In partnership with RTÉ lyric fm’s Culture File.

‘The Hare’s Corner’ is an ancient Irish farming tradition that encourages the wisdom of leaving spaces of land for nature, outside the imperatives of production. This new book, with poetry by Jane Clarke, prose by Catherine Cleary, illustrations by Jane Carkill and photographs by BurrenBeo forms “a beautiful tapestry of courage and resolve” (Mary Robinson) from instances of reviving this practice in our contemporary landscapes. Our panel, also including Colm Mac Con Iomaire and chaired by Paddy Woodworth, produced for Culture File’s Naturalist Bookshelf series, will tease out and test the hope it offers for our shared future.

Please note we may be capturing candid imagery at this event for use on our social media and website.

Jane Clarke is the author of three poetry collections with Bloodaxe Books, which have been nominated for many awards, including the TS Eliot Poetry Prize, the Forward Prize, the Piggott Poetry Prize and the RSL Ondaatje Award. Jane edited the illustrated anthology, Windfall: Irish Nature Poems to Inspire and Connect (Hachette Books Ireland, 2023) as well as Origami Doll, New & Collected Shirley McClure (Arlen House 2019). Originally from a farm in Roscommon, Jane now lives in Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow. 

Catherine Cleary is the co-founder of Pocket Forests, and is a freelance journalist. She lives in Co. Roscommon.

Jane Carkill is an illustrator and textile designer living in Co. Clare on the west coast of Ireland. She studied Fine Art Textiles at the School of Design and Creative Arts in Atlantic Technological University. She is fascinated by natural ephemeral beauty and intricate detail and combines a love of folklore, narration, myth and story with a precise style of illustration to capture an essence in nature that is both magical and nostalgic. Flora and fauna are the ultimate inspiration for her work, which work portrays the distinctive elements and characteristics of her everyday experience in the countryside.