<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Mince pie and Christmas cracker laden, today’s breakfast table is very festive indeed as we celebrate the best of books and cultural events in 2025. To help us celebrate we’ve gathered at our table four writers who have each been asked to choose just one book, either fiction or non fiction that they’ve especially admired this year and one cultural event –  film, exhibition, music or anything else –  that they have enjoyed over the last twelve months. The four writers are Sarah Gilmartin, Neil Hegarty, Caitriona Lally and Philip Davison.Books recommended: Anne Enright: <a href='https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/471659/attention-by-enright-anne/9781787335776'>Attention: Writing on Life, Art and the World</a> Gerbrand Bakker: <a href='https://scribepublications.co.uk/books/the-hairdressers-son'>The Hairdresser’s Son</a>; Ben Macintyre: <a href='https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/279582/the-spy-and-the-traitor-by-macintyre-ben/9780241972137'>The Spy and the Traitor </a>; Sarah Moss: <a href='https://granta.com/products/ghost-wall/'>Ghost Wall</a>; Helen Garner: <a href='https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/helen-garner-6/how-to-end-a-story/9781399606745/'>Collected Diaries 1978-1998: How to end a story</a> and Tim MacGabhann: <a href='https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tim-macgabhann-2/the-black-pool/9781399728232/'>The Black Pool: A Memoir of Forgetting</a>.This episode is supported by a Project Award from the <a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'>Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.</a>Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'>The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mince pie and Christmas cracker laden, today’s breakfast table is very festive indeed as we celebrate the best of books and cultural events in 2025. To help us celebrate we’ve gathered at our table four writers who have each been asked to choose just one book, either fiction or non fiction that they’ve especially admired this year and one cultural event –  film, exhibition, music or anything else –  that they have enjoyed over the last twelve months. The four writers are &lt;b&gt;Sarah Gilmartin&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Neil Hegarty&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Caitriona Lally&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Philip Davison&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Books recommended:&lt;b&gt; Anne Enright:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/471659/attention-by-enright-anne/9781787335776'&gt;Attention: &lt;em&gt;Writing on Life, Art and the World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gerbrand Bakker: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://scribepublications.co.uk/books/the-hairdressers-son'&gt;The Hairdresser’s Son&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;b&gt;Ben Macintyre: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/279582/the-spy-and-the-traitor-by-macintyre-ben/9780241972137'&gt;The Spy and the Traitor &lt;/a&gt;;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sarah Moss:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='https://granta.com/products/ghost-wall/'&gt;Ghost Wall&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;b&gt;Helen Garner: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/helen-garner-6/how-to-end-a-story/9781399606745/'&gt;Collected Diaries 1978-1998: How to end a story&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Tim MacGabhann:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tim-macgabhann-2/the-black-pool/9781399728232/'&gt;The Black Pool: A Memoir of Forgetting&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is supported by a Project Award from the &lt;a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'&gt;Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from &lt;a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'&gt;The Hare’s Corner&lt;/a&gt;, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Mince pie and Christmas cracker laden, today’s breakfast table is very festive indeed as we celebrate the best of books and cultural events in 2025. To help us celebrate we’ve gathered at our table four writers who have each been asked to choose just one book, either fiction or non fiction that they’ve especially admired this year and one cultural event –  film, exhibition, music or anything else –  that they have enjoyed over the last twelve months. The four writers ...

88: Christmas Special

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms">Send us a text</a>This morning we welcome poet and critic Ciarán O’Rourke to our breakfast table here in Dublin 8. Ciarán has published two collections of poems with Irish Pages Press, <a href='https://irishpages.org/product/the-buried-breath/?v=25400724d737'>The Buried Breath</a> in 2018  and <a href='https://irishpages.org/product/phantom-gang/?v=25400724d737'>Phantom Gang </a>in 2022, and he also runs the poetry website <a href='https://www.ragpickerpoetry.net'>ragpickerpoetry.net</a>. Ciarán talk about five recent books of poetry: Eiléan Ní Cuilleanáin, <a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/new-selected-poems-1966-2025/'>New Selected Poems</a>; Catherine Ann Cullen, <a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/storm-damage/?srsltid=AfmBOooVYdCtfzS2odaWDbPUbqyXwcung7EjeBs9j5KmAi0Pxs20ZAwD'>Storm Damages</a>; Keith Payne, <a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/savage-acres/'>Savage Acres</a>; Patrick Cotter, <a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/quality-control-at-the-miracle-factory/'>Quality Control at the Miracle Factory</a>; Kevin Graham, <a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/times-guest/#:~:text=Many%20of%20the%20poems%20in,and%20mourning%20its%20evidential%20ruin.'>Time&apos;s Guest</a>.Mark Granier is an award-winning Irish poet and photographer whose work has been widely published and admired for its sharp imagery, lyric precision, and subtle wit. Over the past two decades, he has brought out several acclaimed collections, including Airborne, Haunt, Fade Street,  as well as Ghostlight, New and Selected Poems. His latest book, <a href='https://booksupstairs.ie/product/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-2/'>Everything You Always Wanted To Know</a>, is perhaps his most personal and revealing to date, weaving together memory, intimacy, and the everyday with a striking visual clarity.  This episode is supported by a Project Award from the <a href='https://artscouncil.ie'>Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.</a>Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'>The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This morning we welcome poet and critic&lt;b&gt; Ciarán O’Rourke&lt;/b&gt; to our breakfast table here in Dublin 8. Ciarán has published two collections of poems with Irish Pages Press, &lt;a href='https://irishpages.org/product/the-buried-breath/?v=25400724d737'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Buried Breath&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in 2018  and &lt;a href='https://irishpages.org/product/phantom-gang/?v=25400724d737'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Phantom Gang&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;in 2022, and he also runs the poetry website &lt;a href='https://www.ragpickerpoetry.net'&gt;ragpickerpoetry.net&lt;/a&gt;. Ciarán talk about five recent books of poetry: &lt;b&gt;Eiléan Ní Cuilleanáin&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/new-selected-poems-1966-2025/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;New&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Selected Poems&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;b&gt;Catherine Ann Cullen&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/storm-damage/?srsltid=AfmBOooVYdCtfzS2odaWDbPUbqyXwcung7EjeBs9j5KmAi0Pxs20ZAwD'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Storm Damages&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;b&gt;Keith Payne&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/savage-acres/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Savage Acres&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;b&gt;Patrick Cotter&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/quality-control-at-the-miracle-factory/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quality Control at the Miracle Factory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;b&gt;Kevin Graham&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/times-guest/#:~:text=Many%20of%20the%20poems%20in,and%20mourning%20its%20evidential%20ruin.'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time&amp;apos;s Guest&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mark Granier&lt;/b&gt; is an award-winning Irish poet and photographer whose work has been widely published and admired for its sharp imagery, lyric precision, and subtle wit. Over the past two decades, he has brought out several acclaimed collections, including &lt;em&gt;Airborne&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Haunt, Fade Street&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;as well as &lt;em&gt;Ghostlight, New and Selected Poems&lt;/em&gt;. His latest book, &lt;a href='https://booksupstairs.ie/product/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-2/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Everything You Always Wanted To Know&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, is perhaps his most personal and revealing to date, weaving together memory, intimacy, and the everyday with a striking visual clarity. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This episode is supported by a Project Award from the &lt;a href='https://artscouncil.ie'&gt;Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from &lt;a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'&gt;The Hare’s Corner&lt;/a&gt;, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text This morning we welcome poet and critic Ciarán O’Rourke to our breakfast table here in Dublin 8. Ciarán has published two collections of poems with Irish Pages Press, The Buried Breath in 2018  and Phantom Gang in 2022, and he also runs the poetry website ragpickerpoetry.net. Ciarán talk about five recent books of poetry: Eiléan Ní Cuilleanáin, New Selected Poems; Catherine Ann Cullen, Storm Damages; Keith Payne, Savage Acres; Patrick Cotter, Quality Control at t...

87: More Poetry Reviews; interview with Mark Granier

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms">Send us a text</a>On today’s episode we travel to IMMA and the Dublin Book Festival to meet and talk with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/İlhan_Sami_Çomak'>İlhan Sami Çomak</a>, a Kurdish Turkish poet who has spent almost  thirty years imprisoned in Turkey. He was arrested in 1994 and charged with membership of the banned Kurdistan Workers&apos; Part. In jail, Çomak released eight books of poetry and became one of Turkey&apos;s longest serving political prisoners. He is here in Dublin to mark the Day of the imprisoned Writer at the invitation of <a href='https://irishpen.com'>Irish PEN </a>which followed an extensive international campaign for his release. Ilhan is accompanied by his interpreter Ipak Özel. Also in this episode writer, filmmaker and  lecturer  Ferdia MacAnna joins us the breakfast table to talk to us about  <a href='https://stingingfly.org/product/every-one-still-here/'>Every One Still Here</a> by Liadan Ní Chuinn, the widely acclaimed collection of short stories published by the Stinging Fly Press, and now by Granta as well. This episode is supported by a Project Award from the A<a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'>rts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.</a>Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'>The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On today’s episode we travel to IMMA and the Dublin Book Festival to meet and talk with &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/İlhan_Sami_Çomak'&gt;&lt;b&gt;İlhan Sami Çomak&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a Kurdish Turkish poet who has spent almost  thirty years imprisoned in Turkey. He was arrested in 1994 and charged with membership of the banned Kurdistan Workers&amp;apos; Part. In jail, Çomak released eight books of poetry and became one of Turkey&amp;apos;s longest serving political prisoners. He is here in Dublin to mark the Day of the imprisoned Writer at the invitation of &lt;a href='https://irishpen.com'&gt;Irish PEN &lt;/a&gt;which followed an extensive international campaign for his release. Ilhan is accompanied by his interpreter &lt;b&gt;Ipak Özel.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also in this episode writer, filmmaker and  lecturer  &lt;b&gt;Ferdia MacAnna&lt;/b&gt; joins us the breakfast table to talk to us about &lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://stingingfly.org/product/every-one-still-here/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Every One Still Here&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Liadan Ní Chuinn&lt;/b&gt;, the widely acclaimed collection of short stories published by the Stinging Fly Press, and now by Granta as well. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is supported by a Project Award from the A&lt;a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'&gt;rts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from &lt;a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'&gt;The Hare’s Corner&lt;/a&gt;, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text On today’s episode we travel to IMMA and the Dublin Book Festival to meet and talk with İlhan Sami Çomak, a Kurdish Turkish poet who has spent almost  thirty years imprisoned in Turkey. He was arrested in 1994 and charged with membership of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Part. In jail, Çomak released eight books of poetry and became one of Turkey's longest serving political prisoners. He is here in Dublin to mark the Day of the imprisoned Writer at the invitation of Irish P...

86: İlhan Sami Çomak, Ferdia Mac Anna on Liadan Ní Chuinn

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms">Send us a text</a>On this morning&apos;s episode we talk to Ger Reidy about his latest poetry collection, <a href='https://www.mayobooks.ie/Clay-Ger-Reidy'>Clay</a>;  Liam Carson tells us about the latest edition of <a href='https://imram.ie/'>IMRAM</a>, the Irish language festival and the increasing visibility of Irish, and I chat to Enda Wyley about her book, <a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/sudden-light/?srsltid=AfmBOoomBUAj0wDdpFeSqGtBih8rDrRNvi7x5ws3povF9sFVLHjT7vYo'>Sudden Light</a> and about winning the <a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/enda-wyley-to-receive-oshaughnessy-award/?srsltid=AfmBOopmbG1IqWCH4CZlss-8J55xiXppt-WPDIs2jp4ye8RK3k5_pJ5Z'>Lawrence O&apos; Shaughnessy Award for poetry.</a>This episode is supported by a Project Award from the A<a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'>rts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.</a>Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'>The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On this morning&amp;apos;s episode we talk to &lt;b&gt;Ger Reidy&lt;/b&gt; about his latest poetry collection, &lt;a href='https://www.mayobooks.ie/Clay-Ger-Reidy'&gt;Clay&lt;/a&gt;;  &lt;b&gt;Liam Carson&lt;/b&gt; tells us about the latest edition of &lt;a href='https://imram.ie/'&gt;IMRAM&lt;/a&gt;, the Irish language festival and the increasing visibility of Irish, and I chat to&lt;b&gt; Enda Wyley&lt;/b&gt; about her book, &lt;a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/sudden-light/?srsltid=AfmBOoomBUAj0wDdpFeSqGtBih8rDrRNvi7x5ws3povF9sFVLHjT7vYo'&gt;Sudden Light&lt;/a&gt; and about winning the &lt;a href='https://www.dedaluspress.com/enda-wyley-to-receive-oshaughnessy-award/?srsltid=AfmBOopmbG1IqWCH4CZlss-8J55xiXppt-WPDIs2jp4ye8RK3k5_pJ5Z'&gt;Lawrence O&amp;apos; Shaughnessy Award for poetry.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is supported by a Project Award from the A&lt;a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'&gt;rts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from &lt;a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'&gt;The Hare’s Corner&lt;/a&gt;, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text On this morning's episode we talk to Ger Reidy about his latest poetry collection, Clay;  Liam Carson tells us about the latest edition of IMRAM, the Irish language festival and the increasing visibility of Irish, and I chat to Enda Wyley about her book, Sudden Light and about winning the Lawrence O' Shaughnessy Award for poetry. This episode is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt No...

85: Enda Wyley, IMRAM 2025, Ger Reidy

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms">Send us a text</a>On today’s episode poet and critic <a href='http://adamwyeth.com/biog.html'>Adam Wyeth</a> reviews nine new poetry collections. Under the microscope are <a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/infinity-pool/'>Infinity Pool</a> by Vona Groarke; <a href='https://www.salmonpoetry.com/author-details.php?ID=597&amp;a=385'>Belfast Twilight</a> by Liam Carson; <a href='https://bansheepress.org/shop/p/harbour-doubts-by-bebe-ashley'>Harbour Doubts</a> by Bebe Ahley; <a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/over-here/'>Over Here </a>by Alan Gillis; <a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/chic-to-be-sad/'>Chic to be Sad</a> by Molly Twomey;<a href='https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/new-arcana-1379'> New Arcana</a> by Jesica Traynor; <a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/the-convent-of-mercy/'>The Convent of Mercy</a> by Tom French;<a href='https://www.salmonpoetry.com/author-details.php?ID=380&amp;a=221'> À la Belle Étoile: The odyssey of Jeanne </a>by Afric McGlinchey and <a href='https://scotuspress.com/'>Scaffold </a>by Thomas Brezing. A strong poet of coffee needed! This episode is supported by a Project Award from the A<a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'>rts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.</a>Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'>The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1162427/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On today’s episode poet and critic &lt;a href='http://adamwyeth.com/biog.html'&gt;Adam Wyeth&lt;/a&gt; reviews nine new poetry collections. Under the microscope are &lt;a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/infinity-pool/'&gt;Infinity Pool&lt;/a&gt; by V&lt;b&gt;ona Groarke&lt;/b&gt;; &lt;a href='https://www.salmonpoetry.com/author-details.php?ID=597&amp;amp;a=385'&gt;Belfast Twilight&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Liam Carson&lt;/b&gt;; &lt;a href='https://bansheepress.org/shop/p/harbour-doubts-by-bebe-ashley'&gt;Harbour Doubts&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Bebe Ahley&lt;/b&gt;; &lt;a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/over-here/'&gt;Over Here &lt;/a&gt;by &lt;b&gt;Alan Gillis&lt;/b&gt;; &lt;a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/chic-to-be-sad/'&gt;Chic to be Sad&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Molly Twomey&lt;/b&gt;;&lt;a href='https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/new-arcana-1379'&gt; New Arcana&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Jesica Traynor&lt;/b&gt;; &lt;a href='https://gallerypress.com/product/the-convent-of-mercy/'&gt;The Convent of Mercy&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;b&gt;Tom French&lt;/b&gt;;&lt;a href='https://www.salmonpoetry.com/author-details.php?ID=380&amp;amp;a=221'&gt; À la Belle Étoile: The odyssey of Jeanne &lt;/a&gt;by &lt;b&gt;Afric McGlinchey&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;a href='https://scotuspress.com/'&gt;Scaffold &lt;/a&gt;by &lt;b&gt;Thomas Brezing&lt;/b&gt;. A strong poet of coffee needed!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode is supported by a Project Award from the A&lt;a href='https://artscouncil.ie/'&gt;rts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from &lt;a href='https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941'&gt;The Hare’s Corner&lt;/a&gt;, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text On today’s episode poet and critic Adam Wyeth reviews nine new poetry collections. Under the microscope are Infinity Pool by Vona Groarke; Belfast Twilight by Liam Carson; Harbour Doubts by Bebe Ahley; Over Here by Alan Gillis; Chic to be Sad by Molly Twomey; New Arcana by Jesica Traynor; The Convent of Mercy by Tom French; À la Belle Étoile: The odyssey of Jeanne by Afric McGlinchey and Scaffold by Thomas Brezing. A strong poet of coffee needed!   This episode is supported by ...

84: New Poetry Collections Reviewed

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