Books for Breakfast
Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley
A fortnightly look at fiction and poetry hosted by poets and writers Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley. Also features the Toaster Challenge where guest writers are given the time it takes to make toast to talk about a book that has resonated with them.
Recent Episodes
23: 40 Years of Salmon Poetry; Bachelard's images; Cathy BeltonFebruary 18, 2021
22: New and recent poetry; Michael O'Loughlin's Liberty Hall; in search of lost godsFebruary 04, 2021
21: Fiction for 2021; Berryman's letters; African American poetryJanuary 21, 2021
20: Christmas Special: Paula Meehan, Tara Bergin, Pessoa's disquiet, Dublin's 20th century buildings, new poems.December 17, 2020
19: IMRAM's magical films; forging Dracula with Henrietta McKervey December 03, 2020
18: Poems for Winter; Kathleen MacMahon, Helen Garner.November 19, 2020
17: Fuggedaboutit: dictionaries and languages; on the wild side with Seán Lysaght and Dara McAnultyNovember 05, 2020
16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger ReadersOctober 29, 2020
15: Shirts for books; Kerry Hardie; The Radetzky MarchOctober 22, 2020
14: Derek Mahon, Louise Glück, The Great Hunger; Neil HegartyOctober 15, 2020
13: The latest Ferrante; Mary O’Donnell; the poem that wouldn’t go awayOctober 08, 2020
12: The other Elizabeth Taylor; Sarah Bannan; Lee HarwoodOctober 01, 2020
11: An actor calls; meditating on Irish wordsSeptember 24, 2020
10: Zadie Smith; Driving on Eggshells; Michael HartnettSeptember 17, 2020
9: Death and Nightingales; Joe Woods; a Scots accent of the mindSeptember 10, 2020
8: Birdcage Walk; Olivia O'Leary; A Legendary DinnerSeptember 03, 2020
7: What You Don't Want to Know; Adam Wyeth; Coming Close to Charles SimicAugust 27, 2020
6: Country Pursuits, A Quiet Tide, Poetry from SwedenAugust 20, 2020
5: The Art of Seeing, Short Stories, Poetry and PlaceAugust 13, 2020
4: Cities, languages, elegiesAugust 06, 2020
3: Stalled festivals, missing O's, kings and doorsJuly 30, 2020
2: Short poems and SpiesJuly 23, 2020
1: Hamnet, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Pearse HutchinsonJuly 16, 2020
22: New and recent poetry; Michael O'Loughlin's Liberty Hall; in search of lost godsFebruary 04, 2021
21: Fiction for 2021; Berryman's letters; African American poetryJanuary 21, 2021
20: Christmas Special: Paula Meehan, Tara Bergin, Pessoa's disquiet, Dublin's 20th century buildings, new poems.December 17, 2020
19: IMRAM's magical films; forging Dracula with Henrietta McKervey December 03, 2020
18: Poems for Winter; Kathleen MacMahon, Helen Garner.November 19, 2020
17: Fuggedaboutit: dictionaries and languages; on the wild side with Seán Lysaght and Dara McAnultyNovember 05, 2020
16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger ReadersOctober 29, 2020
15: Shirts for books; Kerry Hardie; The Radetzky MarchOctober 22, 2020
14: Derek Mahon, Louise Glück, The Great Hunger; Neil HegartyOctober 15, 2020
13: The latest Ferrante; Mary O’Donnell; the poem that wouldn’t go awayOctober 08, 2020
12: The other Elizabeth Taylor; Sarah Bannan; Lee HarwoodOctober 01, 2020
11: An actor calls; meditating on Irish wordsSeptember 24, 2020
10: Zadie Smith; Driving on Eggshells; Michael HartnettSeptember 17, 2020
9: Death and Nightingales; Joe Woods; a Scots accent of the mindSeptember 10, 2020
8: Birdcage Walk; Olivia O'Leary; A Legendary DinnerSeptember 03, 2020
7: What You Don't Want to Know; Adam Wyeth; Coming Close to Charles SimicAugust 27, 2020
6: Country Pursuits, A Quiet Tide, Poetry from SwedenAugust 20, 2020
5: The Art of Seeing, Short Stories, Poetry and PlaceAugust 13, 2020
4: Cities, languages, elegiesAugust 06, 2020
3: Stalled festivals, missing O's, kings and doorsJuly 30, 2020
2: Short poems and SpiesJuly 23, 2020
1: Hamnet, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Pearse HutchinsonJuly 16, 2020