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
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Original music by Matthew Keating
Introduced and co-produced by Lisa Downey
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
Poetry Slamming At The International Literature Festival Dublin!
We’re back not with a bang lads, but a SLAM!
We were at the International Literature Festival Dublin this week as Leon hosted this year’s Slamovision with @rising.tide.events
The place was packed, and the performances on the night were insane. A night where artists stepped up one-after-another to tell stories that need to be told from voices that needed to be heard.
We were able to grab a chat with the winner Cat Brogan @cat.brogan who shivered with us and had a chin wag about poetry and life on the border.
We chat to Daragh Fleming, Sheila Ryder, Matteo from Arts Bubbles, Julie from the team at @dublins.finest Nicola Clare and Jenny Fagan too in a dash for the chats before we all were kicked out.
Someone we hadn’t heard poetry from before was Megan Atkinson who has kindly given us the poem she made the final with to share with you lot on the podcast.
We also have a banger of a poem from Colm Keegan @colm_keegan as he sets out on tour with Erin Fornoff next week. Dates and venues below:
Thursday, 29th May – Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Drogheda EBT
Guest poet: Tom French Guest musician: Farah Elle
- Friday, 30th May – Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Kildare Kildare EBT
Guest poet: Liz Quirke | Guest musician: Fiach Moriarty - Thursday, 5th June – Ramor Arts Centre, Virginia, Cavan Cavan EBT
Guest poet: Noel Monaghan | Guest musician: Jinx Lennon - Friday, 6th June – Backstage Theatre, Longford Longford EBT
Guest poet: Darragh Coady | Guest musician: Dion Mercury - Saturday, 7th June – Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon Roscommon EBT
Guest poet: Louise G Cole | Guest musician: Bianca Fachel
The song on the post is from Aaron Rowe with his new release Hey Ma. An inspiring artist who has worked his balls off gigging around the country and now has this incredible tune which we are delighted to share.
Yup poetry
Ryan and Leon
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
