The Ireland Podcast20 Maj 2024

58. Paul Muldoon: Poet

Whilst performing in Town Hall Theatre, Galway as part of 'Muldoon’s Picnic' with Poetry Ireland Paul Muldoon came to the studio to share his thoughts on poetry, poets and other matters. 'Muldoon's Picnic' is produced by Poetry Ireland and supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Conversation includes: introductions; Paul’s definition of a poet; Robert Frost; Wallace Stevens; craftspersonship in poetry; Chaucer; the makar and the troubadour; Wordsworth’s wise passiveness; the trouble Paul has with describing himself a poet; the best work being ahead of oneself; poets taking themselves too seriously; the rapid decline of one’s abilities as an artist over time; Rolling Stones; 'Joy in Service on Rue Tagore'; W.B. Yeats; W.H.Auden; when the poem is complete; the difference in poetry and lyrics; Lou Reed; Leonard Cohen; the pressure per square inch of the poem vs. the lyric; 'Bird On The Wire'; the difference between a hippo and a rhino; puzzles; the imposition of meaning; Tom Waits; Taylor Swift; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; novels in the 1920’s; rap; 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' by Gil Scott-Heron; Bob Dylan; high and low art; art that has an impact; Paul McCartney; effective and ineffective art; The Beatles; the 8 year old poets; Yeats The Plumber; allowing the poem to be what it most might be; perfectionism; art concealing art; Paul describing his own poetry as well as other topics.

Face to face recording in the Salthill Studio, Galway at 10am on Monday 13th May 2024.

Relevant Links

https://www.paulmuldoonpoetry.com

Additional Links

https://www.poetryireland.ie

https://tht.ie/4195/muldoons-picnic

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3quqM78I11q0v7j8Raucvn

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