Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Two lost souls – a young heroin addict and a reclusive middle-aged farmer – discover a budding friendship in the bogs of Meath, until a terrible secret comes to light. Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bogboy was originally written as a radio play for RTÉ. It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Solstice Arts Centre in 2010.
The Waste Land is T. S. Eliot's Modernist masterpiece, first published in 1920. Rich in allusions to Shakespeare, Dante, Baudelaire, the Bible, Marvell, Buddha, and the folklore of the Holy Grail, among other sources, the poem emphasizes the fundamental fragmentation and lack of connection that characterizes modern life and relationships. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Show book
Paper Gun is a compelling tale of life, love and emotion. When a trip to Reno to get married turns into a life-changing adventure for young lovers Johnny and Heather. Running from the law, the media and their own mistakes the two inexperienced criminals find their way forward on an unexpected path to a better life. Author Robert Redbone reveals the details at a brisk pace . A clever resourceful novel of love , morality and life’s realitiesShow book
Eugene O'Neill's drama Anna Christie was first produced on Broadway in 1921 and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1922. It focuses on three main characters: Chris Christopherson, a Swedish captain of a coal barge and longtime seaman, his daughter Anna, who has grown up separated from her father on a Minnesota farm, and Mat Burke, an Irish stoker who works on steamships. At the beginning of the play Chris and Anna are reunited after fifteen years apart. Anna comes to live on her father's coal barge, but hides the secret of her past from him. When she meets Mat after an accident in the fog, they almost immediately fall in love - but Anna finds that forging a new future will not be easy. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Cast"Johnny-the-priest": NullifidianFirst Longshoreman/Voice: jwgSecond Longshoreman/Johnson: Marty KrisPostman: Max KorlingeLarry: Matthew ReeceChris Christopherson: Lars RolanderMarthy Owen: Pat RedstoneAnna Christopherson: Elizabeth KlettMat Burke: Tadhg HynesNarrator: David GoldfarbAudio edited by Elizabeth KlettShow book
Poetry Ireland Introductions / Céadlínte 2025 offers poets in the early stages of their careers the opportunity to showcase their work through workshops, an e-publication and performance. This year's poets were selected by adjudicators Jessica Traynor and Aifric Mac Aodha in partnership with Poetry Ireland, the national poetry organisation. For the anthology, each poet has provided a pair of poems and a short, personal prose piece exploring topics from shifting childhood memory to ADHD, and other transformative reflections, establishing a dynamic collection of work.Show book
Ash Wednesday marks a decisive turning point in the work of T. S. Eliot. Written after his conversion to Anglicanism, the poem abandons the fragmentation and irony of earlier modernism in favor of restraint, repetition, and spiritual tension. The voice that emerges is hesitant, disciplined, and deliberately limited. Structured as a sequence of meditative movements, the poem traces an inward journey defined by renunciation rather than revelation. Desire is examined, resisted, and re-ordered, as language circles around prayer, silence, and the difficulty of belief. Meaning is not asserted but approached through pattern, rhythm, and omission. Severe, austere, and exacting, Ash Wednesday stands as one of the central religious poems of the twentieth century—a work concerned less with certainty than with endurance and spiritual discipline.Show book
‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Fruit - An Introduction 2 - Epigram on Fruit by Diodorus 3 - Wild Peaches by Elinor Wylie 4 - Moonlit Apples by John Drinkwater 5 - The Pomegranate by Alice Corbin 6 - Oranges and Lemons from Sicily by Abd-al-Rahman 7 - The Plums Tasted by Mirabai 8 - Sonnet 13 - Summer Fruit by Rainer Maria Rilke 9 - This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams 10 - Apples by Jonathan Swift 11 - Cherry Ripe by Robert Herrick 12 - Figs by D H Lawrence 13 - Quince by Shafer Ben Utman Al-MushafiShow book
