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 s...
Andrew Garfield, Disney's Moana And A Love Story In A Dublin Pub
Bloody 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 the magic of rivers.A podcast first too as we are delighted to share our first poetry from someone from the disability community with the poem Guinea Pig by Daniel Kay (DK) before we have Dublin singer-songwriter Miranda Faul wrap up the show.If you'd like to support the podcast, head over to our Patreon on the link at the bottom of the show notes. By joining, you also get an exclusive monthly podcast where we pick a collection to read every month. Get on it!Peace and loveRyan and LeonPoems from the podcastRhys and Steve - Cobblestone Pub, Dublinhttps://www.instagram.com/cobblestonepubdublinChris Huntington - Learning To Measure Time In Love And Losshttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/fashion/learning-to-measure-time-in-love-and-loss.htmlKristen Jewel - Moaihttps://www.kristenjewel-writing.com/aboutRebecca Salazar - River Skinhttps://www.writerstrust.com/authors/rebecca-salazar/Daniel Kay - Guinea Pighttps://www.accessabilityarts.co.uk/Music by Miranda Faulhttps://www.instagram.com/miranda_faul/Support the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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Songwriting Poets feat Jim Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan
Inspired 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: Leonard Cohen is funnier than you think.We talk about Patti Smith and her gift of painting pictures of global conflicts, delve into Bob Dylan's moodiness and strip back Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell to prove that most of her songs would have stood the test of time in poetry form without the music, even if we're glad there's music.Our agony aunt's job this week was to help someone struggling with the state of her country. Not one for Conor McGregor fans from the agony aunt this week.We wrap up the show with a beauty of a track from Caoimhe Weakliam with her song 'Hiding'Enjoy!Poems from the showLeonard Cohen - Thanks For The Dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVsYz5rB8BwBob Dylan - Untitled poem https://www.hotpress.com/opinion/world-exclusive-the-early-poems-that-set-bob-dylan-on-the-road-to-a-nobel-prize-in-literature-22901386Patti Smith - The Writer's Songhttps://thedewdrop.org/2019/08/28/it-is-better-to-write-then-die-patti-smith/Jim Morrisson - Poem from The Lord and The New Creatureshttps://jimmorrison.com/Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Nowhttps://jonimitchell.com/music/song.cfm?id=83Agony Aunt - Love Letter To My CountryCaoimhe Weakliam - Hidinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXciU7C9RF8Support the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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Special Guest Interview With Poet Mike Garry - A Conversation Of Wonderment
We 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 from electronic dance duo Le Boom.Dates for Mike's tour are below so catch him and the Cassia String Quartet this May!Pearse St Library, DublinWednesday 14th May 2025Crane Lane Theatre, CorkThursday 15th May 2025Levis Corner House, BallydehobFriday 16th May 2025Seamus Heaney, Homplace, BellaghySaturday 17th May 2025Workmans Club, DublinMonday 19th May 2025Get your tickets by clicking this link https://www.mikegarry.co.uk/gigs/Support the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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A Tribute To The Great Pat Ingoldsby
A 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 the lighter voice we need in a world less cheery with you goneThanks to Michelle Bossonnett, Danni Cullen, Sean Watmore, Ben MacCaoilte and Steven O'Toole for helping us put this together.Thanks to everyone who listens, and Pat, take it handyRyan and LeonSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey
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Paula Meehan, Brendan Behan And Wanting To Work From Home
We'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 we have when we look at our elders.We have a poem from Beibhinn Thorsch who just released her debut collection 'Libran Liturgy', then we delve into the gay clubs of Dublin where a woman pines and yearns to be able to love her gay best friend, but horses for courses don't allow. A story that goes back to the start of time.Our Agony Aunt is back and is helping a member of the corporate workforce who would love a few days working from home.Enjoy, send it to an EX and keep it poppingPoems from the showBrendan Behan - The Laughing Boyhttps://poetscorner.blog/2019/03/20/the-laughing-boy/Paula Meehan - My Father Perceived As A Vision Of Saint Francishttps://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-father-perceived-as-a-vision-of-st-francis/Beibhinn Thorsch - Love With ConjunctionsInstagram - @beibhinnthorschTess McKevitt - I Want A Lavender Marriagehttps://www.tessmckevitt.com/Agony Aunt - Home Office PleaSupport 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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