Rita Ann Higgins
Irish poet and writer known for frank, vernacular poems about working-class and women's lives; author of numerous collections and the new 'greatest hits' Jiving with Wasps, who reads and discusses her work throughout the episode.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 28min
Rita Ann Higgins: “The witch in me wanted to scramble his eggs”
Rita Ann Higgins, an Irish poet and writer known for frank, working-class and women's voices, reads from her new 'greatest hits' and reflects on beginnings. She talks about leaving school for factory work, finding poetry after illness and motherhood, using humour and overheard speech, erotic poems in conservative Ireland, grandchildren's lessons, aging with gusto, and a dark comedy TV project.
