Maya Angelou, Seán Watmore and STI's

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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

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Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey

Support the show

Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey

Previous Episode

Welcome to The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne

A warm welcome to the introduction episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Dublin poets Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne.
You are very welcome indeed to our cool corner of spoken word and poetry hidden at the back of the pub where the locals aren't interested in joining in.
Join Ryan and Leon on a short exploration into how poetry became such a big bloody deal in their lives, and why they are bothering with a whole never-ending podcast series about the worst topic in English class.
You can keep in touch with the lads over on instagram at @thepoetrysdeadpodcast and if you have a poem you'd like to share, or a problem you'd like our Agony Poet to solve then email us at [email protected]

Support the show

Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey

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John Cooper Clarke, The Late Ann Delaney and Staying Happy

Episode 2. We've had an incredible first date and now we choose to go on that hike...
Uh oh.
In our second episode we gush over 'The Bard of Salford' Dr John Cooper Clarke as well as wind it way back to one of the lesser known Irish poets from yesteryear, James Clarence Mangan
We then tribute the late Ann Delaney, the former nurse who was living homeless in Dublin and passed away on the week we were recording. She was a poet herself, quite beautifully. Ryan and Leon recite their own work as a tribute to the homeless.
We end the show with our Agony Poet answering the question 'Are you happier than are sad?' as we share a lovely poem by Brian Bilston
Again, thanks to everyone who has sent us poems, shared the podcast and been so sound to us about what we're up to.
You can email us at [email protected], give us a follow on Insta at @thepoetrysdeadpodcast and we're now on TikTok too @poetrys.dead.podcast
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Poems from today's episode:
John Cooper Clarke - Bed Blocker Blues
https://www.clc.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/?p=387
James Clarence Mangan - The Nameless One
http://www.ricorso.net/rx/library/authors/classic/Mangan_JC/Sel_Poems/Nameless.htm
Ryan Duggins - There Is No Problem
Instagram - @ryanduggins
Leon Dunne - Around Town Most Days
Instagram - @nomanticz
Brian Bilston - Serenity Prayer
https://www.lovemydress.net/blog/wedding-readings/serenity-prayer-by-brian-bilston
Ryan and Leon