96: New Salmon poetry; Tess Barry interviewed

Send us Fan MailThis year marks the 45th anniversary of Salmon Poetry now based in The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre, in Ennistymon, County Clare. We invited poet and critic Ciarán O’Rourke, whose own new collection, Prophetstown, is published by Irish Pages in August, to review four new poetry books from Salmon Poetry. And we talk to US poet Tess Barry, a  native of Western Pennsylvania who lives in Pittsburgh, about her debut collection The Marvelous Real, a published by Meadowlark Press. So, accompanied by a  good strong mug of coffee or pot tea, sit back and enjoy a feast of new poetry. The four Salmon books reviewed are  All the Tattered Stars: Selected and New Poems by Richard W. Halperin;  Sky Sailing by Tony Kitt; Dodder Daughter by Nessa O'Mahony and Throat Full of Feathers by Lorna Shaughnessy.This episode is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, 'Thou Shalt Not Carry' from The Hare's Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.Support the show