W.H Davies, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Online Dating

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06/17/24 • 45 min

This one is a little loose people, so get ready!
Reason being: The sun was shining and we enjoyed a few garggles before going into the world of poetry this week, so if you fancy grabbing yourself a scoop before you listen, you'd be absolutely so welcome.
Speaking of enjoying yourself, we start the show with the iconic 'stand and stare' line from the poem 'Leisure' by W.H Davies. You have to enjoy yourself people, and the Welsha 'supertramp' makes sure we know it.
Weirdly, pirate life gets a few mentions on today's show. No idea why, but adding to that 'Yo Ho Ho' vibe is the 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (I know, we are bloody cultured on this show, and so are you for listening) and his tale of spooky goings on aboard the ship.
Sean Urell shares his frustration about that one guy that loves using all his words when he could just use one with 'The Overexplainer'. This ones a right giggle so stick around for it.
We were also ever so grateful and thankful for the words of speech writer Alison Mooney who gives us a lovely intro for the show as well as shares her poem 'Europa' as a reminder of how important it is for nations to be on the same page. Such a good poem.
Our Agony Aunt poem this week is to help someone who just doesn't want to be on the dating apps, but wants to find love. We have a little chat about love in the digital world, as we like to do.
We also have a final call for The Poetry's Edit competition which wraps up this week so get over their Instagram and get your poems. Such a great response so far.
Thanks again for all your support, we are always grateful you're here
Poems from the show
W.H Davies - Leisure
https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/leisure
Samuel Taylor Coleridge - The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43997/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-text-of-1834
Sean Urell - The Overexplainer
Instagram @SEAN_U.R.L
Alison Mooney - Europa
Instagram - @alison_mooney_
Leon Dunne - Back On The Grindr
Instagram - @nomanticz

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

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

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Pat Ingoldsby, Eavan Boland and The Irish Leaving Cert

The Poetry’s Dead Podcast x Leaving Cert Special!
Well. Kind of. We couldn’t do a whole bloody show about it, that would be as dull as doing the actually exams.
But! We’ve got a few leaving cert stories from Leon, poetry from Eavan Boland @eavanbolandpoetry (anyone over 22 that just got a shot of PTSD, don’t worry, you don’t have to do the leaving cert again) and the defining poem of this apparently life defining time called Leaving Cert from Leon himself
We get a reminder of the how fun running can be with Josefin Anna Friberg @josefinlequeen, feel the disappointment of opening a biscuit tin and finding bloody knitting equipment with the help of Eva Mary Lucy @evamarylucy and a very special segment on Irelands only, current living mythical being and wizard, the incredible Pat Ingoldsby (thanks to @seanwatmorepoetry) for his help on this one.
We also give a nudge about our poetry competition running in association with @the_poetryedit, head over to their page for all the info ❤️
Released on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and load of other places Monday morning. All the links are up in the bio (including Ryan’s book, our Patreon and the competition so have a gander)
Best of luck to all the amazing students across the next two weeks, and give us a listen yis belters
Poems from the show
Josefin Anna Friberg - Runners High
Instagram - @josefinlequeen
Pat Ingoldsby - Welcome To Our Woe
https://winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com/products/poems-so-fresh-and-so-new-yahoo-by-pat-ingoldsby?_pos=9&_sid=3e6ca9bfb&_ss=r
Eavan Boland - The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me
https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/the-black-lace-fan-my-mother-gave-me
Eva Mary Lucy - The Biscuit Tin
Instagram - @evamarylucy
Leon Dunne - Leaving Cert
Instagram - @nomanticz

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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 LIVE at Beyond The Pale

It was sunny. There were beers. But, most importantly, there were poems!
We spent the weekend bumping between music tents and food vans down at Beyond The Pale Festival, hosted in 'The Garden Of Ireland' Glendalough, County Wicklow
Amongst a backdrop of pretty landscapes were the two fellas, a microphone and their poems. We grabbed anyone we could to share their love of poetry, and have some great stuff for you on our first on-location show.
We have conversations with Seanchoiche's very own Daniel Galvin about his passion for storytelling, Aine Budds and her life mixing food and words to create art and Jessie Flood was kind enough to give us some time and a lovely little poem too.
Leon had been running a workshop with food critic and journalist Ali Dunworth and poet Aine Budds called The Bards Banquet at the Beyond The Plates stage. The creative audience members started writing and gave us three absolute beauties.
We will definitely be getting out and about more. Maybe Electric Picnic? Who knows...
Poems from the show:
Jessie Flood - The Pear
Instagram - @jflooders
Daniel Galvin - Google Prayer
Instagram - @_ggallyy_
Aine Budds - Compartmental Condiments
Instagram - @flowerbuds
Leon's 'The Bards Banquet' workshop poems:
Hannah - Filthy Heart
Nedd - Curing The Breathalizer
Joe - Battered Lips

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