Poetry Non-Stop

Beth Hartley reads from her collection What If Stars and invites us to look more closely at our surroundings and find the poetry within. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Norwich poet discusses how rules and restrictions can help unlock your creativity when writing poetry. He shares a poem written in the abracadabra form and challenges you to write one – with a few more rules if you can take it! He also talks about his life as a poet including how performing as a teenager on the Liverpool poetry scene helped him overcome a stammer and go on to become an actor. www....

Poet John Osborne talks about his latest collection, A Supermarket Love Story, and how you can find poetic inspiration in the aisles and products of your local store. johnosborne.bandcamp.com/merch/a-supermarket-love-story www.poetrynonstop.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Windy Hind discusses her project Tiny Poetry – narrative medicine for the soul. She talks about how she began writing poetry after her son was born with critical health issues and how the power of poetry is being increasingly recognised in the medical world. She also invites you to explore your experiences of illness to write short, strong poems. www.tinypoetryproject.com www.poetrynonstop.com Thi...

LA-based poet Michelle Marie Jacquot reads from her new pamphlet DETERIORATE, which criticizes and questions the digital age and the effects our modern world has had on humanity. She also invites listeners to explore the quirks and failures of predictive text as a source for new poems. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...

Bristol poet Ted Sherman reads poems from his forthcoming collection for 8 to 12-year-olds Dungeon Days. He also shares his technique for writing poems about fantasy characters and Patrick shares a poem about a very athletic crab. www.poetrynonstop.com www.facebook/dungeondayspoetry This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

Adele Cordner reads poems from her debut collection The Kitchen Sink Chronicles published by Hedgehog Press. The poems have been written in the last year during the pandemic and capture the fear, uncertainty and strangeness of life in lockdown while also finding moments of hope, resilience and joy in the face of a global crisis. Photo by Pixels in time www.adelecordner.com www.poetrynonstop.com Th...

Newport poet Des Mannay reads from his debut collection Sod 'Em – and Tomorrow and offers advice on writing and getting your work noticed. Presented by Patrick Widdess www.poetrynonstop.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Ella Duffy reads from her new books New Hunger and Rootstalk and discusses how myths and legends can inspire poetry. www.elladuffy.co.uk www.poetrynonstop.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Abbie Neale reads poems from her debut pamphlet Threadbare and discusses how clothing can be used in poems. She also invites listeners to write poems about clothes. Presented by Patrick Widdess https://nealeabbie.wixsite.com/portfolio www.poetrynonstop.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substac...

Poet and visual artist Helen Ivory discusses her latest collection, The Anatomical Venus, and how to use primary texts as inspiration for poems. www.helenivory.co.uk poetrynonstop.com Picture: Dave Gutteridge This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Norwich-based poet Ramona Herdman discusses how to turn rough drafts into strong, original poems. She also reads from her latest pamphlet ‘A warm and snouting thing’, published by The Emma Press in September 2019 and shortlisted for the 2020 East Anglian Book Awards. ramonaherdman.wordpress.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

Award-winning haiku poet Paul Chambers discusses this succinct, beautiful and often misunderstood form and offers a mini masterclass to get you started writing haikus. poetrynonstop.com www.paulchambershaiku.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

In this second half Jonathan Davidson talks about his new book A Common Place. He explains why it's so unusual and why he chose to break the conventions of poetry publishing in this work which contains poems by other writers alongside his own, a commentary, a gazetteer with all the places mentioned and lots and lots of footnotes. You can also hear a couple more poems from the book. https://jonatha...

Poet Jonathan Davidson discusses his poem Printing and how you can use technical processes in your poems. Part one of two. https://jonathandavidson.net www.poetrynonstop.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

John McCullough discusses his poem Stationery from the Costa Award shortlisted collection Reckless Paper Birds. He talks about the various elements that influenced the poem: From his love life to social media posts. He invites listeners to write a poem using items of stationery as metaphors for life and relationships. www.johnmccullough.co.uk www.poetrynonstop.com This is a public episode. If you...

Listeners read their poems some inspired by prompts on the podcast, from the book Poetry Non-Stop. Featuring contributions from: Sarah Davies Ann Walton / Kelley Allen Ray Dunlap Alex Blustin Patrick Sheil And music from Moth Conspiracy Poetry Non-Stop is always open to submissions and listeners are encouraged to share their responses to writing prompts on the show. Submissions can be sent via Sou...

Alexander Rhodes talks about how he got into poetry and his verse play One Foot in the Rave about how he left the Jehovah's Witnesses and became a rave DJ. It's a lively discussion full of anecdotes and great poetry. alexanderrhodes.me.uk onefootintherave.co.uk This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.su...

Katherine Stansfield talks about poetry and place and how language intersects the two. Her second collection, We Could Be Anywhere By Now, is inspired by her life in Wales after growing up in Cornwall. She shares some poems and invites you to write a poem using a word that has taken on a new meaning or significance or which is made up! https://katherinestansfield.blogspot.com This is a public epis...

Olly Watson writes humorous, touching poetry about life, family and whatever else comes to mind while thatching roofs in Norfolk and Suffolk. He shares some poems and talks about what inspires him. He also challenges listeners to create a new version of an existing poems. He and Patrick provide examples based on poems by Philip Larkin and Elizabeth Bishop This is a public episode. If you would lik...

Bristol-based poet David Hanlon discusses his debut publication The Spectrum of Flight. He shares some poems and talks about the painful experiences he was inspired to write about after recovering from depression. He also chellenges you to write a poem on the theme of flight. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit p...

Cardiff-based poet Christina Thatcher discusses her second collection How to Carry Fire published by Parthian Books. She shares some poems from the collection and challenges you to write a fire poem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Performance poet and master of sonnets Andy Bennett discusses what sonnets are and why he loves them so much. He recites some of his own written for his annual writing challenge 28 Sonnets Later in which he and three other poets take turns writing a sonnet for each day of February. He also offers tips on writing sonnets and why the sonnet isn't stuffy old-fashioned poetry but a diverse form which...

Michał Choiński discusses his poem The Prototype from the pamphlet Gifts Without Wrapping. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

Upcoming Norwich poet Piers Harrison-Reid talks about his roles as nurse and poet and how they have come together to produce poems that capture the joy, hope, grief and fragility of human life. He shares some of his poetry and talks about how he is giving a voice to others working for the NHS. He also shares an exercise on writing poems based on your experiences of healthcare. This is a public epi...