The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's is home to some of the UK and Ireland's foremost poets, novelists, scriptwriters, and critics. Each episode features readings, performances, interviews, and coffee-drinking with staff, students, alumni and friends.

Its pilot series released episodes on St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, May Day, and on the Summer Solstice in 2019. It included a new radio drama produced as part of the Heaney Centre's Masters in Creative Writing.

It is produced in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. With invaluable production and sound design by Suzi Bloom and original music by Conor McCafferty, Suzi Bloom, and Nicholas Boyle.

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episodic S8 Ep7: The Edit: Episode 6, The End Is Near https://audioboom.com/posts/8260984 7 The Edit: Episode 6, The End Is Near 8 2358 false full In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann, and Emma Devlin, as they discuss nearing the end of their PhDs and share their works in progress.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit,’ produced by Suzi Bloom.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It features original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-03-09:/posts/8260984 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S8 Ep6: Queer at Queen's: Live at the Crescent Arts Centre https://audioboom.com/posts/8200836 6 Queer at Queen's: Live at the Crescent Arts Centre 8 4121 false full In this episode, Hilary interviews Padraig Regan, Mícheál McCann, Toby Buckley, Dawn Watson, and Paul Maddern in a live recording as a part of the Outburst Queer Arts Festival at the Crescent Arts Centre on the15th of November, 2022.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. ]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:49:01 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-11-22:/posts/8200836 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S8 Ep5: Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Paul Maddern https://audioboom.com/posts/8197067 5 Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Paul Maddern 8 2208 false full In this episode, Paul Maddern discusses his current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. ]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:04:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-11-15:/posts/8197067 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S8 Ep4: Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Dawn Watson https://audioboom.com/posts/8197066 4 Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Dawn Watson 8 1974 false full In this episode, Dawn Watson discusses her current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. ]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:03:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-11-15:/posts/8197066 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S8 Ep3: Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Toby Buckley https://audioboom.com/posts/8197065 3 Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Toby Buckley 8 1698 false full In this episode, Toby Buckley discusses his current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:02:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-11-15:/posts/8197065 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S8 Ep2: Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Mícheál McCann https://audioboom.com/posts/8197063 2 Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Mícheál McCann 8 2112 false full In this episode, Mícheál McCann discusses his current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:01:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-11-15:/posts/8197063 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S8 Ep1: Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Padraig Regan https://audioboom.com/posts/8197061 1 Queer at Queen's: In Conversation with Padraig Regan 8 1945 false full In this episode, Padraig Regan discusses their current and upcoming works.

The Queer at Queen’s podcast is a series of interviews celebrating the successes of LGBT+ poets from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University. Hosted by Hilary McCollum, the SHC Publishing Fellow 2022, this podcast seeks to celebrate the wonderful queer authors and poets who have been influenced positively by their time working in and around the Seamus Heaney Centre. This podcast was produced and edited by Suzi Bloom. It was recorded by Georgios Varoutsos and features music from Connie Galvin. As always, thank you to Glenn Patterson and Rachel Brown for helping make the Seamus Heaney Centre a safe and transformative space for poets from every walk of life. ]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-11-15:/posts/8197061 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep7: The Edit: Episode 5, In Conversation with Elizabeth Mannion https://audioboom.com/posts/8178734 7 The Edit: Episode 5, In Conversation with Elizabeth Mannion 6 1713 false full In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann, and Emma Devlin, as they welcome guest Elizabeth Mannion to the podcast to discuss creative practice.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit,’ produced by Suzi Bloom.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It features original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-21:/posts/8178734 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep10: Blackbird Reading Series: Eoghan Totten https://audioboom.com/posts/8172753 10 Blackbird Reading Series: Eoghan Totten 7 253 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “AI Paints Cityscape at Night” and “Transatlantic” by Eoghan Totten.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:10:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172753 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep9: Blackbird Reading Series: Michael Hall https://audioboom.com/posts/8172751 9 Blackbird Reading Series: Michael Hall 7 225 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have an excerpt from “Judgement” by Michael Hall.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:09:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172751 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep8: Blackbird Reading Series: Maggie Doyle https://audioboom.com/posts/8172749 8 Blackbird Reading Series: Maggie Doyle 7 141 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “Bridges of India Street” and “Heartbeat on Palestine Street” by Maggie Doyle.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:08:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172749 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep7: Blackbird Reading Series: Megan McGarrity https://audioboom.com/posts/8172748 7 Blackbird Reading Series: Megan McGarrity 7 177 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have an excerpt from “Yellow Pig” by Megan McGarrity, read by Conor Joyce.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:07:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172748 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep6: Blackbird Reading Series: Conall McGuigan https://audioboom.com/posts/8172747 6 Blackbird Reading Series: Conall McGuigan 7 75 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “Blanket” and “Transparency” by Conall McGuigan.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:06:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172747 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep5: Blackbird Reading Series: Viviana Fiorentino https://audioboom.com/posts/8172744 5 Blackbird Reading Series: Viviana Fiorentino 7 99 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “A New Language” by Viviana Fiorentino.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:05:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172744 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep4: Blackbird Reading Series: Matthew McGlinchey https://audioboom.com/posts/8172743 4 Blackbird Reading Series: Matthew McGlinchey 7 296 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “The Helicopter” and “Clementine” by Matthew McGlinchey.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:04:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172743 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep3: Blackbird Reading Series: Joseph Scott https://audioboom.com/posts/8172742 3 Blackbird Reading Series: Joseph Scott 7 208 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have an excerpt from “Wrath” by Joseph Scott, read by Clare Watson.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:03:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172742 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep2: Blackbird Reading Series: Sorcha Ní Cheallaigh https://audioboom.com/posts/8172741 2 Blackbird Reading Series: Sorcha Ní Cheallaigh 7 161 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have “A Christmas Scene” and “Meet the Wives” by Sorcha Ní Cheallaigh.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:02:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172741 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S7 Ep1: Blackbird Reading Series: Clare Watson https://audioboom.com/posts/8172737 1 Blackbird Reading Series: Clare Watson 7 286 false full In this episode of the Blackbird Reading Series, we have an excerpt from “School Days” by Clare Watson.]]> The Blackbird Reading Series was created in conjunction with the 2022 Blackbird Anthology, an anthology of new poetry and fiction by graduates from the Seamus Heaney Centre that was guest edited by Wendy Erskine and Denise Riley. This reading series was produced by Suzi Bloom and recorded by Georgios Varoutsos in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast. The theme was written and recorded by Suzi Bloom. Each work is read by the author unless stated otherwise. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:01:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-10-11:/posts/8172737 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep6: The Edit: Episode 4, Back In The Studio https://audioboom.com/posts/8081565 6 The Edit: Episode 4, Back In The Studio 6 2661 false full In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann, and Emma Devlin, as they catch up to discuss their PhDs, read some works-in-progress, and share their experiences returning to in-person academia after lockdown.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit’.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced by Suzi Bloom and features original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.

]]> In this episode, Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann, and Emma Devlin catch up to discuss their PhDs, read some works-in-progress, and share their experiences returning to in-person academia after lockdown. Thu, 12 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2022-05-11:/posts/8081565 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep5: The Write Night Podcast: Episode 5, Who Are You Writing For? (February 10th, 2021) https://audioboom.com/posts/7994938 5 The Write Night Podcast: Episode 5, Who Are You Writing For? (February 10th, 2021) 6 298 false full The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life.

In this episode, originally published on the 10th of February 2021, Andrew asks us to consider the people we write to, and those we write for.

The Write Night Podcast is written and hosted by Andrew Rahal, and produced by Conor McCafferty, Dara McWade and Rachel Brown, with music by Connie Gavin. If you would like to join the Write Night Family, you can sign up for the newsletter at our website, https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/.

Thank you for listening.

]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-12-10:/posts/7994938 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep4: The Write Night Podcast: Episode 4, On Workshops https://audioboom.com/posts/7991893 4 The Write Night Podcast: Episode 4, On Workshops 6 421 false full The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life.

In this episode, originally published on the 2nd of February 2021, Andrew discusses the pandemic's effects on writing communities, and the centrality of the Writer's Workshop.

The Write Night Podcast is written and hosted by Andrew Rahal, and produced by Conor McCafferty, Dara McWade and Rachel Brown, with music by Connie Gavin. If you would like to join the Write Night Family, you can sign up for the newsletter at our website, https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/.

Thank you for listening.

]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:46:33 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-12-06:/posts/7991893 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep3: The Write Night Podcast: Episode 3, On Death (April 16, 2021) https://audioboom.com/posts/7978988 3 The Write Night Podcast: Episode 3, On Death (April 16, 2021) 6 522 false full The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life.

In this episode, originally published on the 16th April, 2021, Andrew discusses Death, and the ways writers have dealt with it in their work.

The Write Night Podcast is written and hosted by Andrew Rahal, and produced by Conor McCafferty, Dara McWade and Rachel Brown, with music by Connie Gavin. If you would like to join the Write Night Family, you can sign up for the newsletter at our website, https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/.

Thank you for listening.

]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-11-12:/posts/7978988 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S5 Ep3: Showcase Episode: Poetry Summer School 2021 https://audioboom.com/posts/7978020 3 Showcase Episode: Poetry Summer School 2021 5 3247 false full This Summer School Showcase is hosted by Elizabeth McIntosh, with some words of introduction from Seamus Heaney Chair of Poetry, Nick Laird. It features short readings from:

Sara Falkstad, Steven Blythe, Isobel Jane, Jess McKinney, Lucy Duggan, Ashley Elizabeth Best, Rebecca K Morrison, Lynda Hewitt, Elizabeth McGeown, Daniel Bresland, and Bernie Crawford.

The episode was produced by Conor McCafferty and Rachel Brown, with thanks to Nick Boyle for his music. Special thanks to all our summer school poets.

]]> In this episode we’re celebrating some of the exceptional writing produced during our annual Poetry Summer School. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:59:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-11-11:/posts/7978020 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep2: The Write Night Podcast: Episode 2, On Autumn (13th October, 2020) https://audioboom.com/posts/7966959 2 The Write Night Podcast: Episode 2, On Autumn (13th October, 2020) 6 437 false full The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life.

In this episode, originally published on the 13th October 2020, Andrew discusses the Autumn, and its presence in works of prose and poetry both.

The Write Night Podcast is written and hosted by Andrew Rahal, and produced by Conor McCafferty, Dara McWade and Rachel Brown, with music by Connie Gavin. If you would like to join the Write Night Family, you can sign up for the newsletter at our website, https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/.

Thank you for listening.

]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:17:13 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-10-25:/posts/7966959 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S6 Ep1: The Write Night Podcast: Episode 1, On Libraries (18th October, 2021) https://audioboom.com/posts/7959819 1 The Write Night Podcast: Episode 1, On Libraries (18th October, 2021) 6 420 false full The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life.

In this episode, Andrew celebrates the library.

The Write Night Podcast is written and hosted by Andrew Rahal, and produced by Conor McCafferty, Dara McWade and Rachel Brown, with music by Connie Gavin. Special thanks to the unknown pianist in Belfast Central Library. If you would like to join the Write Night Family, you can sign up for the newsletter at our website, https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/ .

Thank you for listening.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-10-13:/posts/7959819 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S5 Ep2: MA Prose & Drama Showcase 2021: Part 2 https://audioboom.com/posts/7915384 2 MA Prose & Drama Showcase 2021: Part 2 5 1860 false full In the second of our two special showcase episodes, we hear short excerpts of new work by a few of our students on the Masters in Creative Writing programme. Please note there will be some strong language and adult themes from the outset.

With excerpts from:

The Same Little Breaks in Your Soul by Rebecca Brown, as read by Abigail McGibbon.

Here Lies Jeff by Carolina Garrigo

Stage Directions - Anna Healy Dow

Jeff - Thomas Finnegan

Manny - Jo Dow

Mel - Abigail McGibbon

Spontaneously Floating by Rachel Hynds

Stage Directions - Jo Dow

Rebekah - Abigail McGibbon

Poppy - Anna Healy Dow

The Storm by Margaret Doyle, as read by Abigail McGibbon.

Mum and Dad by Dara McWade, an excerpt from the play Pieces

Mum - Anna Healy Dow

Dad - Jow Dow

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. This episode was produced and edited by Dara McWade, Craig Jackson and Conor McCafferty. It was recorded at the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queens. The actors throughout were Jow Dow, Abigail McGibbon, Thomas Finnegan and Anna Healy Dow, with direction by Dara McWade. Thanks, as always, to our writers, and to Nick Boyle for his music. Special thanks to Creative Writing lecturer Michael West.

]]> In the second of our two special showcase episodes, we hear short excerpts of new work by a few of our students on the Masters in Creative Writing programme. Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-07-30:/posts/7915384 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S5 Ep1: MA Prose & Drama Showcase 2021: Part 1 https://audioboom.com/posts/7909772 1 MA Prose & Drama Showcase 2021: Part 1 5 2013 false full In the first of our two special showcase episode, we hear short excerpts of new work by a few of our students on the Masters in Creative Writing programme. Please note there is some strong language from the outset.

With excerpts from:

Wedding Exes by Ross McDonald,

Phoebe - Abigail McGibbon

Mason - Thomas Finnegan

Big Fish, Little Fish by Megan McGarrity, as read by Anna Healy Dow.

Virgins in Purple (VIPs) by Elaine Columb

Stage Directions - Jo Dow

Sadie - Abigail McGibbon

Oonagh - Anna Healy Dow

Barra/Lad - Thomas McGibbon

An Untitled Extract from Carey Brown, as read by Anna Healy Dow.

The Inaudible Treading of Ducks by Andrew Comiskey, as read by Jo Dow.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. This episode was produced and edited by Dara McWade, Craig Jackson and Conor McCafferty. It was recorded at the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queens. The actors throughout were Jow Dow, Abigail McGibbon, Thomas Finnegan and Anna Healy Dow, with direction by Dara McWade. Thanks, as always, to our writers, and to Nick Boyle for his music. Special thanks to Creative Writing lecturer Michael West.

]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-07-22:/posts/7909772 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep9: Episode 9: with Marian Keyes https://audioboom.com/posts/7893866 9 Episode 9: with Marian Keyes 1 4334 false full The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced by Conor McCafferty, with music by Nick Boyle, and editorial support by Dara McWade.

Marian Keyes was a Seamus Heaney Centre Fellow alongside playwright and director Enda Walsh, and artist and author Oliver Jeffers. ]]> In this episode, we’re joined by the best-selling Irish novelist, and SHC Fellow Marian Keyes. It was recorded during a masterclass with Marian and our students in spring 2021. Marian is introduced by director of the Seamus Heaney Centre, Glenn Patterson. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:23:01 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-06-25:/posts/7893866 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S4 Ep4: The Edit: Episode 3, with Louise Kennedy https://audioboom.com/posts/7872926 4 The Edit: Episode 3, with Louise Kennedy 4 1647 false full In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit’.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.]]> In this episode 'The Edit' hosts Sharon Dempsey, Emma Devlin and Niamh McCann are joined by the author Louise Kennedy. Mon, 24 May 2021 15:49:37 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-05-24:/posts/7872926 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S4 Ep3: The Edit: Episode 2 https://audioboom.com/posts/7854561 3 The Edit: Episode 2 4 2791 false full In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit’.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.]]> In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann and Emma Devlin, as they catch up to discuss progress of their PhDs, and share some works-in-progress. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:11:13 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-04-28:/posts/7854561 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S3 Ep3: Episode 8: with Wayne Miller https://audioboom.com/posts/7845004 3 Episode 8: with Wayne Miller 3 2843 false full The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty, with theme music by Nick Boyle.

With thanks as always to our guest writers and to Conor and Nick for their music.]]> In this episode, Stephen Sexton talks to Wayne Miller, poet and former Fulbright Scholar at the Seamus Heaney Centre, about his new book We the Jury. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:48:19 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-04-15:/posts/7845004 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S4 Ep2: Radio Pilots: Once Again https://audioboom.com/posts/7832994 2 Radio Pilots: Once Again 4 2281 false full Over the next few episodes, we’ll be hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers, and to our students for initiating this series of pilot programmes.]]> In this programme, our host Luke Macpherson invites a guest to share a piece of writing, encountered during a formative period of their life. Here, Luke is joined by Hannah Gibson to discuss 'The Defeated' by Linda Gregg. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:51:48 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-03-29:/posts/7832994 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S4 Ep1: Radio Pilots: The Edit https://audioboom.com/posts/7807616 1 Radio Pilots: The Edit 4 1265 false full This is ‘The Edit’, featuring Sharon Dempsey, Emma Devlin, and Niamh McCann.

Over the next few episodes, we’ll be hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that goes on in the Centre.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. It was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty. With thanks as always to our guest writers.

]]> In this episode, we join three writers, each completing their creative PhD with us. With diverse interests across literature and art, their conversation covers the shared ground of their academic journey, and the context of a pandemic - how it has influenced the stories they tell, and how they tell them. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:25:04 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-02-23:/posts/7807616 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S3 Ep2: Archive Episode: Ciaran Carson https://audioboom.com/posts/7774939 2 Archive Episode: Ciaran Carson 3 1690 false full The archive recordings were selected from the Seamus Heaney Centre’s audio collection, and featured music by Ciaran and Deirdre Carson, and Padraigin Ni Uallachain, and words from Seamus Heaney and Ciaran himself. With additional readings from Milena Williamson, Dane Holt and Stephen Sexton. Poems by Ciaran Carson are used by kind permission of The Gallery Press and the Estate of Ciaran Carson.

With thanks as always to our guest writers, to Padraigin Ni Uallachain, the Heaney family, the Gallery Press, Gail McConnell, and to Paul Maddern for first collecting these recordings. Special thanks to Deirdre Carson, and the Carson family.

]]> The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. This episode was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:20:25 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2021-01-18:/posts/7774939 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S3 Ep1: Archive Episode: with Gerald Dawe https://audioboom.com/posts/7720056 1 Archive Episode: with Gerald Dawe 3 1602 false full Gerry read the following poems: ‘The Clock on a Wall of Farringdon Gardens, August 1971’, ‘Safe Houses’, ‘Child of the Empire’, ‘Refugees’, ‘Quartz’, ‘The Jazz Club’, ‘Fellow Travellers’ and ‘Selfies’.

Gerald Dawe is Professor of English and Fellow Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, and was founder director of Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre (1998-2015). His poetry is published by The Gallery Press.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room (and during these times of quarantine, in a series of small back rooms) by Stephen Sexton and Rachel Brown. This episode was produced, and featured original music by Conor McCafferty.

Thanks as always to our guest writers, and to Nick Boyle for his title music.]]> In this guest episode, Gerald Dawe looks back over his writing and publishing career of 40 years to reflect on the violence of our recent past. In the voice of a clock; reflected in a WW2 film; in dreams of Winston Churchill, violence is never far from the homestead. Nor is the Europe of the present far from the Europe of the past where immigrant families aim for America and hit on Belfast. We’re grateful to Gerry for this generous reflection across his poems; across our history. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:09:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2020-11-02:/posts/7720056 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S2 Ep3: Showcase Episode: Poetry Summer School 2020 https://audioboom.com/posts/7671653 3 Showcase Episode: Poetry Summer School 2020 2 2642 false full Featuring new work by Genevieve Stevens, Steven Blythe, Alanna Offield, Kevin O'Farrell, Grace Tower, Lorraine Carey, Tim Dwyer, Rebecca Farmer, Sinead Nolan, Iain Whiteley, Rachel Donati, Julia Wieting, Tom Day, Dide, Stephanie Green, and Erin Vance. With a personal note from Nick Laird.

The Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School is an annual intensive week of study for emerging poets, hosted by the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s, and led by Professor Nick Laird.

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, and Rachel Brown. This episode was produced by Conor McCafferty. Thanks as always to our writers, and to Nick Boyle for his music.

]]> In this episode, we hear some of the new poems made during our annual Poetry Summer School, which is led by Nick Laird. The Summer School ran online for the first time this year, and so instead of reading their work to an audience in Belfast, participants in this year’s summer school have each recorded a poem or two in their own homes, for a virtual Summer School Showcase. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 20:22:52 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2020-08-31:/posts/7671653 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S2 Ep2: Showcase Episode: MA in Creative Writing https://audioboom.com/posts/7644708 2 Showcase Episode: MA in Creative Writing 2 1888 false full With excerpts from:
The Hobbyist by Will Reade
The Farm by Aisling Daly
Angels of Montmartre by Oisin Colligan
A Commercial Break by Stephen Brown
Left Them Crying by Daniel Paton
A Day’s Too Long by Anne Bodel
The Beard by Hasan Shah
The Last Policeman by Sionnán Ní Nualláin

The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is created in a small back room (and during these times of quarantine, in a series of small back rooms) by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, and Rachel Brown. This episode was produced by Conor McCafferty.

The actors throughout were Jo Dow and Anna Healey, recorded in their homes during the lockdown of spring 2020, with thanks to our lecturer in Creative Writing Michael West.

Thanks as always to our writers, and to Nick Boyle for his music. Special thanks to the Queen's Annual Fund. ]]> In this showcase episode, we hear some short excerpts of new work by a few of our students from the Masters in Creative Writing. The featured writers include Will Reade, Aisling Daly, Oisin Colligan, Stephen Brown, Daniel Paton, Anne Bodel, Hasan Shah, and Sionnán Ní Nualláin. Please note there is some strong language from the outset. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2020-07-30:/posts/7644708 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep7: Episode 7: with Jed Mercurio https://audioboom.com/posts/7611029 7 Episode 7: with Jed Mercurio 1 2822 false full The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is produced in a small back room by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, and Rachel Brown. With thanks to our producer Chantal Ailsby, and to Nick Boyle for his music.

This is one of a series of masterclasses with novelists, poets, playwrights and screenwriters, designed to support a life of writing. Special thanks to the Queen’s Annual Fund.

Jed Mercurio is one of the few British screenwriters to work as a showrunner. His most recent productions, Bodyguard and Line of Duty, have broken audience records in the UK. His other credits include Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Critical, Strike Back, Bodies, The Grimleys and Cardiac Arrest. He is a former hospital physician and Royal Air Force officer, having originally planned to specialise in aviation medicine.

Line of Duty and Bodies are both winners of the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Series; Line of Duty won the 2018 Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Drama Series and Mercurio won Best Writer. The first four seasons of Line of Duty have so far been nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards. Mercurio is a four-time nominee as Best Drama Writer for both the Royal Television Society and Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.

]]> In this episode we hear from screenwriter Jed Mercurio, in an interview with our lecturer Tim Loane. This recording captures an online session with Jed and our students, during the lockdown of spring 2020. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2020-06-18:/posts/7611029 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep6: Episode 6: with Lucy Caldwell https://audioboom.com/posts/7609025 6 Episode 6: with Lucy Caldwell 1 2028 false full The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast is produced in a small back room by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, and Rachel Brown. With thanks to our producer Chantal Ailsby, and to Nick Boyle for his music.

This is one of a series of masterclasses with novelists, poets, playwrights and screenwriters, designed to support a life of writing. Special thanks to the Queen's Annual Fund.

Lucy Caldwell (b. 1981, Belfast) is the multi–award winning author of three novels, several stage plays and radio dramas and, most recently, two collections of short stories: Multitudes (Faber, 2016) and Intimacies (forthcoming, Faber, 2020). She is also the editor of Being Various: New Irish Short Stories (Faber, 2019). She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018.

Awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the George Devine Award, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Imison Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Award, the Irish Writers’ and Screenwriters’ Guild Award, the Commonwealth Writers’ Award (Canada & Europe), the Edge Hill Short Story Prize Readers’ Choice Award, a Fiction Uncovered Award, a K. Blundell Trust Award and a Major Individual Artist Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. ]]> In this episode we hear from former SHC Fellow, the novelist Lucy Caldwell, in conversation with SHC Director Glenn Patterson. This recording captures the Q&A session following an intensive masterclass on Form with Lucy and our students, during the lockdown of spring 2020. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2020-06-16:/posts/7609025 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep5: Episode 5: Meet the Fellows https://audioboom.com/posts/7515260 5 Episode 5: Meet the Fellows 1 1894 false full In this special episode, Rachel talks to songwriter and producer Iain Archer, and writer for stage and screen, Lisa McGee.

Iain is a Grammy nominated musician, with two Ivor Novello Awards under his belt. He has written and produced for artists such as Snow Patrol, Jake Bugg, Liam Gallagher and James Bay, as well as his critically acclaimed solo career.

Lisa McGee is a stage and screen writer, (and graduate of Queen's University Belfast). As well as her award-winning plays, Lisa writes frequently for television. She is the writer and creator of hit Channel 4 sitcom’s London Irish and Derry Girls.

They were both SHC Fellows in 2019 along with Lucy Caldwell.

]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:43:05 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2020-02-26:/posts/7515260 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S2 Ep1: Page to Stage: Mayonnaise Like This https://audioboom.com/posts/7448870 1 Page to Stage: Mayonnaise Like This 2 1805 false full Mayonnaise Like This, by Mahon McCann was written, produced, edited, and directed as part of Queen's University Belfast's MA in Creative Writing, Page to Stage module. The module is taught by Tim Loane.

Thomas Finnegan - Georgie

Gerard McCabe - Tony

Susan Davies - Katie

Cathy Brennan - Katie's Mother

Megan McGarry - Shana

Peter Gilroy - Jimmy

Comhgall McKeating - Teacher

Aniskaa Rajasagaran - Lecturer

Mahon McCann - Police/bouncer

Maisie Linford - Producer

Aniskaa Rajasagaran - Producer

Michael J Daly - Director

Holly Yates - Director

Comhgall McKeating - Story Editor

Xuejing Wang - Sound Editor

]]> ‘Mayonnaise Like This’, is the story of a Van Morrison impersonating chipper and his prodigal son, Georgie Morrison. Georgie is trying to shake off the family business and reinvent himself as a budding nutritionist. He has fallen in love with a yoga going classmate who he thinks can solve all of his problems but ends up getting him in more trouble when he makes a promise he cant possibly keep. A family drama with both laughs and tears, 'Mayonnaise Like This' is about identity, growing up in the modern world and the truth of the age old saying: liars never win. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:27:11 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2019-12-11:/posts/7448870 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep4: Episode 4: Summer Solstice https://audioboom.com/posts/7328097 4 Episode 4: Summer Solstice 1 2319 false full In this light-headed summer solstice episode, Stephen Sexton gives some excellent advice on divining rods, Ian Sansom talks to Aislinn Clarke about the supernatural, and Marcella Prince reads some poems.
It was produced in a small back room by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, and Rachel Brown. With thanks to producers Chantal Ailsby and Toby James, and to Nick Boyle for his music. ]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:47:58 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2019-07-29:/posts/7328097 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep3: Episode 3: May Day https://audioboom.com/posts/7252852 3 Episode 3: May Day 1 2536 false full In this labourious bank holiday episode, our regular format takes a day off, giving Ian Sansom more time to talk to Myra Zepf about working with myths and children, and Dawn Watson reads some poems.
It was recorded in a small back room by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, and Rachel Brown, with thanks to producers Chantal Ailsby and Toby James, and to Nick Boyle for his music. ]]> Mon, 06 May 2019 15:01:39 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2019-05-06:/posts/7252852 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep2: Episode 2: Saint Patrick's Day https://audioboom.com/posts/7207622 2 Episode 2: Saint Patrick's Day 1 1995 false full In this serpentine episode, Ian Sansom doesn't talk about snakes with Manuela Moser, Gail McConnell, and Jimmy McAleavey. As far as we can tell, Padraig Regan's poems do not contain snakes.
It was produced in a small back room by Ian Sansom, Stephen Sexton, Rachel Brown, and Chantal Ailsby, with original music and sounds by Nick Boyle and Chantal Ailsby. ]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:00:22 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2019-03-20:/posts/7207622 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast S1 Ep1: Episode 1: Saint Valentine's Day https://audioboom.com/posts/7174805 1 Episode 1: Saint Valentine's Day 1 1557 false full In this amatory episode Ian Sansom talks love songs with Glenn Patterson, Shakespeare's Sonnets with Leontia Flynn, and black masses with Tim Loane. Caitlin Newby reads some love poems, and Ciaran Carson sings a song for a blue-eyed lassie.
Produced in a back room by Stephen Sexton, Ian Sansom, Rachel Brown, and Conor McCafferty. With music by Nicholas Boyle. ]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2019-02-14:/posts/7174805 The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast