23 min
Bernard O'Donoghue Port Stories
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For this episode of Port Stories, Ports Past and Present project leads Mary-Ann Constantine (CAWCS, University of Wales Trinity Saint David) and Claire Connolly (University College Cork) were delighted to speak to esteemed poet and academic Bernard O'Donoghue. Born in North Cork, Ireland, O'Donoghue moved to Manchester as a young man and later spent most of his adult life in Oxford where he taught Old English. In this episode, O'Donoghue shares his thoughts on travelling between Ireland and Britain, discusses his poem, 'Westering Home', and reads his new poem, 'Sandpipers at Rosslare'.
For this episode of Port Stories, Ports Past and Present project leads Mary-Ann Constantine (CAWCS, University of Wales Trinity Saint David) and Claire Connolly (University College Cork) were delighted to speak to esteemed poet and academic Bernard O'Donoghue. Born in North Cork, Ireland, O'Donoghue moved to Manchester as a young man and later spent most of his adult life in Oxford where he taught Old English. In this episode, O'Donoghue shares his thoughts on travelling between Ireland and Britain, discusses his poem, 'Westering Home', and reads his new poem, 'Sandpipers at Rosslare'.
23 min