My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh
My Poetry Readings is a podcast of poetry, from Ireland and elsewhere.Presented by Sligo based, Declan Walsh, (who is neither a poet or English literature scholar!) , it is a podcast of his journey to revisit the poems that may have shaped our lives and perhaps discovering new ones along the way.Each episode in this series includes an introduction to a popular poem, it’s this writer and the actual reading of the poem - leaving the interpretation of the poem to yourself.Check it out on https://mypoetryreadingswithdeclanwalsh.buzzsprout.com/
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
My Poetry Readings with Declan Walsh
Latest Episodes
'On Raglan Road' - by Patrick Kavanagh (Last in Series - S1E13)
About the Poem'On Raglan Road' was written by a 40 year old Patrick Kavanagh for a young 22 year old medical student, Hilda Moriarty. It was first published in the Irish Press newspaper in 1946 under the title ‘Dark Haired Miriam...
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Episode 13
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'The Song of the Wandering Aengus' - by WB Yeats (S1E12)
About the Poem'The Song of the Wandering Aengus' is told from the point of view of an old man who, at some point in his past, had a fantastical experience in which a
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Episode 12
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'You Don't Get to be Racist and Irish' - Imelda May (S1E11)
About the PoemYou Don't Get To Be Racist And Irish" documents Irish people's history of immigration and emigration and May says that it is now time for Irish people to return the favor.The poem also touches on Ireland's h...
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Episode 11
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