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The Poetry Programme

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On Saturday 4th November at 7:30 pm Noel Monahan and Enda Wyley join Olivia O’Leary to talk about the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, marking the 50th anniversary of his death in November 1967.

Patrick Kavanagh was born on 21st October 1904. He was born in Monaghan and wrote vividly about rural life in his first collection, Ploughman and Other Poems, and again, later, in his epic work The Great Hunger. Many poets, not least Seamus Heaney, admired and were influenced by his work. Kavanagh died fifty years ago on 30th November 1967.

In this programme, poets Noel Monahan and Enda Wyley talk about Kavanagh’s poetry and his continuing influence on the generations of poets who have followed him.

The programme also includes archive recordings of the poet’s own voice.

The Poetry Programme is a Rockfinch production for RTÉ. Series Producer: Claire Cunningham. Executive Producer for RTÉ: Clíodhna Ní Anluain.