The Poetry's Dead Podcast
Ryan and Leon are delighted to bring you your NEW favourite poetry podcast, exploring the work of poets old and new, with a little bit of craic mixed in.
We'll share our love of poetry every week, taking you on a journey through work from poets you'll have heard of, as well as poets you may not have heard of and even people you had no idea wrote poetry.!
We'll also help with our Agony Poet part of the show where we'll accept any challenge of solving a problem with a poem. Nothing is too trivial or too serious.
Ryan Duggins is a published English poet based in Dublin, with work found in journals Dreich, Flare and his first collection 'You're Never Too Old To Know Better' was published in April '23. He's also performed at Electric Picnic and is a regular on the open mic scene in Dublin
Leon Dunne is a spoken word artist and cornerstone of the poetry scene in Ireland. He is the 2022 All Ireland Poetry Slam Champion and co-founder of Rising Tide, an events company hosting the best spoken word performers the country has to offer out of Pearse Street library
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Original music by Matthew Keating
Introduced and co-produced by Lisa Downey
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
Maya Angelou, Seán Watmore and STI's
The teasing is over. The flirting is done. Time to grab the coats and hail down a cab.
Welcome to the first full episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast.
In episode one, we kick things off by sharing our thoughts and love for two of the greats, Maya Angelou and Charles Bukowski. We had to have the big cynic in episode one.
We then share a piece from Irish writer Seán Watmore, as well as a treat of a love poem from Mumbles Poet.
We wrap it up (so to speak) with the proof that a poem can solve any ailment as our Agony Aunt has received something in the mail from a man with an issue downstairs.
Get in touch with us with your poetry, someone else's poetry or a question for our Agony Poet at thepoetrysdeadpodcast@gmail.com
Poems from today's episode:
Maya Angelou - Phenomenal Woman
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48985/phenomenal-woman
Charles Bukowski - Go All The Way
https://consciouslyinspired.com/go-all-the-way-charles-bukowski-poem/
Seán Watmore - Parachutes
Instagram - @seanwatmorepoetry
@mumblespoet (Instagram) - She's My Girl
John Greeleaf Whittier - Don't Quit
https://www.virtuesforlife.com/poem-dont-quit/
Leon Dunne - The Clinic
Instagram - @poetrysdeadpodcast
Ryan and Leon
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey