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Welcome to Eat the Storms, the one-stop poetry podcast coming to you from Dublin, Ireland, hosted by poet and producer Damien B. Donnelly with new episodes every Saturday from 5pm GMT featuring guests from around the world. We are on Spotify, Apple, Anchor, Podbean, Google, Breaker, PocketCasts, Overcast and many more platforms so tune in to Stay Bloody Poetic

Damien Donnelly


    • May 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 149 EPISODES


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    May Storm, A Poetry Day Ireland 2025 celebration on Eat the Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 103:28


    This special episode of the poetry podcast dropped on Thursday 1st May 2025 and featured 32 poets representing the 32 counties on the island of Ireland reading 32 poems in total. It has been supported by Poetry Ireland. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly.

    Eat the Storms Episode 13 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 77:38


    The final episode of the poetry podcast Season 9 features Charles K Carter, Vicky Allen and Keith Mack, Cáit O'Neill McCullagh, Marty McKenna and Sam O'Niell, S Preston Duncan, James Kenny and Púca. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

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    Eat the Storms Episode 12 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 58:46


    This episode of the podcast features readings by Eugene O'Hare, David Edelman, Colleen Machut, Isabella G. Mead, Jeremy Haworth and Madeleine F. White, Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 11 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 80:56


    This episode of the poetry podcast featured Katie Donovan, James McConachie, Carmel McKeown and a Behind the Storms conversation with Mark Ward. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Christmas with Eat the Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 68:02


    This festive episode of the poetry podcast features Mary Ann Abdo, Marcelle Newbold, Doreen Duffy, Peter Lilly, James Schwartz, Frances Browner, Remco van Straten, Bernadette O'Reilly, Angela Graham, Catherine Ronan, Katie Montagna, Miriam Colleran and Sue FInch. Hosted and Produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 9 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 64:41


    This episode of the poetry podcast is devoted to Mark Antony Owen, poet and creator of Subruria, iamb and After Poetry. This also features special guest readings from Jen Feroze, Natalie Ann Holborow, Briony Collins, Georgia Hilton and James McConchie. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms - A Podcast for Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 75:38


    This is a special fundraising episode of the poetry podcast, A Podcast for Palestine, is raising money for childrennotnumbers.org. We have writers sharing their own work and some reading work of Palestinian writers. Details of all guests are available at https://eatthestorms.com/listen-to-the-podcast/ Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly Our Go Fund Me page is https://gofund.me/553c2548

    Eat the Storms Episode 7 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 67:56


    This episode of the poetry podcast features the Dark Angels Poets John Simmons, Tim Rich and Therese Kieran in conversation Behind the Storms with host and producer Damien B. Donnelly, talking about their 3 volumes of Dark Angles Poets writing and also features readings by Jonathan Holt and Michelle Nicol.

    Eat the Storms Episode 6 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 86:13


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Morag Anderson, S.C. Flynn, Melanie Joy, Koss, Nuala McEvoy, Julie-Didcock Williams, Richard Harries, Cathy Briel and Klaus Funnell. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

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    Eat the Storms meets The Storms Issue 4, an audio companion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 198:56


    This special episode is an audio companion to The Storms, the printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art. This episode features 53 of our 93 star Stormers reading their poetry and prose on the theme, Dublin Days, from city to shore and across the sea. Hosted and produced by The Storms EIC, Damien B Donnelly, with Fiona O'Rourke as subeditor on the issue.

    Eat the Storms Episode 4 A Happening at Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 62:35


    A special halloween episode of the poetry podcast featuring poetry and prose, this time, from Sue Finch, Alan Parry, Barney Ashton-Bullock, Jen Feroze, Jackie Lynam, Siobhan McLaughlin and Mary Anne Abdo. Hosted & produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 3 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 71:58


    This episode of the poetry podcast features poets David McLoghlin, Elizabeth Kate Switaj, Mary Ringland and Behind the Storms with Lesley Curwen. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

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    Eat the Storms Episode 2 of Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 80:22


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Katie Montagna, Peter Lilly, Jackie Lynam and a Behind the Storms conversation with David Hanlon. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 1 Season 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 74:34


    This first episode of season 9 featured Paula Werdnik, Sophia Conway, Saraswati Nagpal and a Behind the Storms conversation with Rita Ann Higgins and two surprise guests. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Behind the Storms, an In-Between episode of Eat the Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 43:57


    This is the Behind the Storms chat with Paul Stephenson, which first aired in its entirety as episode 5, season 8. This is hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Behind the Storms with Sue Finch, an In-Between Episode of Eat the Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 36:45


    This is the Behind the Storms chat with Sue Finch, which first aired in its entirety as episode 4, season 8. This is hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Behind the Storms with Karen Pierce Gonzalez, An In-Between Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 37:55


    This is the Behind the Storms chat with Karen Pierce Gonzalez, which first aired in its entirety as episode 3, season 8. This is hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Behind the Storms with Susan Richardson, an In-Between episode of Eat the Storm s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 39:12


    This is the Behind the Storms chat with Susan Richardson, which first aired in its entirety as episode 2, season 8. This is hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Behind the Storms with David Nash, An In-Between episode of Eat the Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 38:33


    This episode first aired on 3rd Feb 2024. This is the extracted Behind the Storms chat with David Nash and host and producer Damien B Donnelly, along with David reading from his debut full collection No Man's Land published by Dedalus Press Nov 2023, the winner of the Seamus Heaney First Collection Prize in June 2024.

    The Annual Pride Poetry Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 83:23


    This special episode for Pride Month celebrates the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community around the world. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Joy/Us Pride A Month Special Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 67:47


    A special episode of the poetry podcast for Pride Month 2024 celebrating the new anthology from Arachne Press Joy/ Us Poems of Queer Joy with Arachne Press director, Cherry Potts, co-editor Jeremy Dixon and contributors from their anthology. Podcast produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 17 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 86:16


    This final episode of Season of the poetry podcast features Matthew MC Smith and guests. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 16 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 70:49


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Meg Freer, Gary Gautier, Rochelle Hanslow, Dan Raphael, Mary Anne Abdo, Caroline Fernandez, David O' Sullivan and is hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 15 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 63:19


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Hilary Otto, Derville Quigley, Jimi McDonnell, Belinda Surbraman, Sinéad Griffith, Alison Lock, Stephen Comerford. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly.

    Eat the Storms Episode 14 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 86:35


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Sarah Wallis, Julian Matthews, Chris Fitzpatrick, David Kelleher and Enda Coyle-Greene and Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin join host and producer Damien B. Donnelly for a chat Behind the Storms about the Fingal Poetry Festival 2024.

    Eat the Storms meets Turas Press Episode 13 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 110:20


    To celebrate the new poetry collections of Damien B, Donnelly and Emma McKervey, this is a special episode of the poetry podcast and joining Damien and Emma are fellow Turas Press poets Ross Hattaway, Eithne Lannon and Turas creator Liz McSkeane. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms meets the Northern Soul Roadshow Episode 12 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 104:22


    This special episode of the poetry podcast features poetry & prose from the 2024 Northern Soul awardees and chats to its curator and facilitator Fiona O Rourke. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly. The Northern Soul Roadshow is supported by the Irish Writers Centre and the Arts Council Northern Ireland

    Eat the Storms All-Ireland Poetic Relay Race for Poetry Day Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 89:59


    This special episode of the poetry podcast celebrates Poetry Day Ireland (25th April 2024) and features 32 poets reading 32 poems for each of the 32 counties on the island of Ireland. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly and full guest details at eatthestorms.com /Listen to the Podcast

    Eat the Storms Episode 10 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 84:47


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Mischa McCarty, Dylan Franklin, Anna D, Bill Roberts, Zita McGarry, Rafael Mendes, Sheila Ryder and the Hot Poets of #WeFeedTheUK. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 9 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 79:21


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Seán Hewitt, Lucy Heuschen, Edward Denniston, Lawrence Moore, Catherine Ronan, Gustav Parker Hibbet and Anna Saunders chats Behind the Storms about The Cheltenham Poetry Festival. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

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    Eat the Storms Episode 8 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 67:34


    This episode of the poetry podcast features a Behind the Storms interview Michael McKimm and readings from Anam McCann, Phil Barnett and Mara Adamitz Scrupe. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms meets The Broken Spine Arts, Episode 7 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 61:39


    A special episode of the poetry podcast featuring contributors from the new Broken Spine Arts anthology, The Whiskey Tree and co-founder Alan Parry reads from his new poetry collection 27 and takes part in the Behind the Storms chat. Hosted and produced by Damien D. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 6 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 62:56


    This episode of the poetry podcast features A.R Williams, Z.R Ghani, Marty McKenna and goes Behind the Storms with Anne Tannam. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 5 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 75:43


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Katherine Meehan, Brain Kirk, Luís Costa and a Behind the Storms interview with Paul Stephenson. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 4 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 70:01


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Nancy Murphy, Peter Lilly, Michael Dooley and joining host and producer Damien B. Donnelly for the interview, Behind the Storms, is Sue Finch.

    Eat the Storms Episode 3 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 65:12


    This episode of the poetry podcast featured Victor Vicente, Julie Stevens, Shane Healy, and an interview with Karen Pierce Gonzalez. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 2 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 67:55


    This poetry podcast episode features an interview with Susan Richardson, along side guests Fred Shrum, Oisin Breen and Amanda Jane Shannon. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 1 Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 69:33


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Clare Starling, Hiram Larew, Jane Clarke and and interview with David Nash. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    The Eat the Storms Christmas Special 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 106:23


    A celebration of all things Winter and Christmas with poetry, prose and song. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly with a host of heavenly talented star guests

    Eat the Storms - The Storms - Issue 3 - An Audio Companion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 148:03


    An audio companion to The Storms, Issue 3, the printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art

    Eat the Storms Episode 14 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 62:37


    This final episode of season seven of the poetry podcast features Pratibha Castle, Linda Drattell, Nuala McEvoy, Mikey Cullen, John Buckley McQuaid and Vic Pickup. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 13 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 48:48


    This episode of the poetry podcast features readings from Beth Brooke, Wendy Allen, Liam Flanagan, Samuel Strathman and author of our collection of the week Charles K Carter. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 12 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 67:52


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Eileen Casey, Margaret Royal, Galia Admoni, Daragh Fleming and Michael McKimm, author of our collection of the week. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 11 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 58:33


    This episode of the poetry podcast features guest poets Simon Maddrell, Lizz Murphy, Roger Waldron, MANNY and Róisín Smith. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

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    Eat the Storms Episode 10 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 53:02


    MThis episode of the poetry podcast features Briony Collins, Glenn Hubbard, Isabela Basombrío Hoban and Sam Szanto and Annie Cowell. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 9 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 53:58


    On this episode of the poetry podcast are guests are Fin Hall, Jeanine Rae, Ayra Rae, AJ Akoto, Angela Graham, Lennart Lundh and Elizabeth M Castillo. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 8 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 56:30


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Chris Fitzpatrick, Ellen Harrold, Caitriona Lane, Erica Vanstone and Andy N. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly.

    Eat the Storms Episode 7 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 56:24


    This episode of the poetry podcast features Gary Gautier, Alan Monahan, Thérèse Kieran, Tim Rich and John Simmons. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

    Eat the Storms, The Pride Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 82:56


    This episode of the poetry podcast is the Pride Poetry Party 2023 and celebrates poets around the world from the LGBTQAI+ communities. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly

    Eat the Storms Episode 5 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 62:06


    This episode of the poetry podcast features guest poets Niamh Donnellan, Paul Brookes, Dominic J. Sweeney, James McConachie, Marianne Tefft and music from Hibsen. Hosted and produced by Damien B. Donnelly.

    Eat the Storm Episode 4 Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 59:03


    This episode of the poetry podcast features the poets Merril D. Smith, Sarah, Connor, Jane Dougherty, Siobhan MacMahon and Sue Finch. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly.

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