Episode 3:
Doireann Ní Ghríofa is a poet and essayist. She has published six books of poetry – writing both in Irish and English and her most recent book To Star The Dark was published this year by Dedalus Press. Her book ‘A Ghost in the Throat’ published in 2020 by Tramp Press is a hybrid of essay and autofiction – in which the author becomes obsessed with the story and spirit of the eighteenth-century poet Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill – best known for The Lament for Art O’Leary. And at the Irish Book Award ‘A Ghost in the Throat’ was named Book of the Year.
Series Overview:
The Works Presents with John Kelly returns with a new ten -part series in which John meets key Irish figures from the arts. The series was filmed throughout 2021 from total lockdown to easing of the restrictions to the hope that the vaccinations brought and the slow re-opening of the country. In conversations with John, these key creative forces, share insights into how and why they work in their chosen fields. John explores what inspires them and how it drives them to create the works they make.