St Patrick's Day Special - WB Yeats, Imelda May and Irishness

Get it up ya, lads! It's our St Patrick's Day special, bringing you all the soothing poetic sounds you're going to need after drowning yourself in stout and singing 'Wild Rover' at least 16 times across the weekend festivities.Leon kicks us off with the story of Luke Kelly and Patrick Kavanagh's meet which gave us the song Raglan RoadWe head back a little to WB Yeats and discuss how the poems we were told to enjoy at school hold us back to really enjoy poetry in later lifeImelda May is giving a bit of a gushing, as well as work from Jeanna Ni Riordan and Stephen Maguire.We wrap things up with Leon's 'Calling Home', brought together through our lovely listeners sending in what Ireland means to themThis is our love-letter podcast to Ireland and to everyone who holds a special place in their hearts for the Emerald IslePoems from the show:Patrick Kavanagh - On Raglan Roadhttps://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-raglan-road/WB Yeats - The Lover Please With His Friends For Old Friendshttps://poets.org/poem/lover-pleads-his-friend-old-friendsImelda May - Liberty Bellehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrWiGFtHpwJeanna Ni Riordan - First TattooInstagram - @jeannaniriordainStephen Maguire - Keep GoingInstagram - @thedublinwriterLeon Dunne - Calling HomeSupport the showOriginal music by Matthew Keating Artwork by Paddy DowneyIntroduction by Lisa DowneyProduced by Ryan Duggins