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/

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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

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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

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Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction by Lisa Downey

Produced by Ryan Duggins