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
Kate Bush, Chat GPT And Electric Picnic
The robots are taking over lads, and they are starting with this podcast!
We wanted to see whether or not AI could put together a couple of decent verses, and you know what, we are regretting inviting AI on as it's shown just how bloody easy writing a few verses is.
Before that, inspired by a trip to Paris, we discuss one of France's most iconic raconteurs Marcel Lucont and share his poem 'Wine In A Can'
We then get into the scary world of Chat GPT, as we set it the task to write its own version of one of Ryan's poems and then one of Leon's. We'll call a taxi now.
Electric Picnic is around the corner with a lot of special performances across the whole weekend. We preview all the goings on at 'The Word' tent as well as share poetry from Gerard Devine and Steven Camden (AKA Polarbear)
Bonny Tyler then ends the show with a message of support. No, you aren't drunk, the actual Bonny Tyler
Come and say hello to us at the festival next week, and if you're reading this and not going, sad times.
Poems from the show
Marcel Lucont - Wine In A Can
https://www.tiktok.com/@marcellucont/video/7397405703473810721
Ryan Duggins - On Days When There Is Fuck All On
https://www.tiktok.com/@ryandugginspoet/video/7400690121160346913
Leon Dunne - Capitalism Rap
Instagram - @nomanticz
Chat GPT - Two AI Poems
https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/
Gerard Devine - Don't Wait
Instagram - @gerard_devine_poetry
Steven Camden - Poem from the collection Everything All At Once
https://www.bearstories.org/
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
