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
Rumi, Christine Anne Foley and Getting Over A Crush
We're prowling the catwalk this week with poems to have you struttin'
After we take sympathy on Keanu Reaves having his poem butchered by a simpleton, we take you into the world of fashion with Molly May O'Leary, the designated poet of the Dublin Independent Fashion Week, as she paints her words around the fabric/s of the capital.
We make a very short hop then to Christine Anne Foley, author of Bodies, fashionista and savage poet. We share one of her bangers this week about the reality of womanhood, you'll love it.
Like everyone else on TikTok, we see a ton of philosophical posts from something called 'Rumi'? What is it? Who is it? We wanted to find out. If you're reading this and thinking 'Wait, they don't know who Rumi is?' then yes, we have convinced you we are smarter than we are.
Inspired by last week's poem by Rachel Mulqueen, Ryan puts pen to paper and welcomes you into 'The Friend Zone'. Tea or Pinot, the choice is yours.
Our Agony Aunt this week forces her to channel her own Jennifer Paige with a problem all about having a 'crush'.
The Poetry's Dead Anthology will be available on Amazon from December 1st, so keep your eyes peeled.
Poems from the show:
Keanu Reeves - Ode To Happiness
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13838742
Molly Mae O'Leary - Dublin Independent Fashion Week
Instagram - @mollymayinsta
Christine Anne Foley - Your Clothes Are Pink
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199616883-bodies
Rumi - The Guest House
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8534703-The-Guest-House-by-Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi
Ryan Duggins - The Friend Zone
Instagram - @ryanduggins
Agont Aunt - Invisible
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
