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.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 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 MoriartyThursday, 5th June – Ramor Arts Centre, Virginia, Cavan Cavan EBT Guest poet: Noel Monaghan | Guest musician: Jinx LennonFriday, 6th June – Backstage Theatre, Longford Longford EBT Guest poet: Darragh Coady | Guest musician: Dion MercurySaturday, 7th June – Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon Roscommon EBT Guest poet: Louise G Cole | Guest musician: Bianca FachelThe 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 poetryRyan and LeonSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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Tristram Fane Saunders, Poetry in Liverpool And The Hillsborough Disaster
Tristram 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 stone a poem by the late David Charters, who worked for the Liverpool Echo as well as offering poetry to the world. We talk about that awful day in 1989 and share the poem.We also invited Tristram Fane Saunders onto the podcast this week where we discuss his collection ‘Before We Go Any Further’, his residency at Cambridge and seeing poetry as a friend.We have a poetry too from Colin Anderson about the young men going to war, and a banger of a track from Roo Elizabeth with her song ‘Bad Dream’IThanks to everyone for listening to our ‘Understanding Masculinity Through Poetry’ episode, it’s set to be our most popular podcast so far so thank you. If you haven’t listened, then do. Yup poetry!Ryan and LeonSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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Understanding Masculinity Through Poetry
Understanding 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:Simon Armitage - I Am Very Botheredhttps://www.poetrynook.com/poem/i-am-very-botheredHayley Gordon - Homehttps://www.instagram.com/twistedtales.hlg19/Ursula Walshe - The Forgotten Graffiti Of Adolescent Masculinity Ryan Duggins - Do Not Judge The Man Reading Jordan Peterson On A Bushttps://www.instagram.com/ryanduggins/reels/Leon Dunne - Let’s Talk About Masculinity https://www.poetryireland.ie/education/writers-directory/leon-dunneMusic from Lisa Knapp And Gerry Diverhttps://www.lisaknapp.co.uk/Support the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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Albert Camus, Trans Rights And Looking Back At Repeal The 8th
We 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 belters about a coat pocket, the Irish abortion vote in 2018 and we hear from Agatha Christie who is helping us fill in for the agony aunt this weekPoems from the podcastAlbert Camus - Poem from his notebook (1951-1959)https://www.easons.com/personal-writings-albert-camus-9780241400272?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5azABhD1ARIsAA0WFUH7T2RwXic2ESxlHRvJnWdMbenygRwhMNXQb8gj5BlNOoGVHeWGo2EaAlioEALw_wcBPadraig Pearse - The Motherhttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rising-poems-the-mother-by-patrick-pearse/34382053.htmlRobbie Hood - Catholic Cityhttps://www.instagram.com/robbie_hood_poetry?igsh=MXRyd2NienRtbHVzYw==Jameson Newell - Dandelions https://www.instagram.com/fuckingaguys?igsh=MTZhZXc0YTk0OTRiZA==Faye Elizabeth Marshall - St Patricks Day Parade 2019https://www.instagram.com/fayeelizabethmarshall?igsh=em42Y3M5dWx6bHhhAgatha Christie - untitled https://www.agathachristie.com/en/stories/poemsMusic from Craig Gallagher - Lonely Eyeshttps://open.spotify.com/track/3QjrNYKDMQmPrY5O4QLkO9?si=1W2QdqHuR-usgj4Q3824owSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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LUAINA - A New Collection Showcasing Ireland's Best Spoken Word Artists and Poets
A 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 a new book available now that is heaving with talent from the Island.You can grab your copy here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F13JJJ7GPoets from the podcast:Daragh Fleming - Barry’s Tea From Francehttps://thoughtstoobig.ie/daraghfleming/Anna D - State Of The Nationhttps://www.poetryireland.ie/education/writers-directory/anna-doranAnnie Peter - Fairy Taleshttps://www.poetryireland.ie/education/writers-directory/annie-peterChristina Hennemann - Acornhttps://www.christinahennemann.com/David Hynes - Other Kinhttps://www.instagram.com/hynestein1/Mikey Cullen - Plato’s Ravehttps://www.instagram.com/mikey___cullen/?hl=enJess Flood - Storm 27https://www.instagram.com/jflooders/?hl=enSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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 DublinLeon 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 libraryBoth of them are more fun than these descriptions would have you believeGive us a follow, leave us a review, send this to your Ma' and join us :)Original music by Matthew KeatingIntroduced and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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