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Flahoolic: A Poetry Podcast is produced by Mary Dalton, Poet Laureate of the City of St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), in association with CHMR-FM.
The sixth episode, which is eight minutes long, is entitled
Flahoolic -- Episode 6 -- Naming Poems Part 2 and can be accessed on
Soundcloud at
https://soundcloud.com/user-461515266/flahoolic-episode-6-naming-poems-part-2 or by searching for Flahoolic on iTunes.
In this episode, Mary explores the old Irish tradition of naming poems, which has been adapted by this province's poets in some creative ways. Keep an ear out for your corner of St. John's in these lovely pieces, and learn some of
the lost names of our ancient city. Includes a work by acclaimed local poet Robin McGrath. Music by Chris McGee
All six episodes can be accessed on Soundcloud at
https://soundcloud.com/user-461515266
or, again, on iTunes.
Flahoolic is an Irish word meaning wonderfully generous, and can be found in The Dictionary of Newfoundland English.
For more information, contact
yytpoetry@gmail.com .
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