Well, 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 episode

This 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 introduce Swedish two-tone poet Josefin Friberg as well as share a beauty of a poem by James Pollard

Ryan shares his relationship with clothing and why having affordable options for the disadvantaged is key helping those people into better futures

We wrap it up with Leon going into the labratory and creating a poem to help our Agony Aunt contributor with the issue if being overrun by stupid, pointless emails

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Ryan and Leon

Poems from today's episode

James Joyce Love Letter
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/02/02/james-joyces-love-letters-dirty-little-fuckbird/

Brendan Behan - Oscar
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/oscar-wilde-from-the-irish-of-brendan-behan/27996289.html

Jan Brierton - You Got Back Your Funny
https://www.newisland.ie/poetry-drama/what-day-is-it

Josefin Friberg - Never Learn
Instagram @josefinlequeen

James Pollard - How Heavy Is The Moon

Ryan Duggins - Topman Saved My Life
Instagram @RyanDuggins

Leon Dunne - Email

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Original music by Matthew Keating
Artwork by Paddy Downey
Introduction and co-produced by Lisa Downey