{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f42a942de45bf4fbe3a9c44/6936b687f4b8441e179550c1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"An Interview with Irish Poet Clíodhna Bhreatnach","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f42a942de45bf4fbe3a9c44/1765191240467-c372177a-d982-4c18-868f-72c8171e6bee.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Words That Burn</em>, I'm joined by Irish poet <strong>Clíodhna Bhreatnach</strong> to discuss her debut pamphlet, <strong>Pink Roses and Green</strong>. Together, we chat about a collection that sits at the intersection of the \"nine-to-five grind,\" Millennial burnout, and a deep, tactile longing for the natural world.</p><p>Clíodhna breaks down her unique approach to the \"Millennial Lyric\"; moving away from the pastoral and into the office kitchenette. We discuss how she navigates the <strong>Post-Celtic Tiger</strong> landscape, using poetry to document the deformation of human time under late-stage capitalism.</p><p>We cover other topics like:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>The Romantic Office:</strong> Applying the philosophy of Keats and Wordsworth to photocopiers and Excel spreadsheets.</li><li><strong>Digital Intimacy:</strong> Finding beauty in the \"randomised screensavers\" of Windows desktops.</li><li><strong>The \"Sick Addiction to Soft Things\":</strong> Why tactile textures (paper, nature) are vital in a digital world.</li><li><strong>Writers Groups:</strong> The importance of community (specifically the <em>Frustrated Writers Group</em>) in banishing impostor syndrome.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3>References &amp; Recommendations:</h3><ul><li><em>Bandit Country</em> by James Conor Patterson</li><li><em>Unstoppable Utopia</em> by Cassandra Moss</li><li><em>The Perfect Season</em> by Sean Pearson</li><li><em>The Lover's Discourse</em> by Anahid Nersessian (Criticism on Keats)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About the poet: </strong></p><p><em>Clíodhna Bhreatnach is from Waterford and lives in Dublin. Her poems have appeared in&nbsp;Poetry Ireland Review, The Stinging Fly, and&nbsp;The Forward Book of Poetry 2023. She has recently been awarded a Dublin City Council Arts Bursary for 2025. She is the former poetry editor of Frustrated Writers Group.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find the book and the poet:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://cliodhnabhreatnach.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cliodhnabhreatnach.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://greenbottlepress.com/product/pink-roses-green-by-cliodhna-bhreatnach/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://greenbottlepress.com/product/pink-roses-green-by-cliodhna-bhreatnach/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow the Podcast:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://open.substack.com/pub/wordsthatburn/p/an-interview-with-irish-poet-cliodhna?r=th4eb&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Interview on Substack</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wordsthatburnpodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Podcast On Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsthatburn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Podcast on X/Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@wordsthatburn2?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Podcast on Tiktok</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/wordsthatburn.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the podcast on Bluesky</a></p>","author_name":"Benjamin Collopy"}