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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.

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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

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Andrew Garfield, Disney's Moana And A Love Story In A Dublin Pub

March 31, 2025 • Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne

Bloody hell do we have jam packed podcast for you this week guys.

We have a love story to kick things off that happened at Mulligans pub on Poolbeg Street that ended at The Cobblestone where a woman from Peru had lost a poem gifted to her by a Welsh traveller. Just when you thought Ireland couldn't get any more fecking romantic!

We share the essay published by The New York Times that moved actor Andrew Garfield to tears, how Moai from Moana can be a useful inspiration for depression and share a poem about the magic of rivers.

A podcast first too as we are delighted to share our first poetry from someone from the disability community with the poem Guinea Pig by Daniel Kay (DK) before we have Dublin singer-songwriter Miranda Faul wrap up the show.

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Ryan and Leon

Poems from the podcast

Rhys and Steve - Cobblestone Pub, Dublin

https://www.instagram.com/cobblestonepubdublin

Chris Huntington - Learning To Measure Time In Love And Loss

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/fashion/learning-to-measure-time-in-love-and-loss.html

Kristen Jewel - Moai

https://www.kristenjewel-writing.com/about

Rebecca Salazar - River Skin

https://www.writerstrust.com/authors/rebecca-salazar/

Daniel Kay - Guinea Pig