The Poetry's Dead Podcast
Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne
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
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Our Agony Aunt Special
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
09/23/24 • 25 min
Today we celebrate the unsung hero of The Poetry's Dead Podcast, our Agony Aunt.
Since we started the show, our resident helper has been penning poems to support all problems we get sent in by our listeners, so today we are putting them all in one giant, whopper Agony Aunt episode.
Do you have a problem you'd like a poem for? You know what to do! Email us at [email protected] or if you click our linktree we have an NGL that you can use to send a message anonymously. Just head over to our instagram @thepoetrysdeadpodcast
Stay sound!
Ryan and Leon and our Agony Aunt
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas And Taylor Swift
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
05/13/24 • 44 min
We are finally showing just how basic we both are with this latest episode guys, so be warned!
We've been putting Oscar WIlde on the back burner since the show launched, but today's the day we give him a proper segment with a journey around his one-liners, plays, fictional works and poetry.
A little moan about Dylan Thomas being a bit 'up himself' doesn't get in the way of us gagging to share one of our most favourite poems ever published, and thank Taylor Swift for mentioning him in the new album 'The Tortured Poets Society that pushed us to feature the pompous Welshman.
Colm Keegan wants us to see the world through a horse's eyes, which we then do through his poem 'Howya Horse'.
A little bit of sad-girl poetry from Jose Cameron proceeds our Agony Aunt where we help someone who has been caught in the middle of two gossip queens at work.
Get in touch with us on Instagram, TikTok or email ([email protected]) and keep an eye out for our Patreon that we'll launch that will give exclusive access to our upcoming book club and ways to contact other members of the podcast 'poetics', which is the name we're now calling you.
Hope you love this one guys.
(Go Taylor Swift )
Poems from the episode:
Oscar Wilde - The Ballad Of Reading Goal (an exert)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45495/the-ballad-of-reading-gaol
Dylan Thomas - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
https://allpoetry.com/do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night
Colm Keegan - How'ya Horse
Instagram - Colm_Keegan
Josie Cameron - Your Favourite Jumper
TikTok - josiecameron1
Leon Dunne - Woes At Work
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Maya Angelou, Seán Watmore and STI's
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
03/01/24 • 28 min
The teasing is over. The flirting is done. Time to grab the coats and hail down a cab.
Welcome to the first full episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast.
In episode one, we kick things off by sharing our thoughts and love for two of the greats, Maya Angelou and Charles Bukowski. We had to have the big cynic in episode one.
We then share a piece from Irish writer Seán Watmore, as well as a treat of a love poem from Mumbles Poet.
We wrap it up (so to speak) with the proof that a poem can solve any ailment as our Agony Aunt has received something in the mail from a man with an issue downstairs.
Get in touch with us with your poetry, someone else's poetry or a question for our Agony Poet at [email protected]
Poems from today's episode:
Maya Angelou - Phenomenal Woman
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48985/phenomenal-woman
Charles Bukowski - Go All The Way
https://consciouslyinspired.com/go-all-the-way-charles-bukowski-poem/
Seán Watmore - Parachutes
Instagram - @seanwatmorepoetry
@mumblespoet (Instagram) - She's My Girl
John Greeleaf Whittier - Don't Quit
https://www.virtuesforlife.com/poem-dont-quit/
Leon Dunne - The Clinic
Instagram - @poetrysdeadpodcast
Ryan and Leon
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Pam Ayres, Charity Shop Books And Staying On The Right Path
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
05/06/24 • 47 min
This. One. Was. Fun
We parade around the fun and freeing mind of Pam Ayres, as she gives us a lovely spring in our steps with her warm and giggly poetry.
We share some tips on getting back into reading, and our love of spending time in charity shops and picking up a book for a euro.
David Hynes comes in with his Perfectly Polished Poem flooded with P's like an overflowing pub urinal of poetry.
Our agony aunt is all about how to to stay on the right track, and finding out what that track is.
We also gush over Matthew McConaughey, share a theory about Roddy Doyle and read out a message from a listener that had us both in tears. Oh, we talk about tears as well.
We basically talked way too much on this one lol.
As always, get in touch with us on Instagram @thepoetrysdeadpodcast or email us at [email protected]
Poems from the episode:
Dave Jones - Among The Fools
Instagram - @davedelirious
Pam Ayres - Geriatric Juliet
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43520176
Leon Dunne - Lidl Siblings and Ed's Keys
Instagram - @nomanticz
David Hynes - Porter Price
Instagram - @hynestein1
Ryan Duggins - The End
Instagram - @ryanduggins
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Emily Dickinson, Harry Baker And A Tribute To Paddy Downey
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
04/22/24 • 41 min
A special PACKED episode for you after a short break which we are very excited to share.
We pay tribute to our own Paddy Downey, who not only created the logo for our show, but was also a poet himself. We heard the incredibly sad news that Paddy had passed a few weeks ago, so we asked his daughter Lisa (who is the voice of our show's intro) to come on and talk about her dad, which she did beautifully.
After a touching start, we talk about Emily Dickinson as a influence on society even if she wasn't able to see her own work land the way it did during her own lifetime.
Harry Baker shows us how its done next with a snippet from his latest book 'Wonderful' that makes us all look very amateur, indeed.
We giggle in the words of Aine Budds, who brings to our table (she's a chef, get it!) a bit of seasoning that we need in our lives with her poem, 'Greasy Love'
Fingal Poetry Slam winner Kev Kennedy comes through with his piece Mankee Candle, before Leon answers our Agony Aunt section with a poem to help someone struggling with keeping to a routine
We missed you, and we hope you kinda missed us too :)
Ryan and Leon
Poems from the show
Paddy Downey - Dublin Zoo
@poemsbypaddy On Instagram
Lisa Downey - My Daddy Paddy
Emily Dickinson - 'Hope' Is The Thing With Feathers
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314
Harry Baker - Ingrid
https://www.harrybaker.co/store
Aine Budds - Greasy Love
@flowerbudds On Instagram
Kev Kennedy - Mankee Candle
@heavy_keavvy_ On Instagram
Leon Dunne - Routine
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Rupi Kaur, Michelle Bosonnett and Unrequited Love
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
10/07/24 • 52 min
After a few weeks apart, the boys are back with a drop of malbec and some bleeding whopper poems for you.
Anyone who dropped into the Leinster Slam poetry competition last week would have witnessed the power of Cormac Fitz, so it only made sense that we celebrated his win on the show with a poem from the man himself.
Rupi Kaur is up next, as Ryan shares the story of when he received her collection from his sister for Christmas as a present, seemingly one of the better gifts he's received from her over the years.
Over in Liverpool, Cilla Black is apparently not the only red-head to wow the crowds as we share spoken word artist Hayley Gordon on this week's show and share the power of the stage as a way to find yourself.
Michelle Bosonnett has her collection coming out this year, published by Luain press, and we wanted to bring one of those poems to the show, and luckily she has sent us a lovely poem about longing.
We woke up our Agony Aunt this week after a few weeks off to help us with a listener problem all about one-side love.
Our Patreon community are going to be treated with a special monthly episode and a read-along with us, so if you'd like a push to get back into reading, sign up to our Patreon for more details.
Loves ya,
Ryan and Leon
Poems from the show:
Cormac Fitz - Waiting
Instagram - @cormfitz
Rupi Kaur - City
https://rupikaur.com/
Hayley Gordon - Lines
Instagram - twistedtales.hlg19
Michelle Bosonnett - Rambling Memories
Instagram - wildflowergirl81
Agony Aunt - Dancefloor Blues
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Kendrick Lamar, Wretch 32 and Emmet O'Brien
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
07/15/24 • 43 min
Yo, dawg! Whattup, homey! Whatcha...geezer?
It didn't take us long to to run out of rap slang terms for friend as you can see, but we wanted to get you into the spirit of the show early as this week's episode is a special on rhythm and poetry, or as you lot would know it better as, RAP!
We have left the library this week and entered the basement rap battle scene as we explore the work of modern wordsmiths that prefer to have their voices alongside hip-hop beats to give us an easier way to experience their stories.
We discuss our early experiences of hearing stories we were way too young for, the value of rap in general for understanding the human experience and share a verse or two.
After we flip our caps the right way round and pull our jeans back up, we discuss one of Dublin's greatest current spoken word performers Emmet O'Brien who comes through with a magical piece about where our words go when they leave us.
James 'Jimbo' Dillon shares his letter of caution to his larger pal in his poem My Fat Friend, which is a belter of a poem, and we end it with the words of last week's competition winner Anna Nixon
So. Yeah. Word to your mother!
Poems from the show
Kendrick Lemar - DNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6uBHPGfSs
Wretch 32 - Freestyle from Fire In The Booth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nnLBzzQk-I&t=435s
Emmet O'Brien - Untitled
Instagram - @emmet_obrien_poetry
James Dillon - My Fat Friend
Instagram - @jimbosmyname
*Intro was taken from the YouTube channel for Rocawear with the video titled JAY-Z "Rap Is Poetry
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
The Queens Of Electric Picnic 2024 and Wendy Cope
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
09/02/24 • 43 min
We know. We agree. Last week was an absolute sausage fest.
Too many misters and not enough sisters if you ask us, which is why today's episode we are celebrating the powerful women of the Electric Picnic who had blown us away with their poetry over the festival.
We both felt very 'seen' when Tess McKevitt performed her poem all about the red flags and pitfalls of falling for a 'Mammies Boy', so we had to start there and discuss the poem.
Lizzy Byrne had the audience eating out of her hands on stage at the festival, but it was her piece 'The Festival Of Life' that brought us on a beautiful journey and we couldn't wait to share with you
Caoimhe Weakliam packs a punch anyway when she performs, but her spoken word poem 'Storm' will, and excuse the pun, blow you away. Brace for impact.
Anna D has magic in her veins anyway, but how fitting for her to give us the piece 'Droaicht' to share with you, which as you know already, is Gaelic for magic.
We wrap up the show with a tribute to Ryan's grandmother through the wonderful words of Wendy Cope and her poem, Names.
A warm welcome to our new Patreon subscribers Barbara and Muiris who have joined the family. Please feel free to support the show if this brings a little joy on a Monday morning for you.
Poems from today
Tess McKevitt - Fear And Lusting
https://www.tessmckevitt.com/
Lizzy Byrne - The Festival Of Love
Instagram - @lizzybyrneandthelymphnodes
Caoimhe Weakliam - Storm
Instagram - @caoimheweakliam
Anna D - Draoicht
Instagram - @annad.poetry
Wendy Cope - Names
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wendy-cope
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Now That's What I Call Poetry! The ‘Best Of’ Episode
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
09/30/24 • 46 min
What a special episode we have for you this week!
We have taken the time to throve through the archives to bring you some of the best bits of the podcast to date. So sit back, put the kettle on, and take off those shoes, as you relax into 46 minutes of entertainment gold! Or nonsense.. or both..
Poems from today's episode:
Oscar Wilde - The Ballad Of Reading Goal (an exert)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45495/the-ballad-of-reading-gaol
Imelda May - Liberty Belle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrWiGFtHpw
Jan Brierton- 'You Got Back Your Funny'
https://www.newisland.ie/poetry-drama/what-day-is-it
Ryan Duggins - There Is No Problem
Instagram - @ryanduggins
Leon Dunne - Around Town Most Days
Instagram - @nomanticz
John Cooper Clarke - Bed Blocker IBlues
https://www.clc.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/?p=387
Paddy Downey - Dublin Zoo
@poemsbypaddy On Instagram
Lisa Downey - My Daddy Paddy
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
Live At Electric Picnic
The Poetry's Dead Podcast
08/26/24 • 76 min
We survived Electric Picnic. Just.
As we were doing our best to thrive over the weekend at Ireland's biggest music festival, we also grabbed a few poetry peeps to lend us their ears for a whopper episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast!
Jan Brierton hadn't met Stephen James Smith before their in-conversation chat at the Manifest stage, so we did the honours and hosted their first meet! We talk about life on the road, fame and making sure you keep your circle close.
David Hynes, the brains behind The Word stage at EP where we both got to perform, dragged himself away from hosting duties to join us for a chat with UK poet Polar Bear and Unorthodox Coolock himself, Craig Doyle for a conversation that celebrated the importance of art in the world of the working class.
James 'Jimbo' Dillon and Daragh Fleming then join us to discuss the scene in Dublin and Cork respectively as well as share how poetry is a solid antidote to mental health struggles.
We end the show with a show-stopping interview with The Scauldy Ones. The Poet Geoff, Emmet O'Brien and Heavy Kevvy are three of the countries best performers, and after we were treated to a banging ensemble performance from the lads, they joined us to discuss how creating poetry works, crafting the perfect set and the relationship between the performer and the audience.
With so many new faces to the show making an appearance or receiving a name drop, next week we'll do a showcase show sharing the stories and poetry of the newcomers to the The Poetry's Dead Podcast.
Thanks again for all your support, and we hope you enjoy our window into the more arty side of Stradbally Farm.
Ryan and Leon
Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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The Poetry's Dead Podcast currently has 26 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Performing Arts, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Writers, Ireland, Culture and Poetry.
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The episode title 'Pam Ayres, Charity Shop Books And Staying On The Right Path' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on The Poetry's Dead Podcast is 41 minutes.
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The first episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast was released on Feb 28, 2024.
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