Modern-ish Poets Series 2: Louis MacNeice

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/3pJoFPqIn other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadingsSeries 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/hamiltonmacneicepodJohn Kerrigan: https://lrb.me/kerriganmacneicepodMarilyn Butler: https://lrb.me/butlermacneicepodNick Laird: https://lrb.me/lairdmacneicepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.