Close Reading Irish Poets I - June 2024

Few territories can claim to have produced so many excellent poets and poems as the island of Ireland. Join poet and lecturer Dr Mariah Whelan as we explore a selection of poems by:

• W. B. Yeats
• Louis MacNeice
• Michael Longley
• Seamus Heaney
• Medbh McGuckian

In these two two-hour sessions, we will use close reading techniques to study a selection of poems from five excellent Irish writers. Together we will observe, analyse and discuss them as individual pieces and we will also explore how they might be read as being ‘in dialogue’ with each other.

This is the perfect course for anyone wanting to enhance their skills of analysis and discussion in a warm and collegiate atmosphere. No prior experience of close reading is necessary to take part.

Mariah will provide a selection of poems for participants. This course is live online via Zoom.

Sunday 23 June and Sunday 30 June 2024

2.00 to 4.00 pm British Summer Time
3.00 to 5.00 pm Central European Summer Time

Course fees

£84.00 full price (2 sessions)
£78.00 students and CAMcard holders (2 sessions)

Prices include 20% VAT