Books for Breakfast
A podcast focussing on 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.
Books for Breakfast
22: New and recent poetry; Michael O'Loughlin's Liberty Hall; in search of lost gods
In this episode we look at new and recent poetry collections, which we list below. And our Toaster Challenge guest is Michael O’Loughlin whose new book of poetry and prose, Liberty Hall, will be published by New Island in April. Michael goes in search of lost gods with his Toaster Challenge choice, Roberto Calasso's Literature and the Gods.
Here's a list of poetry books mentioned in the episode.
Maurice Scully, Play Book
Justin Quinn, Shallow Seas
Grace Wilentz, The Limit of Light
Victoria Kennefick, Eat Or We Both Starve (Due Mar 2021)
Doireann Ní Ghríofa, To Star the Dark
Moya Cannon, Collected Poems (Due this year)
Jessamine O’Connor, Silver Spoon
Poems from Pandemia, edited by Patrick Cotter
Patrick Cotter, Sonic White Poise
Greg Delanty, No More Time
Jeffrey Wainright, As Best We Can
Thomas A. Clark, A Threadbare Coat: Selected Poems
Apocalypse An Anthology edited by James Keery,
Jean O’ Brien read her poem ‘Hotter Stars Burn Blue’ from Glimmering Girl, her forthcoming collection .
Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.
Artwork by Freya Sirr
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