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
Muhammad Ali, Emily Brontë And The Importance Of Friendship
Because you're there for me toooo, oooohh!
Yes ladies and gentleman, we were too worried about copyright law to use the Friends theme song for the intro, but today we are in the feels and talking about the value of friendship.
Muhammad Ali, when he wasn't being the best fighter that ever lived, was also a very talented poet and we kick off the show with his poem about friendship. We'll share more of Ali's work down the line, incredibly talented man.
Before we get all soppy, we received an Instagram message from someone last week after we asked out community the question: 'Why Do You Write?' The answer was not just an answer, but a poem. And a really good one from Tiiffany Hannon.
Leon shares the story of the DMC club at Crossfit Santry. The gym have been pushing their member to open up to each other and have created a meet-up for the male members to be vulnerable. Leon and the other members created something beautiful which we are delighted to share with you.
Emily Brontë had written one of the best novels in the English language with Wuthering Heights, but she also wrote some great poems. We share her poem comparing romantic and platonic love called 'Love And Friendship'
Sean Watmore's new collection Buried Beds And Bicycle Frames is out now, and amongst the bangers in the collection is his poem about long-lasting friendship called 'Time Spent Turning'
Friend of the show Andy Porter then wraps it up with a poem of celebration for the show itself, which is really just two mates being mates.
Thanks again for all the love and support, and make sure to tell your friends how much you love them after listening to the show
Poems from the show
Muhammad Ali - Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV1O7CNTY7s
Tiffany Hannon - Why I Write
Instagram - @tiffanyhannon_poetry
Crossfit Santry - DMC Club Poem
Instagram - @crossfitsantry
Emily Brontë - Love And Friendship
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50537/love-and-friendship
Sean Watmore - Time Spent Turning
Instagram - @seanwatmorepoetry
Andy Porter - Poetry's Dead
TikTok - andyspangles
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
