Words That Burn Podcast
@wordsthatburn.bsky.social
A podcast taking a closer look at poetry. For those who want to learn a little more about poetry without being too intimidated.
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What happens when a language is declared a sin? When the hand itself is seen as an 'enemy'?
This is the haunting reality at the core of Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s poem, "The Language Ban"
#TheLanguageBan #IrishPoetry #irishfolklore #IrishSignLanguage #PoetryAnalysis #IrishHistory #IrishLiterature
This is the haunting reality at the core of Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s poem, "The Language Ban"
#TheLanguageBan #IrishPoetry #irishfolklore #IrishSignLanguage #PoetryAnalysis #IrishHistory #IrishLiterature
June 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
What happens when a language is declared a sin? When the hand itself is seen as an 'enemy'?
This is the haunting reality at the core of Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s poem, "The Language Ban"
#TheLanguageBan #IrishPoetry #irishfolklore #IrishSignLanguage #PoetryAnalysis #IrishHistory #IrishLiterature
This is the haunting reality at the core of Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s poem, "The Language Ban"
#TheLanguageBan #IrishPoetry #irishfolklore #IrishSignLanguage #PoetryAnalysis #IrishHistory #IrishLiterature
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Can we take a rest?
June 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Can we take a rest?
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After hearing the banshee in an abandoned Celtic Tiger petrol station I explore the historical ties between the banshee &the lost singing tradition of Keening at funerals.How Victorian Muscular Christianity vilified the expression of emotion in colonised populations. open.spotify.com/episode/3CjX...
I thought I heard the Banshee but it was a Fox with a cough
The Blindboy Podcast · Episode
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May 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
After hearing the banshee in an abandoned Celtic Tiger petrol station I explore the historical ties between the banshee &the lost singing tradition of Keening at funerals.How Victorian Muscular Christianity vilified the expression of emotion in colonised populations. open.spotify.com/episode/3CjX...
In @mosababutoha.bsky.social 's poem door on the road, shows a world where every single object has become a threat to the Palestinian people.
#mosababutoha #freepalesti̇ne #palestinewillbefree #palestine #palestinian #palestinianpoetry
#mosababutoha #freepalesti̇ne #palestinewillbefree #palestine #palestinian #palestinianpoetry
May 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In @mosababutoha.bsky.social 's poem door on the road, shows a world where every single object has become a threat to the Palestinian people.
#mosababutoha #freepalesti̇ne #palestinewillbefree #palestine #palestinian #palestinianpoetry
#mosababutoha #freepalesti̇ne #palestinewillbefree #palestine #palestinian #palestinianpoetry
Latest episode is live and is focused on Olga Dermott Bonds's gorgeously haunting work of ekprhasis. It's a poem that peels back the layers of paint and varnish to reveal the story behind Ophelia by John Everett Millais
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#poetry #poet #poetryreading #poetrtanalysis
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#poetry #poet #poetryreading #poetrtanalysis
April 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Latest episode is live and is focused on Olga Dermott Bonds's gorgeously haunting work of ekprhasis. It's a poem that peels back the layers of paint and varnish to reveal the story behind Ophelia by John Everett Millais
open.spotify.com/episode/0Iin...
#poetry #poet #poetryreading #poetrtanalysis
open.spotify.com/episode/0Iin...
#poetry #poet #poetryreading #poetrtanalysis
Irish poet Maurice Riordan on how poetry has an almost unique ability to control time.
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
April 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Irish poet Maurice Riordan on how poetry has an almost unique ability to control time.
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
Irish poet Maurice Riordan on how poetry has an almost unique ability to control time.
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
April 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Irish poet Maurice Riordan on how poetry has an almost unique ability to control time.
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
#poetry #timetravel #poetrycommunity #poetryquotes #poetryreview
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There's a @winterpapers.bsky.social archive online with work by Claire Kilroy, Hugh O'Connor, Jess Traynor, June Caldwell, Sara Baume, Brian Leyden, Peter Murphy, Martin Dyar, Jess Raymon, me, and an interview with Cathal Coughlan by Siobhán Kane. winterpapers.com/selected-work
Winter Papers Selected Work
Winter Papers
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April 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
There's a @winterpapers.bsky.social archive online with work by Claire Kilroy, Hugh O'Connor, Jess Traynor, June Caldwell, Sara Baume, Brian Leyden, Peter Murphy, Martin Dyar, Jess Raymon, me, and an interview with Cathal Coughlan by Siobhán Kane. winterpapers.com/selected-work
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I'm glad there's something out there for people who love Studio Ghibli films, but also hate art, imagination and goodness.
March 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I'm glad there's something out there for people who love Studio Ghibli films, but also hate art, imagination and goodness.
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New podcast. This about how far right talking points distract us from eliminating the state violence of neoliberal capitalism open.spotify.com/episode/2wmH...
Against Bigotry and Hatred
The Blindboy Podcast · Episode
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March 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New podcast. This about how far right talking points distract us from eliminating the state violence of neoliberal capitalism open.spotify.com/episode/2wmH...
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Last day to send me your poems for issue 20!
Submissions are now open until 31st March for our speculative fiction issue edited by @clarakiyoko.bsky.social 💫
bansheepress.org/submit
bansheepress.org/submit
March 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Last day to send me your poems for issue 20!
More for my interview with poet Maurice Riordan. Maurice spoke about the way in which the world has changed drastically in his time on the planet.
#poetrycommunity #poetrycommunity #irishliterature #irishpoetry #PoetryPodcast #poetryquotes #PoetsToRead
#poetrycommunity #poetrycommunity #irishliterature #irishpoetry #PoetryPodcast #poetryquotes #PoetsToRead
March 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
More for my interview with poet Maurice Riordan. Maurice spoke about the way in which the world has changed drastically in his time on the planet.
#poetrycommunity #poetrycommunity #irishliterature #irishpoetry #PoetryPodcast #poetryquotes #PoetsToRead
#poetrycommunity #poetrycommunity #irishliterature #irishpoetry #PoetryPodcast #poetryquotes #PoetsToRead
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The only light in Gaza right now is from Israeli bombs.
Israel has cut off electricity and water to 2.1 million Palestinians — resuming its genocidal war and pushing Gaza toward total humanitarian collapse.
Israel has cut off electricity and water to 2.1 million Palestinians — resuming its genocidal war and pushing Gaza toward total humanitarian collapse.
The only visible light in Gaza is coming from Israeli bombardment
Israel resumed its genocidal war on Gaza by cutting off water and electricity to 2.1 million Palestinians, threatening a humanitarian disaster.
mondoweiss.net
March 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The only light in Gaza right now is from Israeli bombs.
Israel has cut off electricity and water to 2.1 million Palestinians — resuming its genocidal war and pushing Gaza toward total humanitarian collapse.
Israel has cut off electricity and water to 2.1 million Palestinians — resuming its genocidal war and pushing Gaza toward total humanitarian collapse.
The poet Maurice Riordan reads his poem Rural Electrification 1956.
You can hear the rest of my interview with Maurice now, where he takes a walk through his own career spanning nearly four decades.
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity #mauriceriordan #irishliterature #irishpoetry
You can hear the rest of my interview with Maurice now, where he takes a walk through his own career spanning nearly four decades.
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity #mauriceriordan #irishliterature #irishpoetry
March 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The poet Maurice Riordan reads his poem Rural Electrification 1956.
You can hear the rest of my interview with Maurice now, where he takes a walk through his own career spanning nearly four decades.
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity #mauriceriordan #irishliterature #irishpoetry
You can hear the rest of my interview with Maurice now, where he takes a walk through his own career spanning nearly four decades.
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity #mauriceriordan #irishliterature #irishpoetry
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“Monolingualism was an invention of the nation state, only a few centuries ago, but the word has always described an aspiration more than a reality, despite temporarily effective and often cruel attempts to suppress non-official languages and dialects.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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March 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Monolingualism was an invention of the nation state, only a few centuries ago, but the word has always described an aspiration more than a reality, despite temporarily effective and often cruel attempts to suppress non-official languages and dialects.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I'm going to be reading at this on Saturday, come by and show your solidarity with the Palestinian people 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Join us Saturday 2pm, top of Grafton Street, to commemorate Palestinian Land Day with poetry and music. Land Day marks the date in 1976 when Palestinian citizens of Israel were gunned down while protesting for their rights and is the anniversary of the Great March of Return in Gaza. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
March 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I'm going to be reading at this on Saturday, come by and show your solidarity with the Palestinian people 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
The latest episode, an interview with Irish poet Maurice Riordan, is up now
In the interview, spoke about many of the forces that shaped his work; from stopping time to the eerie quality of Irish folklore.
He was a fabulous guest.
#irishpoetry #poertryinterview #poetryquotes #irishliterature
In the interview, spoke about many of the forces that shaped his work; from stopping time to the eerie quality of Irish folklore.
He was a fabulous guest.
#irishpoetry #poertryinterview #poetryquotes #irishliterature
March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The latest episode, an interview with Irish poet Maurice Riordan, is up now
In the interview, spoke about many of the forces that shaped his work; from stopping time to the eerie quality of Irish folklore.
He was a fabulous guest.
#irishpoetry #poertryinterview #poetryquotes #irishliterature
In the interview, spoke about many of the forces that shaped his work; from stopping time to the eerie quality of Irish folklore.
He was a fabulous guest.
#irishpoetry #poertryinterview #poetryquotes #irishliterature
For #worldpoetryday, which poets/ collections should I be reading?
March 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For #worldpoetryday, which poets/ collections should I be reading?
It’s World Poetry Day, so I pulled together a few poems I’ve been sitting with lately. Some are old favourites, some are newer discoveries — all of them made me pause.
#WorldPoetryDay #LucilleClifton #MaryKarr #WarsanShire #CKWilliams #RashaAbdulhadi #PoetryThatStays #PoetsToRead
#WorldPoetryDay #LucilleClifton #MaryKarr #WarsanShire #CKWilliams #RashaAbdulhadi #PoetryThatStays #PoetsToRead
March 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It’s World Poetry Day, so I pulled together a few poems I’ve been sitting with lately. Some are old favourites, some are newer discoveries — all of them made me pause.
#WorldPoetryDay #LucilleClifton #MaryKarr #WarsanShire #CKWilliams #RashaAbdulhadi #PoetryThatStays #PoetsToRead
#WorldPoetryDay #LucilleClifton #MaryKarr #WarsanShire #CKWilliams #RashaAbdulhadi #PoetryThatStays #PoetsToRead
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Another wee poem from me, just pubbed in South Oregon U’s Main Squeeze Mag
March 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Another wee poem from me, just pubbed in South Oregon U’s Main Squeeze Mag
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Very enjoyable listening on St. Patrick's Day - Louis de Paor meeting contemporary poets writing in Irish. If you're interested in languages & their survival... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
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Poetry Extra - No Egos No Divas: New Poets in Irish - BBC Sounds
Daljit Nagra selects a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive to mark St Patrick's Day.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Very enjoyable listening on St. Patrick's Day - Louis de Paor meeting contemporary poets writing in Irish. If you're interested in languages & their survival... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A.K. Ramanujan (1929–1993) was a poet, translator, and scholar who bridged languages and cultures. Writing in English and Kannada, he explored identity, folklore, and the way we think. #Poetry #AKRamanujan
March 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A.K. Ramanujan (1929–1993) was a poet, translator, and scholar who bridged languages and cultures. Writing in English and Kannada, he explored identity, folklore, and the way we think. #Poetry #AKRamanujan
Nail on the head from @patrickfreyne.bsky.social
Love this from Patrick Freyne:
'Ireland’s progressivism was never a corporate or political pose [...]. It was not a shallow thing. It had very little to do with PR calculations or social media pile-ons or contemporary trends. It was a deeply felt response to our history.'
'Ireland’s progressivism was never a corporate or political pose [...]. It was not a shallow thing. It had very little to do with PR calculations or social media pile-ons or contemporary trends. It was a deeply felt response to our history.'
March 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Nail on the head from @patrickfreyne.bsky.social
The very first episode of 2025 features the poetry of Louise Gluck. It looks at her poem snowdrops, an elegant study of the tenacity required to begin again, and how sometimes continuation is the best rebirth.
#PoetryPodcast #louiseglück #snowdrop #americanpoet
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity
#PoetryPodcast #louiseglück #snowdrop #americanpoet
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity
January 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The very first episode of 2025 features the poetry of Louise Gluck. It looks at her poem snowdrops, an elegant study of the tenacity required to begin again, and how sometimes continuation is the best rebirth.
#PoetryPodcast #louiseglück #snowdrop #americanpoet
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity
#PoetryPodcast #louiseglück #snowdrop #americanpoet
#poetryquotes #poetrycommunity
One day I'll leave No Alibis in Belfast without buying something, but it wasn't today.
This wee book by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social got a glowing review at the counter
This wee book by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social got a glowing review at the counter
November 23, 2024 at 2:14 PM
One day I'll leave No Alibis in Belfast without buying something, but it wasn't today.
This wee book by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social got a glowing review at the counter
This wee book by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social got a glowing review at the counter