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Poets reading their work from Ireland and beyond.

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Submissions are now open!

Simply dm a video of you reading a poem you've written.

Include a link if the poem is available to read online, or to social media/bookseller you want.

In times like these, we need to see faces and hear voices, so don't be shy!

Lesley

[Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @poetryireland]

A Monday morning treat.
From our video archive, we have this wonderful reading that Seamus Heaney did for The Poet's Chair, a video series produced by Poetry Ireland in 2004 for Leaving Cert students. Take a look...👇
https://t.co/JayXrKmw7Y
@seamusheaneyest

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Join the #InternationalPoetryCircle and don't forget to tweet to @Listen_Close_ as well!

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Today, let’s all invite someone new to #InternationalPoetryCircle.✨

How to contribute:
✔️Record a video of yourself reading a poem.

✔️Post it with the hashtag.

✔️For accessibility: Add captions and/or a photo/link to the poem.

Here’s to a diverse and growing community!

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Eager to keep Listen Close going. If you have a poem you want to share, please email [email protected]

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Quarantine by Eavan Boland

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What a treat this is.

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Susannah Dickey @SusannahDickey reads her pieces 'Post Mortem' and 'Surround Town' which both feature in #PIR130

https://t.co/qbYFQ8Wlum

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@LastLouiseO The easiest way to submit is by emailing [email protected]

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@LastLouiseO Thanks so much Louise! Always looking for more poetry to share. 😊

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“Montezuma Road: Friday Evening” - J. Sean Rafferty

What an outstanding poem to start the weekend off. Many thanks to @Atlas_Snow for sharing.

This poem was previously featured in the Alcalá review which you can see here: https://t.co/ULTx5HEPP2

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Still looking for all of your poems so please send your videos in or post directly to the group! We need poetry now more than ever. xx

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A Woman's Day - Rebecca Jane McMonagle

Thanks so much to Rebecca Jane for sending in this poem. It was written to mark International Women's Day.

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The Swallow - Mark Brownlee

What a wonderful poem to welcome in the swallow season! You can view it online in issue 29 of @PoetryNI's FourXFour.

Mark is from the Orchard County of Armagh. He's currently passing the time in lockdown by eating, sleeping, and reading John Donne!

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@maryodonnell03 That's great Mary! It works for some and not for others it seems! Do you have a specific project that you're working on?

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What's everyone has been writing recently?
I'm well aware that for the majority, this has been a time of stress and anxiety, so let me just say it:

It's OK if you don't write a single thing during the pandemic!

Tell us about it, & what you're hoping to write when you can.

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@katiefar The Quilt by Paula Meehan

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Oisín and Tír na nÓg - Sean Larney

Thanks to @SeanLarney for sharing this entertaining retelling of the Irish Myth.

Full video available on our Facebook Group and Instgram

https://t.co/ftl8ZxoOeN

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This masterpiece needs to be seen by everyone.

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Viggo Mortensen reading some poetry for us all.

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Since we can’t have any in-person events, here’s a streaming poetry reading:

"Cuttings"
By Viggo Mortensen (from “Canciones de invierno/Winter Songs”)

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@baabennett was kind enough to share this with us. It really is a cracker!

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Please share this with any poets of colour you know. We would love to share a video of them reading their work!

Send poems to [email protected] or dm me for contact details. (Please don't send videos directly via dm as I can't download them)

YouTube links accepted