennard champions the prose poem. Poetry • 29 Sep 17
RTÉ Poetry Programme preview: Frank Ormsby's The Darkness Of Snow Coming up on this week's RTÉ Poetry Programme (Saturday 30 September, 7:30 pm, RTÉ Radio 1) Frank Ormsby joins Olivia O'Leary to talk about his new collection and Luke Kennard champions the prose poem. Poetry • 29 Sep 17
RTÉ Poetry Programme Preview: Celebrating Eavan Boland In this week's Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1, Siobhán Campbell and Nessa O'Mahony, the co-editors of Eavan Boland: Inside History, join presenter Olivia O'Leary to talk about the ground-breaking role played by Eavan Boland in the poetry world. Poetry • 22 Sep 17
RTÉ Poetry Programme Preview: Celebrating Eavan Boland In this week's Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1, Siobhán Campbell and Nessa O'Mahony, the co-editors of Eavan Boland: Inside History, join presenter Olivia O'Leary to talk about the ground-breaking role played by Eavan Boland in the poetry world. Poetry • 22 Sep 17
Poem Of The Week: Iníon léinn i bPáras by Biddy Jeckinson As chosen by the RTÉ Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is Iníon léinn i bPáras/A female student in Paris by Biddy Jenkinson, read by Louis de Paor. Poem • 11 Jan 17
Poem Of The Week: Iníon léinn i bPáras by Biddy Jeckinson As chosen by the RTÉ Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is Iníon léinn i bPáras/A female student in Paris by Biddy Jenkinson, read by Louis de Paor. Poem • 11 Jan 17
Poem of the Week: Periwinkles by Siobhán Campbell Our Poem of the Week is 'Periwinkles' by Siobhán Campbell. Siobhán is one of the poets who took part in the hour-long Poetry Programme recorded recently in London in collaboration with the Irish Literary Society, to be broadcast at 7 pm on RTÉ Radio 1. Culture • 20 Dec 16
Poem of the Week: Periwinkles by Siobhán Campbell Our Poem of the Week is 'Periwinkles' by Siobhán Campbell. Siobhán is one of the poets who took part in the hour-long Poetry Programme recorded recently in London in collaboration with the Irish Literary Society, to be broadcast at 7 pm on RTÉ Radio 1. Culture • 20 Dec 16
Poem of the Week: An Elegy for David Bowie, by Graham Allen As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is Bright Star, Elegy for David Bowie, by Graham Allen. Culture • 01 Dec 16
Poem of the Week: An Elegy for David Bowie, by Graham Allen As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is Bright Star, Elegy for David Bowie, by Graham Allen. Culture • 01 Dec 16
Poem of the Week: Veracity by Rafiq Kathwari As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is 'Veracity', by Rafiq Kathwari. Culture • 23 Nov 16
Poem of the Week: Veracity by Rafiq Kathwari As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is 'Veracity', by Rafiq Kathwari. Culture • 23 Nov 16
Poem Of The Week: The Trout, by John Montague On the week that John Montague receives the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, our Poem of the Week is Montague's classic The Trout. Culture • 17 Nov 16
Poem Of The Week: The Trout, by John Montague On the week that John Montague receives the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, our Poem of the Week is Montague's classic The Trout. Culture • 17 Nov 16
Poem Of The Week: Excursion, by Kimberly Campanello As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is an extract from the prose poem Excursion by Kimberly Campanello, which describes a search for Sheela-na-gigs. Culture • 10 Nov 16
Poem Of The Week: Excursion, by Kimberly Campanello As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is an extract from the prose poem Excursion by Kimberly Campanello, which describes a search for Sheela-na-gigs. Culture • 10 Nov 16
Poem Of The Week: Still Well by Katie Donvan As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is ‘Still Well’ from Katie Donovan’s collection Off Duty, published by Bloodaxe Books. Listen to it here. Culture • 26 Oct 16
Poem Of The Week: Still Well by Katie Donvan As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is ‘Still Well’ from Katie Donovan’s collection Off Duty, published by Bloodaxe Books. Listen to it here. Culture • 26 Oct 16
Poem Of The Week: Der Panther/The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is ‘Der Panther/The Panther’ by Rainer Maria Rilke, read in the original German by Professor Joachim Fischer of the University of Limerick and in English by Sean O’Mahony. Culture • 18 Oct 16
Poem Of The Week: Der Panther/The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke As chosen by the Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is ‘Der Panther/The Panther’ by Rainer Maria Rilke, read in the original German by Professor Joachim Fischer of the University of Limerick and in English by Sean O’Mahony. Culture • 18 Oct 16
Poem Of The Week: Meeting the British, by Paul Muldoon Listen to Paul Muldoon read the title poem from his classic 1987 collection ‘Meeting the British’, about an early instance of germ warfare against members of the Ottawa tribe of North America. Culture • 11 Oct 16
Poem Of The Week: Meeting the British, by Paul Muldoon Listen to Paul Muldoon read the title poem from his classic 1987 collection ‘Meeting the British’, about an early instance of germ warfare against members of the Ottawa tribe of North America. Culture • 11 Oct 16
A Week in RTÉ Culture: Poetry, painting & first confessions Choice cultural highlights from the next seven days on RTÉ TV and radio... Culture • 03 Oct 16
A Week in RTÉ Culture: Poetry, painting & first confessions Choice cultural highlights from the next seven days on RTÉ TV and radio... Culture • 03 Oct 16
