The Kallys® – Best Books of 2025 – The Perfect List
These are my favourite books of 2025. Non-Fiction and Poetry. Equally absorbing, equally vital.
Presenting Kalle Ryan: How to re-introduce yourself in the style of a blog from the 90s
A little hello from me. As well as a little collection of different creative work I have done (music, poetry, podcasting)
Ethan Hawke on Creativity: We must play the fool
Ethan Hawke gives a thoughtful and meditative talk about the nature of creativity. Inspiring and insightful.
Performing Poet
A couple of snaps of me in full poetry flow at last night’s spoken word/poetry evening at the Sandymount Community Centre. A beautiful evening with a warm friendly crowd. Art is good for the heart.
Poetry Gig Alert
Come along to the upcoming poetry and spoken word show at Sandymount Community Centre. I will be MCing and we have a great lineup
Carving poetry out of newspaper clippings
Great art can come from anywhere. These are the pleasing results of a recent experiment using clippings from the newspaper to create poems.
Radio play: “Three Men Talking About Things They Kinda Know About”
A beautiful audio recording of the the award-nominated show “Three Men Talking About Things They Kinda Know About”. Available on Spotify and SoundCloud.
Manhattan – A poem about Sept 11th
A poem written post-9/11, created in an effort to document and reflect on my experiences
Spoken Word Poetry – “the hole there in the floor”
A video performance of my poem “the hole there in the floor”
Reborn anew in the Pacific
A dip in the Pacific ocean is revitalising.