{"id":1193,"date":"2021-03-04T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T15:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1193"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:14:21","slug":"episode-18-poet-gaynor-kane-from-belfast-to-dublin-galway-and-the-ards-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/index.php\/podcast\/episode-18-poet-gaynor-kane-from-belfast-to-dublin-galway-and-the-ards-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 18, Poet, Gaynor Kane, From Belfast To Dublin, Galway and the Ards Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This episode&#8217;s guest is poet, Gaynor Kane, who hails from East Belfast. 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