Seamus McKee with the Radio 2 Arts Programme, is in Bangor, Co Down, at Aspects, the only literature festival devoted solely to living Irish writers.
Ciaran Carson ,
Matthew Sweeney and Joan Newman offer poetry,
James Simmons sings Yeats and his own ballads, playwright Marie Jones discusses her work, Joan Lingard talks on writing for young people, A N Jeffares and Katie
Donovan muse on women writers, and Deirdre Purcell celebrates the publication of her fourth novel. Wild
Flowers sing a cappella style, and Frank Gallagher performs his own contemporary Irish music. Producer Chris Spurr