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
Both of them are more fun than these descriptions would have you believe
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Original music by Matthew Keating
Introduced and co-produced by Lisa Downey
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
Kae Tempest, Sylvia Plath And Stag Parties
Oh we bloody missed you, and we hope a few of you missed us too!
We're back with a bang or two as we share stories of stag parties, proposals and ask the question that everyone is asking. How depressing is it to be a poet?
We talk about the magic of Kae Tempest, and the way she twists words around sound like nobody else.
Sylvia Plath makes her debut on the show with her tragic but beautiful poem 'Sheep In Fog', which leads us to look at other geniuses who tended to lose their own minds too.
Phil Lynch's new collection 'Moving On' is out, and to celebrate, we share 'Storm Warning', a lovely piece about long-lasting love and the safety it offers.
One of the students Leon has been working with through his teaching shares something special, which then sparks a chat about how kids are getting on in Ireland.
We have an exclusive offer too for our Patreon subscribers for a discount with The Winding Stair Bookshop so feel free to sign up and join the community. There's a gift on the way to our new subscribers, too!
Thanks as always for the love and support, we couldn't appreciate it more!
Ryan and Leon
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
Poems from the show:
Leon Dunne - Stag
Ryan Duggins - I'm Shagging Someone I Like
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZV865T?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Kae Tempest - Getting On
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/75479957
Sylvia Plath - Sheep in Fog
https://allpoetry.com/Sheep-In-Fog
Phil Lynch - Storm Warning
https://www.salmonpoetry.com/details.php?ID=615&a=284
Brendan - Robbie
Leon Dunne - My Mate's Getting Married
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
