Audio and Video

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Click on the links below to play a selection of MP3 audio and video files of Salmon poets reading their work.  Please note that audio files will begin to play automatically when you click on each link.  You can also download the audio MP3s.

Audio

John Corless

• John Corless reads "Abandoned Railway" from ARE YOU READY? (Salmon, 2009)

• John Corless reads "Half Eleven Mass" from ARE YOU READY? (Salmon, 2009) on Liveline, RTE Radio 1, hosted by Joe Duffy, October 3rd 2008.

• John Corlessreads the title poem from ARE YOU READY? (Salmon, 2009) on Liveline, RTE Radio 1, hosted by Joe Duffy, October 3rd 2008.

Nessa O Mahony

• Nessa O'Mahony reads "My First Love", a poem from her verse novel In Sight of Home.

David Cavanagh

• David Cavanagh reads "For Agnes Mary" from The MiddleMan

• David Cavanagh reads "It's So Much Like Missiles" from The MiddleMan

• David Cavanagh reads "Neil Armstrong Shoots the Moon" from Falling Body

Andrea Cohen

• Andrea Cohen reads "Terrible in Math" from Long Division (2009)

• Andrea Cohen reads "To an Ant Fallen in the Salt Shaker" from Long Division (2009)

• Andrea Cohen reads "Explanation of Autumn" from Long Division (2009)

Jean O'Brien

• Jean O'Brien reads the title poem from her collection, Merman (Salmon, 2012)

• Jean O'Brien reads 'Skinny Dipping' from Merman (Salmon, 2012)

• Jean O'Brien reads 'Watching for the Comet' from Merman (Salmon, 2012)

J.P. Dancing Bear

• JP Dancing Bear reads "Prospero, King of the City" from Inner Cities of Gulls (Salmon, 2010)

• JP Dancing Bear reads "West Nile" from Inner Cities of Gulls (Salmon, 2010)

• JP Dancing Bear reads "What Language" from Inner Cities of Gulls (Salmon, 2010)

Tyler Farrell

• Tyler Farrell reads his poem "Mass in Rice Lake, Wisconsin" from The Land of Give and Take (Salmon, 2012)

• Tyler Farrell reads the poem "The Influence of Joyce and Clarke on the Loss of My Faith" from his collection, The Land of Give and Take (Salmon, 2012)

• Tyler Farrell reads "The Lives of the City, Long Forgotten" from The Land of Give and Take (2012)

Patrick Hicks

• Patrick Hicks reading "Lipstick Traces" from Finding the Gossamer

• Patrick Hicks reads "Not Springing Forward in Barcelona" from Finding the Gossamer

• Patrick Hicks reading "Spelling Lessons" from Finding the Gossamer

• Patrick Hicks reads "After the First Performance of Hamlet" from This London (Salmon, 2010)

• Patrick Hicks reads "Outside the British Library" from This London (Salmon, 2010)

• Patrick Hicks reads "The Poet of Liverpool Street Station" from This London (Salmon, 2010)

Seamus Cashman

• Seamus Cashman reads "Elegy for a Dead Jellyfish" from That Morning Will Come: New & Selected Poems

• Seamus Cashman reads "Sacred Places" from That Morning Will Come: New & Selected Poems

• Seamus Cashman reads "That Morning Will Come" from That Morning Will Come: New & Selected Poems

Dave Lordan

• Dave Lordan reads his poem "Death, or 20p". Recorded at The Whitehouse Poetry Revival, July 4th 2007.

• Dave Lordan reads the title poem for The Boy in the Ring (2009)

Knute Skinner

• Knute Skinner reading "A View from Lahinch" from Fifty Years: Poems 1957-2007.

• Knute Skinner reads "The Cow" from Fifty Years: Poems 1957-2007.

• Knute Skinner reading "We Go to the Village for Milk" from Fifty Years: Poems 1957-2007.

• Knute Skinner reads "Attendance" from Stretches (2002)

• Knute Skinner reads "The Window Seat" from Stretches (2002)

Emily Wall

• Emily Wall reads "Calling" from Freshly Rooted (2007)

• Emily Wall reads "In defense of cloudy days" from Freshly Rooted (2007)

• Emily Wall reads "River of Life Gospel" from Freshly Rooted (2007)

• Emily Wall reads the poem 'Grace Harbor, Desolation Sound' from her collection, Liveaboard (Salmon, 2012)

• Emily Wall reads the poem 'Names' from her collection, Liveaboard (Salmon, 2012)

Joan McBreen

• Joan McBreen reads "A Walled Garden in Moylough" from WINTER IN THE EYE: NEW & SELECTED POEMS.

• Joan McBreen reads "My Father" from WINTER IN THE EYE: NEW & SELECTED POEMS.

• Joan McBreen reads "Wild Woodbine", a poem from WINTER IN THE EYE: NEW & SELECTED POEMS.

Patricia Monaghan

• Patricia Monaghan reads the poem "The Butterfly Tattoo Effect" from her collection Dancing with Chaos

• Patricia Monaghan reads "The Poised Edge of Chaos"

Jessie Lendennie

• Jessie Lendennie reads an excerpt from her prose-poem Daughter

Patrick Chapman

• Patrick Chapman reads "Cobain" from Breaking Hearts & Traffic Lights (2007)

• Patrick Chapman reads "Eidolon" from Breaking Hearts & Traffic Lights (2007)

• Patrick Chapman reads "Mnemonic Set" from Breaking Hearts & Traffic Lights (2007)

John Hildebidle

• John Hildebidle reads "The Sunny Southwest" from Signs, Translations (2008)

Ron Houchin

• Ron Houchin reads "At fourteen on the lake with grandfather" from Museum Crows (2009)

• Ron Houchin reads "Reckless sleeper" from Museum Crows (2009)

• Ron Houchin reads "Dog days" from Museum Crows (2009)

• Ron Houchin reads 'Shooting the Moon' from The Quiet Jars: New & Selected Poems (2013)

• Ron Houchin reads 'Machine from Animal' from The Quiet Jars: New & Selected Poems (2013)

• Ron Houchin reads 'Horses and High Water' from The Quiet Jars: New & Selected Poems (2013)

Stephanie McKenzie

• Stephanie McKenzie reads "Of Blood and Some True Poets" from Grace Must Wander (2009)

• Stephanie McKenzie reads "Glosses for Theo: An Evangelist Among the Miners" from Grace Must Wander (2009).

Simmons B. Buntin

• Simmons B. Buntin reads "Coyote" from Riverfall

• Simmons B. Buntin reads "Letter from Charles Darwin to His Sister, Catherine" from Riverfall

• Simmons B. Buntin reads "Her Mission of Light", a poem from Salmon: A Journey in Poetry 1981-2007

A.E. Stringer

• A.E. Stringer reads "Ghostward" from HUMAN COSTUME (2009)

• A.E. Stringer reads "Spiny Hitchhiker" from Human Costume (2009)

• A.E. Stringer reads "Wavering" from Human Costume (2009)

Stephen Roger Powers

• Stephen Roger Powers reads "After Her Parade" from The Follower's Tale (2009)

• Stephen Roger Powers reads "Drive My Urn to Dollywood" from The Follower's Tale (2009)

Noel Monahan

• Noel Monahan reads the title poem from The Funeral Game - with musical accompaniment from Laura, Emmett and Martin Cahill

Catherine Byron

• Catherine Byron reads the title poem from her collection The Getting of Vellum

• Catherine Byron reads an excerpt from "Coffin. Crypt. Consumption." from The Getting of Vellum

• Catherine Byron reads "Writing on Skin" from The Getting of Vellum

C.J. Sage

• CJ Sage reads "A Natural History Told while Termites Gnawed the Joists of the Museum" from The San Simeon Zebras (Salmon, 2010)

• CJ Sage reads "Landscapes with Elephant Seals and Umbrellas" from The San Simeon Zebras (Salmon, 2010)

• CJ Sage reads "Sea Canaries" from The San Simeon Zebras (Salmon, 2010)

Noel King

• "The Knock on the Door" read by the author, Noel King

Richard W. Halperin

• Richard W. Halperin reads the title poem from his collection Anniversary (2010)

• Richard W. Halperin reads the poem 'Dear Leo' from his forthcoming collection, Shy White Tiger (Salmon, 2013)

• Richard W. Halperin reads "Greystones Bray Walk" from his collection "Anniversary" (2010)

• Richard Halperin reads 'Between the spaces of the song the song sang' from his forthcoming collection, Shy White Tiger

• Richard W. Halperin interviewed by Eamonn Lynskey for 'Behind the Lines' (Liffey Sound FM)

Kevin Simmonds

• Kevin Simmonds reads "Plots" from "Mad for Meat" (2011)

• Kevin Simmonds reads "Saigon" from "Mad for Meat" (2011)

• Kevin Simmonds reads "Crude" from "Mad for Meat" (2011)

Judith Mok

• Judith Mok reads 'Song' from Gods of Babel. Recorded and produced by Shane Booth. All Rights Reserved.

• Judith Mok reads 'Beethoven in New York' from Gods of Babel (2011). Recorded and produced by Shane Booth. All Rights Reserved.

• Judith Mok reads 'Adio querido' from Gods of Babel. Recorded and produced by Shane Booth. All Rights Reserved.

Scot Siegel

• 'A Little Sweetness at Cafe Marzocca" from Scot Siegel's collection, Thousands Flee California Wildflowers (Salmon, 2012)

• "Heaven of the Moment" from Scot Siegel's collection, Thousands Flee California Wildflowers (Salmon, 2012)

• "Placer County Roadside Marker" from Scot Siegel's collection, Thousands Flee California Wildflowers (Salmon, 2012)

Rebecca Morgan FRANK

• Rebecca Morgan Franks reads the title poem from her collection 'Little Murders Everywhere' (Salmon, 2012)

Sarah Clancy

• Sarah Clancy reads "Riot Act" from her collection 'Thanks for Nothing, Hippies' (Salmon, 2012)

• Sarah Clancy reads "The Night After the Assassination" from her collection 'Thanks For Nothing, Hippies' (Salmon, 2012)

• Sarah Clancy reads "Ringing in Sick to go Mermaid Hunting" from 'Thanks For Nothing, Hippies' (Salmon, 2012)

Colm Keegan

• Colm Keegan reads 'The Crackle' from Don't Go There (Salmon, 2012)

• Colm Keegan reads 'Cheek Cheek Chin and Nose' from Don't Go There (Salmon, 2012)

Peadar O'Donoghue

• Peadar O'Donoghue reads 'Pictures and Postcards' from Jewel (Salmon, 2012)

• Peadar O'Donoghue reads 'Introspection' from Jewel (Salmon, 2012)

• Peadar O'Donoghue reads 'Dinner with her ex' from Jewel (Salmon, 2012)

Afric McGlinchey

• Afric McGlinchey reads 'He was' from The Lucky Star of Hidden Things (Salmon, 2012)

• Afric McGlinchey reads 'Wolf House' from The Lucky Star of Hidden Things (Salmon, 2012)

Paul Casey

• Paul casey reads "Anginyamalalanga" from 'home more or less'

• Paul casey reads "Imagining what Jesus would think" from 'home more or less'

• Paul casey reads "Marsh" from 'home more or less'

• Paul Casey reads "Two Kinds" from 'home more or less'

John Murphy

• John Murphy reads 'Harvest' from The Book of Water (Salmon, 2012)

• John Murphy reads 'Achilles in the Afternoon' from The Book of Water (Salmon, 2012)

• John Murphy reads 'Cain and Abel' from The Book of Water (Salmon, 2012)

Anne Fitzgerald

• Beauty Spot from Beyond the Sea (Salmon, 2012) read by the author

• The title poem from Beyond the Sea (Salmon, 2012) read by the author

• For the Love of Things from 'Beyond the Sea' (Salmon, 2012) read by the author

• Storm Over Manhattan from 'Beyond the Sea' (Salmon, 2012) read by the author

• Anne Fitzgerald interviewed for Dublin's East Coast Radio on 3rd December 2012

Terence Winch

• Terence Winch reads 'Blind Date' from Lit from Below (2013)

• Terence Winch reads 'The Sacrifice' from Lit from Below (2013)

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Video

• Dave Lordan performs an electric rendition of his poem "Fearless" to an ecstatic audience in Dublin. Recorded live at the brownbread mixtape on June 30th 2010. The theme of the night was "Love Stinks". the brownbread mixtape is a FREE monthly gig in The S

• Dave Lordan at the 2010 Flatlake Festival reading "Surviving the Recession" from his second collection Invitation to a Sacrifice (Salmon, July 2010)

• KEVIN HIGGINS reads the poem "Living Proof" from TIME GENTLEMEN, PLEASE. From the film "Rhyming Couplet" (2009), directed by Des Kilbane and produced by Laura Cunningham. Reproduced here with the kind permission of GMIT.

• SUSAN MILLAR DuMARS reads the poem "Poets Are Just Like Everyone Else" from BIG PINK UMBRELLA (Salmon, 2008). From the film "Rhyming Couplet" (2009), directed by Des Kilbane and produced by Laura Cunningham. Reproduced with the kind permission of GMIT.

• SUSAN MILLAR DuMARS reads the poem "Salthill" from BIG PINK UMBRELLA (Salmon, 2008). From the film "Rhyming Couplet" (2009), directed by Des Kilbane and produced by Laura Cunningham. Reproduced here with the kind permission of GMIT.

• MICHAEL S. BEGNAL reads the title poem from ANCESTOR WORSHIP (Salmon, 2007). Recorded 23rd October 2009.

• MICHAEL S. BEGNAL reads "My Role in Society" from ANCESTOR WORSHIP (Salmon, 2007). Recorded 22nd October 2009.

• Dave Lordan | "Tribute to Joe Strummer" | by Radical Picnic

• Paul Allen reads "The Overwhelmed Samaritan" from Ground Forces (2008)

• KEVIN HIGGINS reads "A Brief History of Those Who Made Their Point Politely And Then Went Home" from his collection The Boy With No Face (2005). Reading at Oxfam London.

• Paul Allen - Now They Are Home, a poem for partners

• Marck Beggs reads excerpts from "Snapshots from the Millennium" at the AWP Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 9th 2010

• Marck Beggs reads "A Brief History of My Heart" at the AWP Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 9th 2010

• Marck Beggs reads "Teaching and Violence - Ted" and "Henry" at the AWP Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 9th 2010

• Jessie Lendennie reads her poem "Zookie" at the National Gallery, February 2011

• Valerie Duff reads from 'To the New World' at Boston College, September 2010

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