Poem of the Week – Page 4 – Near FM

Poem of the Week # 16 Annie by Guillaume Apollinaire

George Mulcahy July 18, 2017

Poem of the Week # 16 is Annie by Guillaume Apollinaire, read by Aoife Brennan and Alan Jude Moore. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’ Reilly and Near FM Poem of the Week is made with…

Poem of the Week # 15 The YCV’s and the Ulster Division by John Hewitt

George Mulcahy July 13, 2017

Poem of the Week # 15 is The YCV’s and the Ulster Division by John Hewitt, read by Gerry Dawe. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’ Reilly and Near FM Poem of the Week is made…

Poem of the Week # 14 The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats

George Mulcahy July 13, 2017

Poem of the Week # 14 is The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats, read by Theophilus Ejorh. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’ Reilly and Near FM Poem of the Week is made with the support…

Poem of the Week #13 – My father perceived as a vision of saint Francis by Paula Meehan

Paul June 26, 2017

Poem of the Week # 13 is My father perceived as a vision of saint Francis by Paula Meehan, read by Debbie Hutchinson. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is made…

Poem of the Week #12 – Notturno (Night) by Tin Ujevic

Paul June 20, 2017

Poem of the Week # 12 is Notturno (Night) by Tin Ujevic read by Lidija Radacic. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is made with the support of the Broadcasting…

Poem of the Week # 11 Lover by Vincente Aleixandre

George Mulcahy June 15, 2017

Poem of the Week # 11 is Lover by Vincente Aleixandre read by Sally Galiana. The poem is a vivid and physical description of love. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of…

Poem of the Week #10 – Grief for Dead Soldiers by Ted Hughes

Paul June 9, 2017

Poem of the Week #10 is Grief for Dead Soldiers by Ted Hughes and read by Daniel Wade. The poem commemorates the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6th 1944. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and…

Poem of the Week #9 – by Catherine Ann Cullen

Paul May 30, 2017

Poem of the Week #9 is a poem penned especially to commemorate World Hunger Day. This is ‘The Earth does not starve us’ written and read by Catherine Ann Cullen. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near…

Poem of the Week #8 – Saint Kevin and The Blackbird by Seamus Heaney

Paul May 23, 2017

Poem of the Week #7, to commemorate Heaney’s first collection published ‘Death of a Naturalist’ , is Saint Kevin and The Blackbird read by Frank O’Connor. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of…

Poem of the Week #7 – Danny Murphy by James Stephens

Paul May 15, 2017

Poem of the Week #7, to commemorate Bealtaine Festival, is Danny Murphy by James Stephens and read by Siobhan Farrelly. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is made with the…

Poem of the Week #6 – Marina by T.S. Eliot

Paul May 8, 2017

Poem of the Week #6, to commemorate the sinking of the Lusitania, is Marina by T.S. Eliot and read by Mairide Woods. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is made…

Poem of the Week #5 – Film to video by Paul Murray

Paul May 2, 2017

Poem of the Week #5, to commemorate May Day, is Film to video by Paul Murray and read by the his son Ciaran Murray. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is…