A utopian future for the planet: How ‘human solidarity’ can see us through
Sci-fi stories feel irrelevant to writer Kim Stanley Robinson now as his focus shifts to climate change
Can you channel Jack Kerouac in an electric car?
Henry Mance plugged in, turned on and hit Route 80 to find out. Spontaneity and distance were the first casualties
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 1986 – Reading the Sky, by Paula Meehan
The Dubliner grew up in the oral tradition of stories and singing – ‘a vivid, interesting and textured world’. However complex her poems may be, they never lose touch with the energy of a shout in the street
What is poetry? Three masters look for answers
Beekeeping, Belfast and Buddhism: books of lectures by Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan and Michael Longley cast the net wide
Paula Meehan: the poet at 60
The Hennessy Hall of Fame poet looks back on her childhood and the path that led her to ‘stand up for the word’
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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