Welcome
Denise Blake’s third collection of poetry, Invocation, has been published by Revival Press, Limerick Writers’ Centre. http://www.limerickwriterscentre.com/books/invocation/ Her first two books, Take a Deep Breath, How to Sing Without Getting Dizzy, are published by Summer Palace Press. She is a regular contributor to Sunday Miscellany, RTE Radio 1. Denise’s poem ‘And They All Lived Happily’
Wearing Vintage – Sunday Miscellany
Wearing Vintage – broadcast 10/1/21 For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1: Denise Blake on fashion rotations and quiet braveries – listen: I wondered, antique or vintage, what is the difference? When I checked – antique is something from before the 1920’s, true vintage is fifty years ago, vintage is twenty years ago, and retro is
In Histories – Sunday Miscellany 13/9/20
In Histories, by Denise Blake Sunday Miscellany – RTE Radio 1 BROADCAST • 09:00 • 13TH SEP 2020 If only I had listened to the stories of my grandparents…………… what memories I have missed! https://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/share/radio1/21835834
In Blessing – a poem audio & video
In Blessing with photographs that I took around our home in Ramelton, Co. Donegal
Isolation Voicemail – Sunday Miscellany
April 5th 2020 A different type of recording for me – Isolation Voicemail https://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/share/radio1/21745886
My Seamus Heaney Story – recorded for Sunday Miscellany RTE Radio1
My prose piece – My Seamus Heaney Story was recorded at the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon as part of Sunday Miscellany Live, Donegal Bay & Blue Stacks Festival. Broadcast on RTE Radio 1 . Oct 13th 2019 https://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/share/radio1/21635831
Sunday Miscellany from Donegal Bay and Bluestacks Festival
Sunday Miscellany, RTE Radio first program from the Donegal Bay & Blue Stacks Festival Sunday Miscellany New Writing: Auntie Gretta, by Olive Travers; Planning Permission for a Bee Hotel, by Monica Corish; Bog and The Bees Leave Swanns, two poems by Winifred McNulty; Punk Pension Plan by Little John Nee; And My Séamus Heaney Story
Miscellany50- RTE Radio 1
Rte Radio 1 – Real Player link . Miscellany50 – Live at the Project Broadcast on 3/7/19 I loved being part of this show that was recorded in the Project Arts Centre. My piece : ‘Always Remember, Never Forget’ is for the year 1972 – with thanks to producers: Cliodhna Ni Anluain, Sarah Binchy and
And They All Lived Happily – poem on Soundcloud
I recorded my poem for Sound cloud – #PoetryDayIrlhttps://soundcloud.com/denise-blake-4/and-they-all-lived-poem?in=denise-blake-4/sets/sunday-miscellany
#PoetryDayIrl – Truth & Dare Poems
I was so pleased to have my poem, And They All Lived Happily, chosen as one of the Truth poems for Poetry Ireland. Poems on the Dart & poetry cards sent out to Libraries and Art Centres. A huge thank you to Elaine Feeney, Poetry Ireland and Revival Press, Limerick Writers Centre. Truth poems: Denise
Poems on Poethead
I am grateful to Chris Murray for publishing five of my poems on her wonderful poetry site – Poethead Five poems from Invocation : The Beaching, Crockery, Becoming Shepherds, Against Words, Mother Goddess Link :