It’s been a busy season as live readings and concerts, mostly outdoors, got up and running. It is so good to be performing again, personally-in person- live and in 3D! Not to mention going to live events and readings. The weather didn’t just hold up – it has been amazing. There was A Gap […]
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www.eavesdrop.ie features on The Poetry Programme, RTE Radio 1
My poem, Birdwatcher in Lockdown with original score by Mary Barnecutt featured on The Poetry Programme on RTE Radio 1 the other week. There are also readings by and interviews with Lynda Tavakoli and Mícheál McCann. You can listen back here The Poetry Programme Sunday 17 January 2021 – The Poetry Programme – RTÉ Radio 1 […]
Christmas Special Offer to mark the launch of Eavesdrop.ie
A collaboration between myself and Mary Barnecutt (formerly resonate) with three new films, supported by The Arts Council. Enjoy.
Launch of Resonate – new poetry & music YouTube Channel
Today, Poetry Day 2020 @7.30pm myself and musician Mary Barnecutt are launching a new YouTube channel and premiering the first set of poem-videos with original score that we have been making. You can join us live on twitter @nellree or facebook @marypigeons for the launch or head straight to the YouTube channel Resonate. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiz_hGx2Zr10bH7quih7lEA. Enjoy!
Virtual Poetry Workshop
A few ideas from a workshop I was going to be giving on writing and rewriting poetry for M2S at dlr LexIcon this weekend you might enjoy/ find of use. “No one knows how to write a poem. Congratulations!” Dean Young ‘Poetry is a real DIY art – you learn it by doing it.’ Marvin […]
Mountains to Sea 2020, Poet-in-Residence
Poet-in-Residence, Mountains to Sea, Dun Laoghaire Friday 27th March – Sunday 29th March As poet-in residence at this year’s Mountains to Sea Festival in Dun Laoghaire, I’ll be doing various events as well as soaking up the atmosphere, ideas and words in order to write a piece about and for the Festival. Events Poetry Workshop […]
Red Line Book Festival Poetry Night 9th October Announcement of 2019 Poetry Competition
The Red Line Book Festival kicks off today – check out the terrific line up starting off with the wonderful Children’s Laureate Sarah Crossan #WeAreThePoets and ending with Fiction Laureate Sebastian Barry and We Are Internet Famous (two separate events!) full programme here. https://www.redlinebookfestival.ie/programme/ Really looking forward to reading and announcing the results of the […]
New poem ‘You Are To Me’ in The North, The Irish Issue and on Lyric FM, The Poetry File
New poem ‘You Are To Me’ in The North, The Irish Issue and on Lyric FM, the Poetry File Hot off the presses and just launched in London is a cracking edition of North (Eds Jane Clarke & Nessa O’Mahony) from Poetry Business including an intriguing conversation between two of my favourite poets, Sinead Morrissey […]
Poetry Ireland Review 126 ‘ Bláth agus Taibshe: Flower and Ghost’ The Poetry of Micheál MacLíammóir in Translation
Poetry Ireland Review 126 Bláth agus Taibshe: Flower and Ghost The Poetry of Micheál MacLíammóir in Translation Over the past 2 years or so I’ve been chipping away at translating the Irish language poetry of Micheál Mac Liammóir. He published one collection in 1964, Bláth agus Taibhse, (Flower and Ghost ) Sáirseal & Dill which […]
Herbert Simms – Simms120 commissioned poem made into a film by Paddy Cahill with piece broadcast on Sunday Miscellany 2/12/18
My poem ‘Owning The Sky’ or ‘The Flats That Simms Built’ has just been turned into a beautiful short film by Paddy Cahill with original music by Irene Clancy and is available to view here https://vimeo.com/321215951 Last October I was commissioned by the organisers of Simms120 to write a poem about Herbert Simms, the amazing […]