5 Podcast Episodes
Hengist Leaves for Britain. From Liam Guilar's 'A Man of Heart'.
Hengist Leaves for Britain. From Liam Guilar's 'A Man of Heart'.
This extract is taken from ‘A Man of Heart’ by Liam Guilar, published by Shearsman in January 2023.The Venerable Bede da... Read more
3 May 2023
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3mins
Liam Guilar's 'Akhmatova's requiem'
Liam Guilar's 'Akhmatova's requiem'
I read the poem Requiem by Anna Akhmatova on a previous podcast. Several things made this poem happen. WHile Akhmatova l... Read more
12 Jun 2022
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Liam Guilar's 'These heroics One and Two'.
Liam Guilar's 'These heroics One and Two'.
Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster.Two poems, written some years apart. The modern admiration for the action hero seems lik... Read more
25 Feb 2022
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1min
Liam Guilar's 'Byron In Venice: The poet in Exile.'
Liam Guilar's 'Byron In Venice: The poet in Exile.'
The Grand Canal in Venice Byron in Venice(The poet in exile) The debris of a city in declineslops at the crumbling steps... Read more
18 Jan 2022
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1min
Liam Guilar's 'After the Funerals'
Liam Guilar's 'After the Funerals'
The city of three spires….After the funeralsThis poem is taken from ‘Rough Spun to Close Weave’. I’ve been asked if I’d ... Read more
5 Dec 2020
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