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
Special Guest Episode with Emmet O'Brien At Dublin Central Library
As we vacate Ryan's apartment, we christen our first podcast at Dublin Central Library with Dublin spoken word artist Emmet O'Brien.
We go all around the houses with this podcast, getting into the weeds of childhood, the battles of being a creative from a working class area how it feels to perform in front of a pond full of fairies.
We share work from Brummy Bradley Taylor, a belter from Saul Williams and both Ryan and Leon chip in with their own bits and pieces.
Emmet will be playing at The Workman's Club, Dublin on May 5th so don't miss it.
He'll be joined by Jan Brierton, Mikey Cullen, Eilean Ni Chuillinean and other special guests.
Tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-27-club-tour-dublin-tickets-1219669677839
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
