For #WorldPoetryDay2024, here are links to poems inspired by our collections.
"Poppies in a field of shamrocks" by Nithy Kasa was inspired by many collections held in UCDA including the Papers of Máire Comerford, Kevin O’Higgins, and Ernie O’Malley.
poetryascommemoration.ie/poems/poppies-in-a-field-of-shamrocks-by-nithy-kasa/
"Blood pulled my Shoe Off: The Birth of the Freestate in the Words of Máire Comerford" by Martina Evans was inspired by Papers of Máire Comerford held in UCDA.
poetryascommemoration.ie/poems/blood-pulled-my-shoe-off-the-birth-of-the-freestate-in-the-words-of-maire-comerford-by-martina-evans/
"It Reeks of Radio" is a book-length poem by Christodoulos Makris, composed entirely from fragments of communication around historical (pre-1980s) RTÉ Radio programming using the RTÉ Radio Scripts Collection held in the UCDA.
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