The Poetry Stroll brings history and literary landmarks to life through poetry & music
Spring & Summer Strolls:
The Poetry Stroll
This guided literary walking tour explores James Joyce’s Dublin through poetry and music, using the artist’s footsteps as a compass through the city. While best known as a writer, Joyce was also a singer and a poet, and it is through this lens that we encounter his world: Dublin at the beginning of the twentieth century.
As we walk the streets and visit the places that shaped him, the stroll shines a light on Joyce’s artistic aspirations, creative life and places he later immortalised in Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses.
Probably the best experience in Dublin (and one of the best in our lives).
Wonderful, unforgettable tour with a great storyteller and a great musician
The Poetry Stroll is proud to be part of the International Literature Festival Dublin 2026.
Two strolls are scheduled for Sunday, 17 May. Book your tickets here.
New music: Songs from a Shed
This piece is part of my Songs from a Shed series, where I record original songs and poetry put to music.
The poem ‘The Faed Fia’ by Irish poet Susan L. Mitchell (1866–1926), set to music. The title Faed Fia translates from Irish to English as 'deer’s cry' or 'deer’s outcry,' but in Irish mythology it also refers to a magical mist or veil used for concealment or invisibility, perhaps echoed in this poem as 'God’s curtain.'
I composed music for this poem in honour of the centenary of Susan L. Mitchell’s passing in March 2026. The work is connected to an event I was involved in with members of the George Russell Society, held at the United Arts Club in Dublin.
Songs from a Shed Ep.2
‘The Faed Fia’, A Poem by the Irish Poet Susan L. Mitchell Set to Music
Songs & Verses from the
Poetry Stroll
Listen here:
Poetry Stroll on RTÉ Radio 1
I was interviewed at Sweny's Pharmacy Dublin by Dave MacArdle for RTÉ Radio 1 about James Joyce's poetry. The item aired on the eve of Bloomsday. You can listen to the interview via the Soundcloud player.