Filíocht Anois

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: An Peaca (2014-01-27)

Witty animation that explores the philosophical thoughts and meanings behind the poem An Peaca, written by the great Irish language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin.
Ep. 2: Oileán agus Oileán Eile (2014-02-03)

Witty animation that explores Seán Ó Ríordáin's personal philosophy on the nature of poetry in the poem Oileán agus Oileán Eile.
Ep. 3: An tSeanbhean Bhocht (2014-02-10)

Witty animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's poem, where Ireland is no longer portrayed as a beautiful woman, but a quarrelsome old woman who cannot be pleased.
Ep. 4: Leaba Shíoda (2014-02-17)

Enchanting animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's powerful love poem, where the natural world becomes a metaphor for physical love.
Ep. 5: Oileán (2014-02-24)

Animation that explores Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's radical poem where she imagines her lover as an island.
Ep. 6: Cuimhne an Domhnaigh (2014-03-03)

Striking animation that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's reflective poem about the uneasy relationship between the individual and his island home, Inis Mór.
Ep. 7: An tEarrach Thiar (2014-03-10)

A striking animation that explores the poet Máirtín Ó Direáin's early romantic reflections of his island home, Inis Mór.
Ep. 8: Blianta an Chogaidh (The War Years) (2013-10-28)

Powerful animated short that explores Máirtín Ó Direáin's guilty reflection on Ireland's neutral stance during the Second World War, captured in the poem Blianta an Chogaidh.
Ep. 9: One for Sorrow (2014-03-24)

A striking animation that explores the poet Gréagóir Ó Dúill's personal poem that celebrates the life of his beloved aunt.
Ep. 10: An Caoradóir (2014-03-31)

A striking animation that explores Cathal Ó Searcaigh's poem about the bleak and lonely life of an old sheep farmer, typical of rural Gortahork.