Person: Elizabeth Bishop

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

general

Question of Taste: Olivia O'Leary chooses her favourite poets, music and films

RTÉ broadcaster Olivia O’Leary will be at the Amergin Solstice Poetry Gathering in Waterville, Co Kerry, over the next few days. Originally from Borris, Co Carlow, Olivia also presents The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1 and does a radio column every Tuesday for the Drivetime programme.

general

New wave of writers bring warmth to winter in poetry and prose

news

Hamlet shouldn’t have spooked the well-versed Leaving Cert students

news

Leaving Cert: Poets line up nicely as Paul Durcan pleases plenty

general

Award winning UCC legal eagle has a poet’s eye

general

Book review: Windharp - Poems of Ireland since 1916

Debut novelist Ryan spinning yarns from the heart

After Kevin Barry’s win last year, could Dónal Ryan land the IMPAC prize for Ireland again? Orlagh Ní Arrachtáin looks at the contenders.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2014

Students ‘memorising answers’ for English exam

Leaving Certificate students continue to rely quite heavily on predicting which poets will be examined and memorising prepared answers, reports suggest.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

LEAVING CERT: Ode to joy as Plath makes a return for candidates

The appearance of poet Sylvia Plath on Leaving Certificate English Paper 2 will have brought joy to a huge proportion of the 35,000 higher-level students yesterday afternoon.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2013

Poetic champion composed: Josephine Hart’s great literary insight

Life Saving: Why We Need Poetry, Introductions to Great Poets

Sat, 15 Dec, 2012

Drawing map of demons that face female knights

A Journey With Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet

Sat, 20 Aug, 2011

Sun shines on students as right poets turn up

DESPITE the poor forecast, the sun came out in many parts of the country on Saturday morning, almost as if it knew that Leaving Certificate students were back in the exam hall.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2009

Employee claims he was sacked by text message

A Sydney traffic controller sued his former employer for unfair dismissal today claiming he was sacked by mobile phone text message.

Tue, 20 May, 2003