Mary O'Malley: The Shark Nursery
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Mary O'Malley: The Shark Nursery
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(00:00) – Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Patrick Cotter discussion
(04:21) – Mary O'Malley interview
(52:30) – Southword poem, The Burial of Ten-to Two Blue by Paul McMahon
Mary O’Malley was born in Connemara, and educated at University College Galway. She lived in Lisbon for eight years and taught at the Universidade Nova there. She served several years on the council of Poetry Ireland and was on the Committee of the Cúirt International Poetry Festival for eight years. She was the author of its educational programme. She has published nine books of poetry, including Valparaiso arising out of her Residency on the national marine research ship. Her latest Collection, The Shark Nursery, is published by Carcanet.
This week's Southword poem is 'The Burial of Ten-to Two Blue' by Paul McMahon, which appears in issue 46. You can buy single issues, subscribe, or find out how to submit to Southword here.