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The ClearOutMonkey? What Monkey? - Catharsis, Fandom, and the Owning of SelfThis episode has something for everyone. Dara kicks off with an acknowledgement of the show's 4th birthday before breaking down his fandom of Tottenham Hotspur in the wake of their recent Europa League triumph - the trophy monkey is finally off the collective backs of long-suffering Spurs fans. Thanks be to the Gods of Football!The brilliant The Poetry's Dead Podcast just featured a poem of Dara's which gives him the opportunity to sing the praises of that show and its lovely presenters, Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne. Making poetry accessible and fun, their openhearted advocacy...2025-06-051h 11
The Poetry's Dead PodcastTalking Gargoyles, Partying In World War 2 Berlin And Being Inspired By Young PoetsOur last podcast was our 50th show lads. 50! Mad.On Monday, we have a load of poems and stories for, starting with some info about our live podcast at Swords Castle next Saturday with Wavin Words where there’s also a young poets slam for anyone between 14-18 years of age. If you know of a future world champion slam poet, bring them.Speaking of being inspired by young people, thanks to Katriona O'Sullivan sharing a post a few weeks back, we have poetry from Reece, who penned a powerful poem about the pre-conceptions he fa...2025-06-021h 12The Poetry's Dead PodcastPoetry 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.eventsThe 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 t...2025-05-261h 03The Poetry's Dead PodcastTristram Fane Saunders, Poetry in Liverpool And The Hillsborough DisasterTristram Fane Saunders, Poetry In Liverpool And The Hillsborough DisasterThis week, we look back on our incredible weekend in Liverpool hosted by Rachel and Hayley at Giz A Word (Instagram @gizaword.collective) where we met some of the city’s creatives and got a taste of what Liverpool is all about. Spoiler: Karaoke and non-stop craic Instagram handles of the lovely folk in question:@racheywilts @twistedtales.hlg19 @sketchedbyneve @garyharperart @body_confidence22 @petesartpage On a walk through the city, we stumbled on the Hillsborough memorial, which had carved into...2025-05-1257 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastUnderstanding Masculinity Through PoetryUnderstanding Masculinity Through PoetryWell, we give it a go anyway and thank the fecking lord we have poetry to help us. We’re share a piece from ourselves as well as work from Simon Armitage, Ursula Walshe and Hayley Gordon Want to say a massive thank you to everyone we met in Liverpool this weekend. Everyone was so sound, what a night the Giz A Word girls Hayley and Rachel run.Enjoy the podcast and have a whopper Bank Holiday!Poems from the pod:2025-05-051h 04The Poetry's Dead PodcastAlbert Camus, Trans Rights And Looking Back At Repeal The 8thWe have pretty much everything covered this week.We read a note from Albert Camus, a poem written by Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse about his mother and we have issues pronouncing Hercule PoirotLots of beautiful poems are snuck between those bits, but a special highlight is hearing from Jameson Newell.An American trans man living in Ireland, Jameson opens up on what it’s like living and existing since the trans rights of Americans were revoked this year. Thank you Jameson for sharing your story and poetryWe have be...2025-04-2852 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastLUAINA - A New Collection Showcasing Ireland's Best Spoken Word Artists and PoetsA very special podcast this week as we invite Luain Press's Lee Sheridan to discuss his brand new anthology collection Luaina!We were delighted ourselves to be involved in the collection, not just because being published is good craic, but we are alongside some of Ireland's most talented spoken word performers and artists.After Lee attended the book launch of Sean Watmore's debut poetry book, he was inspired by the Dublin poetry scene and the collection of minds and artists in the room supporting Watmore. He took that energy and brought it to print, with...2025-04-211h 01The Poetry's Dead PodcastAchieving Contentment, Dublin Is Tallaght and Lazy ActorsWe go missing a week and we give you over an hours worth of bleeding poetry!We did go on a bit today, but crammed into the corners of our nonsense waffle are poems that will bring us all down to earth a little and focus on what is bloody important in our lives! Thank f*** for poetry!Kate Ireland's spoken word masterclass on sitting with her Granny kicks off the show this week. Be warned: you will get shivers.Leon had been at the helm of the Dublin Is Tallaght event this...2025-04-141h 11The Poetry's Dead PodcastAndrew Garfield, Disney's Moana And A Love Story In A Dublin PubBloody 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...2025-03-3156 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastSongwriting Poets feat Jim Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell and Bob DylanInspired by our conversation with Mike Garry about musicians writing poetry, we wanted to dedicate this episode to our favourite artists who also enjoy a poem or too.Leon owns a copy of 'The Lords And The New Creatures' by The Door's frontman Jim Morrison, his only poetry collection so we had to talk about him, his mad blood-drinking, pagan mentalness as well as share a poem from him.We take a look at a poem by Leonard Cohen taken from his collection 'The Flame' published in 2018 with thanks to his son, Adam Cohen. Spoiler: L...2025-03-2457 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastSpecial Guest Interview With Poet Mike Garry - A Conversation Of WondermentWe have the honour and privelege to bring you to a very special conversation.Mike Garry is a Manchester poet who's stories and perspectives on life will give you the inspiration you didn't know you needed to live your days to the fullest.We chat to Mike about his upcoming tour around Ireland, the power of reading for the disadvantaged and his ability to speak everyone's language in a way they haven't heard before.Alongside our chat, we discuss Wu-Tang Clan's RZA on the Stephen Colbert show and we have an unreleased track...2025-03-1753 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastA Tribute To The Great Pat IngoldsbyA special episode from Poetry's Dead HQ this week as we celebrate the life and work of Dublin's poetic voice, Pat IngoldsbyWe sit and listen to our beautiful community of poetry heads who share their favourite poems of Pat with us so we can share them with you.We hope this podcast does him justice and people can always come back to this show if they are looking for some warmth, a giggle and a cry all in the same hourPat, we were always big fans and thank you for being...2025-03-1043 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastPaula Meehan, Brendan Behan And Wanting To Work From HomeWe're feeling the spring in our step lads as the days are getting a little longer, and the poems just keep bleedin' coming!After Brendan Behan's book Confessions Of An Irish Rebel kept Ryan company on a solo trip to Belfast this week, we share a few stories and a tear-jerker poem from a man that we'd all love to share a pint with.We asked the Dublin Central Library guys if they have any books from Paula Meehan, and they handed us Pillow Talk and we found a beauty all about the changing perspectives...2025-03-0345 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastSpecial Guest Episode with Emmet O'Brien At Dublin Central LibraryAs we vacate Ryan's apartment, we christen our first podcast at Dublin Central Library with Dublin spoken word artist Emmet O'Brien.We go all around the houses with this podcast, getting into the weeds of childhood, the battles of being a creative from a working class area how it feels to perform in front of a pond full of fairies.We share work from Brummy Bradley Taylor, a belter from Saul Williams and both Ryan and Leon chip in with their own bits and pieces. Emmet will be playing at The Workman's Club, D...2025-02-2455 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastPamela Anderson, John Cummins and Being Guided By Al CaponeWe always knew deep down that Pamela Anderson was a poet, sure why did you think we had her on our walls?OK worth a try, and we're as surprised as you are that we are kicking the show off this week with not one but TWO poems from Pamela, which if we didn't know, could easily be the work of Albert Camus. I know, but listen to the podcast and see for yourself.We have a beautiful story of Michelle White who, 40 years after her mother's death, has started to share her late mom's...2025-02-1753 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastMichael Longley, Anne Waldman and 'Why'D You Only Call Me When You're High?'Jesus wept its been way too long lads, but we're back at you with poems, craic, probably lies about Irish history and loads of other bits and pieces to help you start the week off poetically.The community lost one its most powerful voices in January with the loss of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Known for his work helping paint pictures of peace in Northern Ireland, we shine a light on his poetry on our first episode back.We have a lovely spring poem from Sinead Byrne Canning to shake off the cobwebs, a piece...2025-02-1042 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastWelcome to Series 2 of The Poetry's Dead Podcast With Ryan Duggins And Leon Dunne!Spring is returning after a brutal winter and so are the poems!Whilst the storms and dry January pushed most the population to hide indoors and wait for a bit of sunshine to come after 5pm, we were training hard on bringing back the show with a little glow-up.We have the full show coming back on Monday 10th February, but enjoy our little teaser episode with a few poems from the lads to ease us back in.We have Ryan's tribute poem to the Netflix hit show Queer Eye and Leon's love...2025-02-0719 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastDonna Ashworth, James Mooney and The Victims Of The Stardust Nightclub FireOur last episode of the year is busier than the traffic getting to Dublin Airport at ChristmasAfter Daragh Fleming welcomes us in with a vibe-setting poem about longing and love, we step in to a whopper episode that leaves no Christmas cracker unopened, at a time of year where poetry can help us navigate the tricky waters of the festive season.We hear from Ramona, the front of office at Ryan's work, on her new found exploration into poetry in an inspiring story of how getting creative can change your life. Aoife D...2024-12-091h 02The Poetry's Dead PodcastNikita Hand, Ada Limón and Footballers Writing PoetryWe don't usually say this, but for this week, stay until the end.This week, inspired by the news that Wayne Rooney writes poetry, we have a dig around to see who else that plays sport has penned a piece or two. We bring to you Alan Shearer with his poem Ambition. On a meander around Baldoyle, Leon stumbles upon a poem painted on a pillar from Pat Boran about birds. Really nice.We are thrown into the world of lockdown hot tubs with Andy Porter and ask the question 'If your Ma b...2024-12-0241 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastRumi, Christine Anne Foley and Getting Over A CrushWe're prowling the catwalk this week with poems to have you struttin'After we take sympathy on Keanu Reaves having his poem butchered by a simpleton, we take you into the world of fashion with Molly May O'Leary, the designated poet of the Dublin Independent Fashion Week, as she paints her words around the fabric/s of the capital.We make a very short hop then to Christine Anne Foley, author of Bodies, fashionista and savage poet. We share one of her bangers this week about the reality of womanhood, you'll love it....2024-11-2544 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastCillian Murphy, Small Things Like These And The History Of The Irish ChurchMass is in session this week on the podcast with banger poems replacing hymns.Now we've both watched and essentially been shook by the movie Small Things Like These, we get into why that movie hits so hard and wind poetry around the experience of the film to help us understand how to navigate that tricky world of church and religion in Ireland.Before that, as Leon had spent 24 hours in Sligo and Ryan had been watching the show 'Rivals' where rough and ready Declan O'Hara enjoys reciting poetry from WB Yeats, we thought we'd...2024-11-1749 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastPaul Muldoon, Movember and Being Addicted To CheeseIf you're here for the cheese addict, stay 'til the end ;)And if you do, your heart and soul will be filled with a myriad of hopeful poems to bring you through the change in weather as you sniffle your way through the start of winter. We shine a light on men's mental health on the show this week, starting with the Movember campaign that poet Daragh Fleming is an ambassador for. Every day this month he's been sharing poems to raise awareness on men's mental health, and he shares one of his favourites on t...2024-11-1153 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastDublin Marathon, The Famine and Being Loved Out LoudThe title is as wide ranging as show this week guys but stick with us!Over 1 million people were on the streets of Dublin last weekend to support the runners taking on the city's marathon, and we think only 800,000 of them were there to perv over Colin Farrell! Leon ran it and has a poem for us.The next day, Ryan went into The Secret Book Store for the first time, picked up a random poetry collection, opened it at a random page when enjoying a pint at Devitts on Camden Street in a journey...2024-11-0455 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastThe Poetry's Dead Podcast Halloween SpecialFor all the men over 30 who listen to the show, we apologise for the intro music.It's Halloween though, so we had to scare you a little bit and what better way to start the show than with the scariest music ever recorded, the entrance music that wrestler Kane.Poetry still to this day is hard to come by in popular culture, but The Simpsons in 1991 did something incredible. The creators took Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven' and trusted it to be the centrepiece of their Treehouse Of Horror episode. We wanted to share that...2024-10-2856 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastAllen Ginsberg, Wedding Poetry and Sharing Friends With Your ExIt took 6 months for us to mention the movie 'Dead Poet's Society' so give us a break!On the show this week, we have love, former loves, and all that life offers you in-between so settle in for 40 minutes of poetry and giggles.Leon had travelled out to Scotland for a wedding between two poets who had set each other a task of writing each other a poem during the getting-to-know you stage of their relationship. We share those poems on the show. Beautiful stuff.Ryan, from his posing position in Merrion Square...2024-10-2140 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastGeorgie Jones, Sean Walsh and Postnatal DepressionThe days are the shorter, and we're here to keep you companyIt's getting colder, but the leaves are looking mighty fine out there so take us with you on that walk this week, but grab a scarf.Georgie Jones gives us a poem this week that paints a picture of a world that we will never see: the feminine power of the women's bathroom.Seems just yesterday that Dublin was practically on fire and LUAS trains being destroyed, but it was a year ago would you believe. Those dark days are shared...2024-10-1446 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastRupi Kaur, Michelle Bosonnett and Unrequited LoveAfter 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...2024-10-0752 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastNow That's What I Call Poetry! The ‘Best Of’ EpisodeWhat 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-gaolImelda May - Liberty Bellehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrWiGFtHpw2024-09-3046 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastOur Agony Aunt SpecialToday 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 thepoetrysdeadpodcast@gmail.com or if you click our linktree we have an NGL that you can use to send a message anonymously. Just head over to...2024-09-2325 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastMary Shelley, Lord Byron And A Tribute to James Earl JonesIf you were born before 1995, you'd have felt the loss of James Earl Jones.The father of our childhood and the king of the monologue left our world for the next on the day of recording, so we wanted to share his voice on the show. He does a belter of a rendition of a Christina Rossetti poem that we hope you enjoy.Ryan's been losing his mind over reading Frankenstein for the first time, so we delve into the world of novels that we think we know the story of, but not quite. We...2024-09-1641 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastThe Queens Of Electric Picnic 2024 and Wendy CopeWe 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...2024-09-0243 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastLive At Electric PicnicWe 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...2024-08-261h 16The Poetry's Dead PodcastKate Bush, Chat GPT And Electric PicnicThe robots are taking over lads, and they are starting with this podcast!We wanted to see whether or not AI could put together a couple of decent verses, and you know what, we are regretting inviting AI on as it's shown just how bloody easy writing a few verses is. Before that, inspired by a trip to Paris, we discuss one of France's most iconic raconteurs Marcel Lucont and share his poem 'Wine In A Can'We then get into the scary world of Chat GPT, as we set it the task t...2024-08-1246 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastMuhammad Ali, Emily Brontë And The Importance Of FriendshipBecause you're there for me toooo, oooohh!Yes ladies and gentleman, we were too worried about copyright law to use the Friends theme song for the intro, but today we are in the feels and talking about the value of friendship.Muhammad Ali, when he wasn't being the best fighter that ever lived, was also a very talented poet and we kick off the show with his poem about friendship. We'll share more of Ali's work down the line, incredibly talented man.Before we get all soppy, we received an Instagram message from...2024-08-0538 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastShakespeare, Hemingway And Why Do We Write?You Shall Not Pass...without listening to this episode!Ian Mckellen and his BBC Radio 2 interview where he discusses the value of remembering Shakespeare's sonnets have pushed us to jump into the brain of Bill Shakespeare and see if we can pick a sonnet each that doesn't give us PTSD of having to study those bloody plays at schoolAfter Ryan took a day off the session with some friends in Germany to read Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man And The Sea, we talk about pro's and con's of Hemingway as an influence on the...2024-07-2242 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastKendrick Lamar, Wretch 32 and Emmet O'BrienYo, 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...2024-07-1543 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastFontaines D.C, Luke Kelly and The Poetry Edit CompetitionAnd the winner is..On today’s episode, we reveal the winning poem for our competition in collaboration with The Poetry Edit. It’s been incredible to read the pieces that have been submitted, and we can’t wait to share all three finalist’s with you.As well as the competition, we talk about THAT interview between Jools Holland and Grian Chatten as we get a real-life example of how a poet can twist and turn normal folk into knots. And we loved it.Fontaines D.C are one of our favourite bands, a...2024-07-0840 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastThe Poetry's Dead Podcast LIVE at Beyond The PaleIt 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 WicklowAmongst 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...2024-07-0139 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastW.H Davies, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Online DatingThis 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...2024-06-1745 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastPat Ingoldsby, Eavan Boland and The Irish Leaving CertThe 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 himselfWe get a reminder of the how fun running...2024-06-1042 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastWhitney Hanson, Kim Kardashian and Reality TelevisionWake up slowly on this Bank Holiday Monday (here in Ireland) my child and allow us to soothe you back into life with another fun episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast!We whizz around every conversational topic known to man on this one like two ADHD teenagers having their first pint, and we had a great time with it.Our patreon community's first featured poem on the show comes from Fin Brennan, sharing his poem of affection to his pals with the poem 'Both My Friends Are Scientists'.Our first non-native speaking poet...2024-06-0346 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastKae Tempest, Sylvia Plath And Stag PartiesOh we bloody missed you, and we hope a few of you missed us too!We're back with a bang or two as we share stories of stag parties, proposals and ask the question that everyone is asking. How depressing is it to be a poet?We talk about the magic of Kae Tempest, and the way she twists words around sound like nobody else.Sylvia Plath makes her debut on the show with her tragic but beautiful poem 'Sheep In Fog', which leads us to look at other geniuses who tended to...2024-05-2751 min
A Life in DublinMark and Eoin - A New Beginning!Hi Everyone! It's been a while! Sorry for our lack of content recently, but we've been working on something which I hope you'll really enjoy. Have a listen to this episode and let us know what you think!Emailalifeindublin@gmail.comOur Instagram Pageinstagram.com/a_life_in_dublin/Leon Dunne's Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomanticz/Poetry's Dead Podcast - Leon Dunne and Ryan Dugginshttps://open.spotify.com/show/3AkdULAUZaPxAYG2plW21L?si=9a568016c82043932024-05-1325 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastOscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas And Taylor SwiftWe 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 S...2024-05-1344 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastPam Ayres, Charity Shop Books And Staying On The Right PathThis. One. Was. FunWe 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...2024-05-0647 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastSeamus Heaney, Carol Ann Duffy And Skipping Meals By AccidentAnother episode with the lads yapping on about poems just for your enjoyment!This one, we challenge some preconceptions that can sit in front of poets by talking about the whole Poet Laurete role and share some of Carol Ann Duffy's work.We delve into the muddy fields of Seamus Heaney next, one of Ireland's most celebrate modern poets of our time. Who Ryan doesn't really get. Daragh Fleming and Jessie Floods are our homegrown choices this week. Both beautiful writers, and we've handpicked our favourite poems from them.Our Agony A...2024-04-2941 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastEmily Dickinson, Harry Baker And A Tribute To Paddy DowneyA 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...2024-04-2241 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastEdgar Allen Poe, Benjamin Zephaniah and ParentingHappy Easter Everyone!Not that we are going to church or anything, but we have a few days off the rat-race so thank you Jesus and all that were involved for such a gift! As we mumble through eating our chocolate eggs, we have a ton of lovely stuff on this week's episode.We tribute the late Benjamin Zephaniah and his work to help those impacted by a true modern British atrocity, the Windrush ScandalWe then go into 'Mr Cheerful' himself Edgar Allen Poe and talk about his brilliance as a...2024-04-0133 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastBrendan Behan, Jan Brierton And James Joyce's Obsession With FartsWell, well!It was a long week after St Patrick's Day weekend ladies and gentlemen, but we have climbed out of our beds finally to bring you a fresh new episodeThis week, Leon delivers on his promise of blowing Ryan's mind with a James Joyce love letter. Just...wow. We climb into the world of Brendan Behan for a little bit before we talk about Jan Brierton's new collection 'Everyone Is A Poem' and how her work has captured the mood of of the Irish people (especially the mammies.)We i...2024-03-2534 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastSt Patrick's Day Special - WB Yeats, Imelda May and IrishnessGet it up ya, lads! It's our St Patrick's Day special, bringing you all the soothing poetic sounds you're going to need after drowning yourself in stout and singing 'Wild Rover' at least 16 times across the weekend festivities.Leon kicks us off with the story of Luke Kelly and Patrick Kavanagh's meet which gave us the song Raglan RoadWe head back a little to WB Yeats and discuss how the poems we were told to enjoy at school hold us back to really enjoy poetry in later lifeImelda May i...2024-03-1832 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastJohn Cooper Clarke, The Late Ann Delaney and Staying HappyEpisode 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 ManganWe 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...2024-03-1132 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastMaya Angelou, Seán Watmore and STI'sThe 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 s...2024-03-0128 minThe Poetry's Dead PodcastWelcome to The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Ryan Duggins and Leon DunneA 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 th...2024-02-2811 min