Spoken Label

Back with Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) today is our returning friend “Ilaria Passeri” Ilaria Passeri is a Scottish-Italian writer-performer living in South Manchester. She works as a storyteller in schools, libraries, art centres, theatres and woodland areas. You can often find Ilaria under a tree telling stories with a rubber chicken and a crowd of giggling kids with their grown-ups — f...

New from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poet Podcast) features the wonderful Martin Elder talking about his debut poetry book "Rewind / Replay" Martin describes himself as "Writer Poet and Dr of Hope  the story so far.....as a spotty faced teenager back in the mists of time I once wrote a poem about the Vietnam war which has been thankfully lost. I then picked up a pencil again in my late th...

Latest Spoken Label session (Author / Artist Podcast series) features the brilliant Ed Davis discussing his new book ‘The Last Professional’. originally from Northern California but originally from Kanas City.  ‘The Last Professional’ focuses on a hobo, a wanderer, a madman; three characters hurtling toward a heart-wrenching climax where their way of life, and their lives, hang in the balance...

Audio rip of the live Spoken Label Zoom launch containing the set Richard Harries did for the launch of his second poetry book "Iconic Tattoo' recorded live on Monday 28 November 2022. Richard Harries  (not to be confused with the Bishop of Oxford) is a well known spoken word artist with a considerable following on YouTube. He performs mainly in the North of England but concentrates on East Y...

New from Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) features the incredible Selina Halliwell. Selina is Multi award-winning theatremaker. Actor. Writer. Penned & starred in The Formidable Lizzie Boone, Fruit Salad & BURNOUT. Burlesques as 'Ember Travixen'. More links can be found at: linktr.ee/selinahproductions www.instagram.com/selinahproductions/?hl=en twitter.com/selinahelliwell

Katie Chonacas is a globally outstanding Greek-American actor with over two decades of experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry. She is "a multi-disciplinary artist who utilizes her voice to inspire change and transformation in people who want to make an impact on the world." and has extensive experience acting in films, TV shows, theatre, voice acting, is the Podcast host of 'She's all...

New from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poet Podcast) features the fantastic Hannah Ahle. Hannah is a British Palestinian based in Manchester, UK. She is a writer, illustrator, marathon runner and activist. She was a closet poet for most of her adult life until Spring 2021, when she began reciting and posting to Instagram and taking her work to live audiences a year later. Her work is inspired by...

Latest session from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Writer Chat Podcast) features the amazing Kathryn Lund, author off "The things we left sleeping".  Kathryn's bio advises "won the Blackwell Prize for her MA in Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes. As a writer with an invisible disability she often uses her work to explore issues of physical and mental health, as well as how we construct the c...

Latest Spoken Label (Poet / Artist Podcast) talks to the wonderful Isabelle Pandora Byrne, author of 'Pandora's Ruin'.   More about Isabelle can be found at: linktr.ee/isabellepbyrne   Her book 'Pandora's Ruin' can be ordered from Waterstones and many other places.   #MentalHealthpoetry #MentalHealth #BentKeyPublishing #BentKey #IsabellePandoraBryne

Following from her excellent preview episode of her play 'Playfight' a few months back at Peckham Fringe, today sees us return today to talk to our friend Christina Alagaratnam.  Christina describes herself as "I'm a writer, author, playwright and podcaster. I've published my work on Amazon and work on the London theatre scene. Now, I run my own podcast called The Night Writer, creating conte...

Latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Writer) Podcast features a special episode featuring Kris Sumner just in time for Halloween. Kris Sumner is a member off "Soul Sisters Paranormal". "'Soul Sisters Paranormal" began as a group of sisters and friends who travel to some of the most reportedly haunted locations across the U.S., as well as private homes and businesses, to investigate claim...

Latest Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Spoken Word Podcast) features our returning friend Rich Davenport talking about his latest book "Horsetrousers". Rich Davenport is a comedy poet, stand-up comedian and musician from exotic Bolton, in the UK. Inspired by Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Billy Connolly, John Cooper-Clarke, Robin Williams, Benjamin Zephanaiah, Victoria Wood, Lenny Henry, and by his f...

Latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Spoken Word Podcast) is the amazing, multi talented Christine Stoddard. Christine Stoddard is a Salvadoran-American writer, actor, director, and artist creating books, films, plays, murals, etc. She founded Quail Bell Magazine and Quail Bell Press & Productions. Her books include Heaven is a Photograph, Hello, New York: The Living And Dead, Naomi...

Today's Spoken Label Podcast (Author / Artist / Spoken Word Podcast) features extracts from the debut novel by the late Annie O'Neill Stein. I was contacted to feature Annie for October's 2022 Spoken Label back at the end of August 2022 regarding her debut novel 'Exit Wounds'. Sadly, Annie sadly passed away before I was able to speak to her and so instead as a tribute to this talented writer are s...

Bonus Episode today from recent Spoken Label guest Skylar J Wynter recorded live in Stockport.  Skylar J Wynter is the best-selling Author of poetry and flash fiction collection, Pieces of Humanity released on October 10th, 2020 to align with National Mental Health month. After an incident which changed the course of her life in 2014, Wynter turned to various art forms to process the trauma a...

Recorded live at Stockport's The Petersgate Tap on Wednesday 05 October, this special live Spoken Label (Poet / Artist Podcast) features the wonderful poet Skylar J Wynter and the equally wonderful artist, Neshka Turner talking about their joint book 'Shine' and also their UK and Europe tour 'Decent Beings' which is ongoing as we speak. Shine, their joint book is described as "In the wake of globa...

Latest Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Artist / Author Podcast) features the fantastic Heidi Hinda Chadwick. Heidi Hinda Chadwick is a Creative Life Coach, Writer, and Creative Director, based in Manchester, UK. She has been writing for over 15 years, about life, love, sex, relationships, soul, creativity, and arts & culture, and has been published in various online and paper publications.  H...

Following on from a bonus mini episode recently. new from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Spoken Word) Podcast features with a full session is the wonderful Liz Gibson. A bio about Liz is (in her own words):  “Hello! I'm Liz.   I am a writer, performer and tutor based in Manchester. I write poetry and fiction, reviews, essays, and opinion pieces. I am inspired by themes of community...

Latest episode from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Spoken Word) Podcast features Peter Humphreys, author off "Hong Kong Rocks" and Podcast host off "First Impressions". Hong Kong Rocks is described as "Nick Powell, arriving in Hong Kong with his soon-to-be-ex-wife Lennox, finds himself drawn into the political machinations affecting the city as the Occupy movement takes root. A fatal accident exp...

Latest Spoken Label Session features Elisabeth Horan from Animal Heart Press as a additional guest explaining a little bit about the collection "L(EYE)GHT" in discussion features the wonderful Jessica Kim.   Jessica Kim  (she/her) is a Korean-American high school junior and poet who has lived in Korea, Singapore, and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She identifies as visually-...

Latest Spoken Label features our returning friend, the wonderful Matt Nicholson.  Matt is described as "Hi, I’m Matt Nicholson – I’m a poet, writer and performer from East Yorkshire (near to the poetic hotspot of Hull). I began writing as a kid, that kind of who am I and what’s it all about? stuff that a lot of people need as they begin to find their place in the world. I only really began to...

Latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poet Podast series) features Professional Tarot Reader, writer for the witch magazine and author of the forthcoming poetry collection - "The Inner Shore" from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, the wonderful Kelly Buchan More about Kelly can be found at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_witchcrafter https://www.instagram.com/the_witchcrafter/ https://www.facebook...

Latest Spoken Label Podcast is from the wonderful Adam C Fleming. Adam G. Fleming is a novelist and leadership coach from Goshen, IN. Married with four kids, Adam brings his unique blend of cross-cultural humor to his work as a writer, speaker, and professional executive coach. Raised in the Midwest, Adam is a world traveler and has spent significant amounts of time in Zaire/ DRC, France, Ivory Co...

Latest episode from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Artist Podcast) features a dear friend making her debut, Polly Anna Rose. Polly Anna Rose "teaches yoga, manages projects, and likes to run, meditate, talk, think and make art about reframing  (dis)ability and justice issues. She has recently launched a Podcast - Well-Healed, on just these topics, and is taking submissions. Polly writes as a mea...

Latest Spoken Label (Author / Writer / Artist) session features from Stockport, Jan Foster.   Jan lives in the North West of England, where it rains too much for her liking. However, despite a busy household filled with children, dogs, several businesses and books, she retreats into her writing world as much as possible. Time permitting!   As a volunteer reader within a local school, Jan...