Tag: Jessica Traynor

Poem of the Week

“It is a terrific idea – ambitious & perfect for radio” – Paula Meehan, Poet Starting Monday April 3rd @ 12.00 noon and running for an entire year Near FM presents a new radio series dedicated to poetry. Poem of the Week invites you to listen to contributors recite some[Read More…]

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If Ever You Go: A Northside Dublin Perspective

    Nearfm have produced a ten part radio series reinterpreting the Dublin: One City One Book ‘If Ever You Go: a Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song’ edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth.This series takes a unique look at the book from a northside Dublin perspective by[Read More…]

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Dublin: One City, One Book

Near FM LIVE From The Hugh Lane Near FM and Phoenix FM will be broadcasting LIVE from HUGH LANE GALLERY Saturday April 5th 2014 3pm – 4.45pm  This will be a bi-lingual event. Interviews with poets and musicians will take us through this years Dublin: One City, One Book choice[Read More…]

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