About this episode
Jane Dougherty discusses six things that should be better known, including her literary works and cultural topics.
Jane Dougherty discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Jane Dougherty, of Irish origin, grew up in Yorkshire and now lives in France. She began writing by coming up with short stories and a YA series for her teenage children. Her first novel was published by an American publisher Musa in 2014. Since then, her poetry and short stories have been published online, in anthologies and magazines. She has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and has published three poetry pamphlets. Her most recent novel, The Darkest Tide was published by Northodox Press in 2025. Pasiphae is available at https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781917163293 Déjà s'envole la fleur maigre (Paul Meyer, 1960) https://www.artforum.com/columns/paul-meyers-deja-senvole-la-fleur-maigre-231206/ Beatrice Cenci https://www.througheternity.com/rome/beatrice-cenci-life-death-rome The Lot-et-Garonne département https://www.guide-du-lot-et-garonne.com/en/tourism/discover/the-lot-et-garonne.html The works of Natalia Ginzburg https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1985/11/07/the-force-of-habit/ The painter Franz Marc https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v41/n12/michael-hofmann/at-the-orangerie The Irish legend…
People in this episode
Host: Ivan Wise
Guest: Jane Dougherty
Topics covered
- literature
- poetry
- Irish culture
- writing
- history
- art
Keywords
- Jane Dougherty
- literature
- poetry
- Irish culture
- Franz Marc
- Pushcart Prize
- The Darkest Tide
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Musa, Northodox Press
Books & works: The Darkest Tide, Pasiphae, Déjà s'envole la fleur maigre, Beatrice Cenci, The works of Natalia Ginzburg
Places: Lot-et-Garonne
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