Today, we’re bringing you an exclusive recording of Omar El Akkad in conversation with Alex Clark at our recent #OffThePage event at the Pepper Canister Church on February 13, 2025.
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Today, we’re bringing you an exclusive recording of Omar El Akkad in conversation with Alex Clark at our recent #OffThePage event at the Pepper Canister Church on February 13, 2025.
Conair Filíochta: Both Sides of the Liffey - A Bilingual Self-Guided Poetry Trail
ILFDublin Podcast
30 minutes 48 seconds
4 years ago
Conair Filíochta: Both Sides of the Liffey - A Bilingual Self-Guided Poetry Trail
Conair Filíochta: Ar Dhá Thaobh na Life
Conair filíochta dhátheangach atá féin-stiúrtha
Éist le cúigear scríbhneoirí a bhfuil guth láidir acu i bhfilíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge – Aifric Mac Aodha, Áine Ní Ghlinn, Mícheál Ó Ruairc, Seosamh Ó Murchúagus Paddy Bushe ina measc. Déan do bhealach féin tríd an gconair filíochta dhátheangach seo, roghnaithe ag Ciara Ní É.
File, taibheoir, agus craoltóir í Ciara Ní É atá mar ambasadóir ar Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann. Ise a bhunaigh an oíche filíochta ilteangach REIC, a mbíonn dánta, ceol, scéalta, agus rap le clositeáil ann. I measc na bhfilí a bheidh páirt tá Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn, Aifric Mac Aodha, agus Paddy Bushe.
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Featuring recited poems at special locations by five exciting voices in contemporary Irish poetry, including Aifric Mac Aodha, Áine Ní Ghlinn, Paddy Bushe, Mícheál Ó Ruairc and Seosamh Ó Murchú, this fascinating bilingual self-guided poetry trail is curated by Ciara Ni É.
Poet, performer, and broadcaster Ciara Ní É is an Irish Writers Centre ambassador. She is the founder of REIC, a monthly multilingual spoken word and open mic night that features poetry, music, storytelling and rap. The five poets featured in the trail include Poet Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn, whose poem is tied to Pearse street and the monumental sculpting business of James Pearse; the award-winning Paddy Bushe who has published nine collections of poetry, and several books of translation from Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Chinese; and Aifric Mac Aodha, the Irish-language poetry editor of Poetry Ireland Review, gorse and The Stinging Fly. Her first poetry collection, Gabháil Syrinx (The Taking of Syrinx), was published by An Sagart.
View the transcription and route map at: https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/strand/boundless/conair-filiochta-both-sides-of-the-liffey-bilingual-self-guided-poetry-trail/
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ILFDublin Podcast
Today, we’re bringing you an exclusive recording of Omar El Akkad in conversation with Alex Clark at our recent #OffThePage event at the Pepper Canister Church on February 13, 2025.