The Poetry's Dead Podcast

Lads, its freezing out there, isn't it! Baltic you might say. We'll do our best to keep you warm this week with a few poems, will we? Deborah Byrne's piece 'Some Other Mothers Son' takes the stage this week, a poem Ryan got the pleasure of seeing in person at Dublin's Finest last Sunday. We have two pieces from the new Pat Ingoldsby album 'One Good Sparkle', a honest chat about the scaries through the poetry of Tracey Walshe and a post-Halloween weekend story from our favourite witch, Shirley Jackson. Music this week comes from Mechanical Wonders, who will be playing a gig at Brady's in Terenure November 10th before their 2027 headline show at The Soundhouse on February 5th. Keep warm! Ryan and Leon Poems from the show Pat Ingoldsby - A Parable From The Streets (Read by Leon Dunne) https://open.spotify.com/track/7LERoCfeAJqMz4udsSgCGK?si=45884c47d9d14c04 Tracey Walshe - I Haunt My Own House Tracey Walsh (@poetry_by_tracey_walsh) • Instagram photos and videos Deborah Byrne - Some Other Mothers Son https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcRJiWuN7VT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Pat Ingoldsby - Lost In Luton (Read by Stephen Maguire_ https://open.spotify.com/track/7zZEIik80yZ131Tq2aEbKZ?si=e568d6ace5b646ac Shirley Jackson - The Witch The Witch by Shirley Jackson | Goodreads Music by Mechanical Wonders - Mr Keeper https://open.spotify.com/track/7liwY9qs0sGqqDs7FRwShv?si=e60e594babb547fb Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

We are ready to snuggle in to a new season of The Poetry's Dead Podcast with Ryan and Leon, keeping you company through the radiator months all the way into 2027. You can tell we haven't spoken on-mic for 4 months from the absolute guff of stories and nonsense being spued by both of us this week. Luckily, between the guff, we have a load of poems for you. We have a banger of a pience from Queer by William S Burroughs, poetry from Ted Lasso and Late Fame, a new movie where Willem Defoe plays the new york would-be poet Ed Saxberger who is rediscovered in his later years, great movie. We have new words from Colm Keegan and the lastest release from Leon's music project DAGDA. Our submission window is now open for our third installment of The Poetry's Dead Anthology so do send over your poems by using this link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-FwcO6TG37hnNIZSyRdU9v9XpCvE_lO5eYsi8yxWms8SWcg/viewform?usp=header Enjoy the podcast! Ryan and Leon Poems from the show This Be The Verse - Phillip Larkin This Be The Verse | The Poetry Foundation When Death Comes - Mary Oliver When Death Comes poem - Mary Oliver Tarterus - Colm Keegan Colm Keegan Camcorder | Ennis Bookshop Way Past Go - Ed Saxberger (from the movie Late Fame) Late Fame | Rotten Tomatoes Queer - William S Burroughs Queer by William S. Burroughs | Goodreads Plastic - Dagda Instagram Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

It's taken ages but we've finally stopped sunbathing and watching the World Cup to bring to you the final episode of the series! So many bangers to go through today, but we want to say a special thank you to the writer Katriona O'Sullivan who has recorded 4 poems for us to share on the show this week. We couldn't be more grateful so thank you Katriona, you're a warrior woman and we are delighted to be able to share your poems. Thank you to everyone as always for supporting us. Do share the show to your mates as we take a breather over the summer, we'd really appreciate it Wear sunscreen! Ryan and Leon Poetry from the podcast: Donna Ashworth - Why Poetry? https://donnaashworth.com/ Theresa McCormack - Sher, It'll Be Grand https://www.instagram.com/thewordaccordingtot/ Sylvia Plath - Mirror https://allpoetry.com/poem/8498499-Mirror-by-Sylvia-Plath Kim Moore - All The Men I Never Married https://createdtoread.com/poetry-review-all-the-men-i-never-married-by-kim-moore/ Katriona O'Sullivan - Several Poems https://katrionaosullivan.co.uk/ Eoghan Dowling - Moving In https://www.instagram.com/edowling98/ Flynn Johnson - 4EVA https://www.instagram.com/flynnjohnsonmusic/ CS Lewis - Frienship https://www.cslewis.com/us/ Music from Dagda - Failte https://www.instagram.com/dagdaofficial/ Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Few weeks break and we are back with giddyness, giggles and ballads galore! I think you can tell we missed you lot with the amount of absolute nonsense we are spouting on the show this week in between the laughs. We do however bring poems too, with pieces from Dana Gioia, Dostoevsky, Sam Tovey and a returning agony aunt! Enjoy, tell your mates and leave us really sound reviews, g'wan! Ryan and Leon Poems from the show Cruising With The Beach Boys - Dana Gioia “Cruising with the Beach Boys” by Dana Gioia – Words … for the Time Being Fyodor Dostoevsky - Untitled Piece On Self-Confidence Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky: “Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who li...” Sam Tovey - Untitled Sam (@samtoveypoetry) • Instagram photos and videos Ode To The Premier Inn - Luke Wright poems — Luke Wright Taylor D - Fake Illusion Indie Sensation Taylor D Displays Latest Single 'Fake Illusion' - IMRO Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

In this week’s episode we look at the conflict and tension that comes natural when there is out you like from awful people. Sparked by the new Michael Jackson biopic, we discuss. We also share a poem from Tim Buckley, the father of actor Jessie Buckley, after she talked about her dad’s poems on the Desert Island Discs radio show with Lauren Laverne. A poem from Patti Smith before music by Becca Colley to end the show. Lovely hurling. On a break next week as we plan/perform at a few live gigs but we’ll be back asap. Ryan and Leon Poems from the show: Tim Buckley - The Actress https://www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/kerry-today/our-jessie-dad-tim-on-family-joy-and-kerry-pride-march-13th-2026-475726 James Oppenheim - Bread And Roses https://allpoetry.com/poem/8550457-Bread-And-Roses-by-James-Oppenheim Road Dahl - Little Red Riding Hood https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/little-red-riding-hood-and-the-wolf Charlie Chaplin - Speech from The Great Dictator https://www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/29-the-final-speech-from-the-great-dictator- Patti Smith - True Music https://www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/comments/1o487me/poem_true_music_by_patti_smith/ Becca Colley - Nicely https://open.spotify.com/track/2vGGbTZwyd4OQ2NlD5tCO1?si=7dE060GMSyKXyVKyJFdVvg Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Poems from the show: Aisling Bonner - Dublin, Oh Dublin (Taken from RTE's 2FM Breakfast Show) Aisling Bonner (@aisling_bon) | TikTok Robert Sheehan - Untitled Poem Robert Sheehan - IMDb Claudine Tierney - Willie Daly, Matchmaker Extraordinaire Claudine Tierney (@claudine_artist) • Instagram photos and videos James Joyce - Araby (A Short Story) Dubliners - Wikipedia Niamh Be - Busy Intrusive Thoughts Busy Intrusive Thoughts – Niamh Be Musings Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

This week's show we keep it a little lighter, but I think in doing so we accidentally got a bit macho. Nightmare really. Especially that chat we have about what dog should you aspire to be. That was definitely a toxic conversation lol. Anyway! Poems this week about being sound, being brave, being aware, being alert to the way you show up in the world and we also have a poem about the naivety of human kindness thanks to James Tate's 'Good Time Jesus'. If you'd like to see this mess of a show in person, we will be at the International Literature Festival Dublin in Merrion Square on Saturday 16th May so see you there! International Literature Festival Dublin | The Poetry's Dead Podcast Live - International Literature Festival Dublin Poems from the show: David Hynes - I Am Here https://www.instagram.com/hynestein1/ Seamus Heaney - From The Republic Of Conscience https://www.rte.ie/radio/dramaonone/1349892-from-the-republic-of-conscience-by-seamus-heaney John Keats - When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44488/when-i-have-fears-that-i-may-cease-to-be Good Time Jesus - James Tate https://poets.org/poem/goodtime-jesus Ciara Ni E - A Different Animal https://www.instagram.com/miseciara/ Music by Mathilde Lotti - Cumbia Del Amor Perdido https://www.instagram.com/matilde_lotti/ Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Trigger warning: This episode includes subjects that some listeners might find difficult to listen to, including sexual assault and rape. If you are a long-time listener, you'll know that we like to keep it light. However, we felt after reading the CNN Rape Academy expose that there was a duty to add to the conversation with the help of experts in the field to hopefully raise awareness and, maybe, change a few lives in the process. Aside from discussing the actions of awful men, we discuss our trip to Wolverhampton to see Jan Brierton and Henry Normal, which was just class. We talk about the excitement of being a child at IKEA with the help of Charlotte McDermott, read a section of Strumpett City by James Plunkett and wrap up with one of the most fun-named poets we've featured so far - AB Banjo Paterson. Thanks again for listening guys. As always, if you do like the show and joining us every week, please like and share the show :) Ryan and Leon Poems from the show Isle Of Tiles - Charlotte McDermott https://www.instagram.com/charley_mwc/ Strumpet City - James Plunkett https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/strumpet-city-the-impossible-irish-novel-1.1343043 Unmasking - Kemi George Simpson https://www.instagram.com/kemigeorgesimpson/ AB Banjo paterson - A Mountain Station https://englishverse.com/poems/a_mountain_station Music by Saibhin - Absence Of Touch https://saibhin.co/ Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Did you ever think you did something awful as a child that didn't actually happen? Yeah, no, mad to think that's something common and not just you, don't you think? We talk about that today on the podcast after we share a poem that was Nelson Mandela's favourite poem. If you don't know what the Mandela effect is, get ready. We share the full version of T.S Eliot's masterpiece 'The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock as well today, which is as moving a dipiction of getting older as it gets really. We also have poetry from Christina Hennerman, Aimee Patchell Smith, Ann Bradstreet and a track from Shakalak to wrap up. Enjoy the podcast, share the news. Thanks to everyone who met us in Wolverhampton too this weekend where we joined Jan Brierton and Henry Normal for a few poems. Love Ryan and Leon Poems from the show: The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock - T.S Eliot https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock In Reference To Her Children, 23 June 1659 by Anne Bradstreet https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43704/in-reference-to-her-children-23-june-1659 Christina Henneman - Poem from Birthmark https://www.shearsman.com/store/Christina-Hennemann-Birthmark-p767566784 Aimee Patchell Smith - Co-Sleeping https://www.instagram.com/musingsbymimi Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

The Times' newspaper lost a few subscribers this week after a ridiculous critique of Harry Baker's life show had caused a rightful stir in the poetry community. We talk about the snobbery elitism that hums in the background of the current movement of really sound people performing really powerful words. We're off to Wolverhampton to see Jan Brierton and Henry Normal on tour next weekend, the latter of which we haven't shared a poem from before which we put right this week. Andrea Gibson and Darby Hudson make their Poetry's Dead debuts this week too, before our agony aunt fixes the issue of putting it all off until tomorrow. Thanks again to everyone listening. We really do need all the support so if the podcast if your little secret, change it and spread the word! Ryan and Leon Poems from the show Andrea Gibson - Time Piece https://andreagibson.org/ Harry Baker - Instructions For My Funeral https://www.harrybaker.co/ Darby Hudson - Chapters from 'Darby, Love' https://www.darbyhudsonart.com/ Alice Murphy - Untitled https://www.instagram.com/aliceasks/ Music from How I Became A Wave - You Always Had A Way With Words https://www.howibecameawave.com/ Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Words That Changed Your Life We opened last week’s show with a clip from Hollywood actor Bill Murray talking about art. He shared a story about how, on his darkest day, he was saved by a painting in a Chicago gallery that gave him the hope he needed to keep going. We thought we’d ask our listeners if they have had a similar experience…and thus, this episode was born. We received some beautiful stories from our community about how art had saved them too. Songs, painting and, of course, poetry. We share those words with you on the show this week. Thank you to everyone who had gotten in touch, we couldn’t be more thankful. Poems from the show: Ryan’s pick John Cooper Clarke - The List https://store.johncooperclarke.com/products/the-luckiest-guy-alive Leon’s pick Paul Curran - Drive https://youtu.be/5DBYB_VGCUw?is=BuPO3E_7QWtuZOr5 Daniel Flynn’s pick Derek Mahon - Everything Is Going To Be Alright https://anthonywilsonpoetry.com/2012/10/06/lifesaving-poems-derek-mahons-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/ Bev Wilder’s pick James Mooney - Stay https://www.tiktok.com/@thewanderingpaddy/video/7538889678569671959 Nicola Clare’s pick John O’Donohue - Beannacht/Blessing https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/beannacht-blessing/ Laura Kenny’s pick Fontaines DC - No https://genius.com/Fontaines-dc-no-lyrics Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

We both have been chewing the Louis Theroux 'Manosphere' documentary around in hour mouths for a few days so it was only natural we spend way too much time this week talking about it. Hopefully we add something to the conversation of the world of vulnerable men being taken advantage of with a few honest appraisals of the shit show itself. We do also have poems! Poetry from Woody Harrelson, John Steinbeck, Colm Connolly (this one's a banger about cheating in your dreams) and Steve Denehan. We also have a track from the upcoming Pat Ingoldsby album celebrating the poetry of a Dublin icon with some of the country's best poets all recording for the release. We also got invited as well which is cool. Enjoy! Ryan and Leon Poems from the podcast Woody Harrelson - Baby Response https://extra.ie/2022/08/06/entertainment/woody-harrelson-irish-baby John Steinbeck - Tortilla Flat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/163977.Tortilla_Flat Colm Connolly - Dream Cheater https://www.instagram.com/colmconnolly84 Steve Denehan - Impossible Questions From My Daughter https://www.stevedenehanpoetry.com/ Agony Aunt - Perfume Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Not sure what was in the water this week, but f*** me do we have some awful language in the podcast We celebrate the swearers on this week’s podcast, from Jan Brierton reciting her poem ‘Dear Body’ on The Tommy Tiernan show to Charles Bukowski’s dirty-words ridden story about an orgy in Pasadena. We somehow squeeze in a conversation about Russian literature between the effing and jeffing, as well as help someone struggling with finding the energy to write with the help of our returning Agony Aunt Music this week is from Throwing Snow and Daragh Fleming with a world exclusive of their unreleased track ‘The Welfare Of Forgotten Things’. If the kids are listening this week,we can only apologise Poems from the podcast Jan Brierton - Dear Body https://www.newisland.ie/shop/p/what-day-is-it Ryan Duggins - F*** https://amzn.eu/d/0i008OlS Philip Larkin - Home Is So Sad https://poets.org/poem/home-so-sad Jessie Welles recites Leo Tolstoy on war https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSKz4DiDLAB/ Charles Bukowski - Notes From A Dirty Old Man https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/402924/notes-of-a-dirty-old-man-by-bukowski-charles/9780753513828 Music by Throwing Snow and Daragh Fleming https://throwingsnow.bandcamp.com/track/pedalling-feat-daragh-fleming Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

There's not a podcast out there that will cover both Shakespeare and the bliss of receiving a free bowl of chips at an Irish pub, and that is something we will forever be proud of. Back with a banger where we rant about phone addiction, praise the wild ones and simmer into the beauty of words and the power of them. Poetry from Donna Ashworth, Spoken Word from Kate Ireland, we discuss our favourtite books and then we have a powerful reading from Yuri Herrera's 'Signs Preceding The End Of The World' which we know you'll love. Share the podcast, support us on Patreon and enjoy the poems. Ryan and Leon Poems from today Donna Ashworth - Wildflower https://donnaashworth.com/growing-brave/ The Twins - Henry Sambroke Leigh https://allpoetry.com/poem/8566255-The-Twins-by-Henry-Sambrooke-Leigh Kate Ireland - Here's To You https://www.kateireland.uk/ Leon Dunne - Banshees Yuri Herrera - The Snake That Lies In Wait https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21535546-signs-preceding-the-end-of-the-world (Taken from Signs Preceding The End Of The World) Music from The Clockworks - Magnificent Seven https://www.live4ever.uk.com/the-clockworks-single-magnificent-seven/ Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

We are back just as the moon is arriving a little later and the garden is whispering to you saying - 'Remember me? - Get that lawn mower!' A little hello from us welcoming you to season 3 of The Poetry's Dead Podcast that returns on Monday and will be with you EVERY Monday in 2026! Imagine! Where are you going to put all the poems? We've missed you, and its great to be back. Ryan and Leon Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Jesus. That year went by fecking quickly, but life tends to slip by when it’s greased up with so many bloody brilliant poems. In our final podcast of the year, we celebrate the winners of our Quillkeeper collaboration that all have won a page in our second anthology that will be out next week! Well done again to DK, Brenna and Katy for bringing absolute fire to us. We have a lovely Christmas poem by JRR Tolkein, a piece about lovers from different worlds by Seán Óg Ó Murchú, a tribute to those we won’t be spending time with this Christmas from Ryan and our agony aunt is back helping someone who needs a hand finding their tribe. As is standard, we share what little we know about all the bloody things those poems bring up including border crimes, how to maintain a relationship with your parents and what problems we think AI will actually solve that isn’t just writing better emails. We’ll be getting the book details locked down this week and hopefully have it available in time for Santa 🎅🏻 As we’ve been saying a lot recently, every person who listens to the show means the absolute world to us. It’s been such a fulfilling year for us, and a lot of that is down to the connections we’ve found through the show so to each and every one of you, a huge thank you and a Merry Christmas. Thanks guys Ryan and Leon Poems from the show Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

We couldn’t start the podcast any other way than with a poem from Sean Watmore of celebration for the Ireland Football Team getting the job done in Hungary. World Cup 2026? COYBIG! We are so thrilled with the amount of poems that were submitted for the book, especially the many amazing submissions we got as part of the competition with Quilkeeper Press. Nicole Zwolinski didn’t get into the top 3 to win, but we wanted to give a special mention to her and read out her poem Stolen Wishes. We talk about the aggressive attacks poet Aoife Dunne has been receiving and discuss what exactly is it that triggers so many men online, and why. A first play too on the podcast for Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson as we have a lot of fun with his words and swag. Thanks to Allie Asiri and her book A Poet For Every Day Of The Year for giving us a nudge in his direction. Leon announces a very special guest joining his Rising Tide show at Pearce Street Library with the actor Robert Sheehan taking the stage. We share his short story Funeral on the podcast. Our next show will be the final episode of the year. The podcast has given us so much joy in 2025. We’ve travelled to the UK to perform, we’ve hosted our first culture night event and we even interview a rock star! We have no idea what 2026 will bring us, but we know it’s going to be fucking poetic. Poems from the podcast Sean Watmore - Daring To Dream https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRKVyc5iAsO/ A Singing Lesson - Jean Ingelow https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/singing-lesson-1 Nicole Zwolinski - Stolen Wishes https://www.nicolezwolinski.com/aboutRobert Sheehan - Funeral Robert Sheehan - Funeral https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/funeral-a-new-short-story-by-robert-sheehan-1.4704886 If I Woz A Tap-Natch Poet - Linton Kwesi Johnson https://poetryarchive.org/poem/if-i-woz-tap-natch-poet/ Music from DC Dolls - Countess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-5Hz1v-ZX8 Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Thanks to everyone who has submitted a poem for us for our 2nd volume of The Poetry's Dead Anthology. Submissions are now closed, and we have over 200 poems to read through to bring you a lovely book perfect for Christmas this year. Today's show we have a lot of beautiful poems for you, along with conversations about poetry really can help turn a life around. We talk about phone addiction, how easy it is to slip into crime and how stories can save you. We would really appreciate it if you do like the podcast to do your bit to get the word out. We love hearing from you too so don't be a stranger and get in touch with your poetry stories to thepoetrysdeadpodcast@gmail.com Poetry from the show T.S Elliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Read by Sir Anthony Hopkins with Stephen Colbert https://www.tiktok.com/@colbertlateshow/video/7567195063692954894 Chris Eubank Sr recites Adi Shankara - Song Of The Soul https://www.amritapuri.org/40614/shankaracharya.aum Costa Del Joy (Without The Costa) - Leon Dunne and prisoners of Mountjoy Prison, Dublin https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ4pcj5gCI8/ Heather Peteroy - On My Relationship With The Internet https://www.instagram.com/bettydogood/?hl=en Robert Cullen - Untitled Poem https://www.instagram.com/rc1991/?hl=en William Wordsworth - I Wander Lonely As A Cloud Jane Lightbourne - The Bridge https://www.janelightbourne.co.uk/ Music by Left Iris - Escitalopram https://leftirisband.com/ Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

OK fair, we are a few days late, but keep the skeletons out for a bit longer as we bring you our Halloween special! Frankenstein, Dracula, the Rock DJ video where we strips his skin off, we leave no tombstone unturned as we take you to the darkest corners of horror with a few poems in the couldron thrown in The podcast builds up to Leon reading one of popular culture’s most terrifying short stories ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson. We’re sorry in advance. We’re current accepting submissions to our second anthology collection so email your poems to thepoetrysdeadpodcast@gmail.com. Deadline November 14th - 40 lines max per poem Enjoy the podcast…BOO! Ryan and Leon Poems from the show Vincent Price - The Thriller https://youtu.be/bfREGjSHD1g?si=S48t7XG88RiOM3ho Suzanne Meehan - Shady https://www.instagram.com/suzie433?igsh=MXNmc3Bsd3A1N2R6dA== Conrad Aiken - The Vampire https://poets.org/poem/vampire Leon Dunne - The Hotel https://www.instagram.com/nomanticz?igsh=MXRmNnZ0OGtud2ZwNQ== Shirley Jackson - The Lottery https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery Music by Molly Donnery - Pull Me Under https://open.spotify.com/track/6mjgRcLY4Bl76b4bltHk9L?si=tqWGSHz8SjGkEkadf6PR4g Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins

Join us this week for a special men's mental health podcast in collaboration with Movember. It's not easy out there. Juggling responsibilities, craving rest where there is little time, keeping struggles to yourself. Life can be a very difficult thing to navigate, and today's episode we hope to help with some honest chat interwoven between poems from both established voices and new writers sharing gifts to help through darker days. A special thank you to Daragh Fleming who has created a poetry anthology with Movember where you can find all the poems we share and a heap load more. MO Poems by Movember and Daragh Fleming is available now and all proceeds go to the Movember charity. If you'd like a copy, click the link in our bio or drop us a message. I know we all say its time to talk, but doing that isn't easy. Hopefully this podcast starts a few more conversations from anyone struggling. Ryan and Leon The Poetry's Dead Podcast Poems from the show: Lee Sheridan - Why Men Have Nipples https://www.writing.ie/member-authors/lee-sheridan/ Ryan Duggins - Peace https://amzn.eu/d/jh45bB2 Phil Scully - Other Men https://www.instagram.com/philscully Myla Kortaba - Pulse Leon Dunne - This Existence https://www.poetryireland.ie/education/writers-directory/leon-dunne James Mooney - I Was Lost https://www.instagram.com/the.wanderingpaddy/# Calum Stanley - Echoes Where You Were https://www.instagram.com/calum.stanley.art/# Music by Artsipolo - Slow Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX47rSU4FZA Buy MO Poems by Daragh Fleming and Movember https://jv5m8a-eq.myshopify.com/products/mo-poems-anthology-volume-1 Support the show Original music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy Downey Introduction by Lisa Downey Produced by Ryan Duggins