W.B. Yeats

In this episode, Lisa Buggy, Jenny Coughlan and Mark Molloy explore the poetry of Emily Dickinson.  

In Season 2 of the English Pod, teachers Lisa Buggy, Jenny Coughlan and Mark Molloy  explore the poetry of Derek Mahon.  

In the last of this season's episodes, Lisa Buggy is joined by Jenny Coughlan and Mark Molloy to discuss Leaving Cert English, Paper One.  

In this episode, Israeli poet Tahel Frosh talks to us about her debut poetry collection Betsa (Avarice, 2014), financial crisis, and the value of culture. We revisit the summer of 2011, when a series of protests spread across Israel sparked by rising housing costs, the increased ... Show More

<p>Today’s poem is Horse by TR Brady. </p><br/><p>The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s deceptively simple poem is as provoking as it is spare. With parallel syntax and capacious anticipation, we witness the unbridgeab ... Show More

<p>Roses are red, violets are blue, has poetry ever been intimidating for you? For many people, this art form can feel unapproachable, but poet and educator Sarah Kay, suggests that people who don’t like poetry just maybe haven’t found a poem that really speaks to them. Sarah pro ... Show More

<p>We're back this week for a new episode, this time covering chapters 27-30 of The Ink Black Heart. In this episode, we discuss Robin's heart-to-heart with Ilsa, the hypocrisy shown by the Pen of Justice blog, and venture down a music-related rabbit hole.</p> <p>Next episode: Pa ... Show More

<p>Conan is joined by Mary Bronstein, the writer/director of the new film If <i>I Had Legs I’d Kick You,</i> to discuss Conan’s first real foray into acting, having lunch with Rose Byrne, and receiving a fax from a very young Bronstein.</p><p> </p><p>For Conan videos, tour dates ... Show More

Today's poem is Mary Jo Salter's delightful, "Half a Double Sonnet." If you like this show please be sure to rate, review, and spread the word! <br/><hr><p style="color:grey; font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" ... Show More

<p>Talking to the world's top writer and lecturer on the English language, Professor David Crystal. In this episode, David answers questions from listeners.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Od">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Od</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://w ... Show More