We have pretty much everything covered this week.

We read a note from Albert Camus, a poem written by Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse about his mother and we have issues pronouncing Hercule Poirot

Lots of beautiful poems are snuck between those bits, but a special highlight is hearing from Jameson Newell.

An American trans man living in Ireland, Jameson opens up on what it’s like living and existing since the trans rights of Americans were revoked this year. Thank you Jameson for sharing your story and poetry

We have belters about a coat pocket, the Irish abortion vote in 2018 and we hear from Agatha Christie who is helping us fill in for the agony aunt this week

Poems from the podcast

Albert Camus - Poem from his notebook (1951-1959)

https://www.easons.com/personal-writings-albert-camus-9780241400272?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5azABhD1ARIsAA0WFUH7T2RwXic2ESxlHRvJnWdMbenygRwhMNXQb8gj5BlNOoGVHeWGo2EaAlioEALw_wcB

Padraig Pearse - The Mother

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rising-poems-the-mother-by-patrick-pearse/34382053.html

Robbie Hood - Catholic City

https://www.instagram.com/robbie_hood_poetry?igsh=MXRyd2NienRtbHVzYw==

Jameson Newell - Dandelions

https://www.instagram.com/fuckingaguys?igsh=MTZhZXc0YTk0OTRiZA==

Faye Elizabeth Marshall - St Patricks Day Parade 2019

https://www.instagram.com/fayeelizabethmarshall?igsh=em42Y3M5dWx6bHhh

Agatha Christie - untitled

https://www.agathachristie.com/en/stories/poems

Music from Craig Gallagher - Lonely Eyes

https://open.spotify.com/track/3QjrNYKDMQmPrY5O4QLkO9?si=1W2QdqHuR-usgj4Q3824ow

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