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Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Louis MacNeice
Season 3 · Episode 4

Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Louis MacNeice

<p>Seamus Perry and Mark Ford discuss the life and work of Louis MacNeice, the Irish poet of psychic divisions and authoritative fretfulness, in the fourth episode of series two of <em>Modern-ish Poets</em>.</p><p>To listen to series one of <em>Modern-ish Poets</em> and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/3pJoFPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/mpsignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><p>Series one of <em>Modern-ish Poets</em> looks at Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Thomas Hardy, Stevie Smith, A. E. Housman, Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell.</p><p>This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in November 2020.</p><br><p>Further reading on MacNiece in the <em>LRB</em>:</p><p>Ian Hamilton: <a href="https://lrb.me/hamiltonmacneicepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/hamiltonmacneicepod</a></p><p>John Kerrigan: <a href="https://lrb.me/kerriganmacneicepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/kerriganmacneicepod</a></p><p>Marilyn Butler: <a href="https://lrb.me/butlermacneicepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/butlermacneicepod</a></p><p>Nick Laird: <a href="https://lrb.me/lairdmacneicepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/lairdmacneicepod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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December 4, 202257m 44s

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Show Notes

Seamus Perry and Mark Ford discuss the life and work of Louis MacNeice, the Irish poet of psychic divisions and authoritative fretfulness, in the fourth episode of series two of Modern-ish Poets.

To listen to series one of Modern-ish Poets and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:

Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq

In other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadings

Series one of Modern-ish Poets looks at Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Thomas Hardy, Stevie Smith, A. E. Housman, Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell.

This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in November 2020.


Further reading on MacNiece in the LRB:

Ian Hamilton: https://lrb.me/hamiltonmacneicepod

John Kerrigan: https://lrb.me/kerriganmacneicepod

Marilyn Butler: https://lrb.me/butlermacneicepod

Nick Laird: https://lrb.me/lairdmacneicepod

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.