Jay Leeming
The Crane Bag Podcast
Myths and stories from around the world brought alive and singing into the here and now by storyteller, musician and poet Jay leeming.
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Episodes
Tomas Transtromer: "After a Death" 02.06.2026 17:13
Poet and storyteller Jay Leeming explores the poem "After a Death" by the Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer. www. JayLeeming.com
Hart Crane: "At Melville's Tomb" 19.05.2026 19:39
The poem "At Melville's Tomb" by Hart Crane, read and explored by poet and storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Craft of Storytelling Part Two: Telling a Story 05.05.2026 51:22
The story is not the words - the story as dialogue with the natural world and the spirits - remembering the story with the body - imagining your way into the story - the story as offering - story as emotional workout - maintaining healthy relationship with the story
Jay Leeming: "The Barber" 21.04.2026 26:40
Where does poetry come from? What helps that wild horse to arrive into our lives? An exploration of these questions by poet and storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Story and Spirituality with Janardan Ghosh 07.04.2026 1:07:12
An interview with the storyteller, teacher, and theater maker Janardan Ghosh by Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Craft of Storytelling, Part One: Approaching a Story 24.03.2026 1:02:03
Approaching a story - story as storm, song, and animal - the story is not a tool - story as forest, story as traveler to be welcomed - the skills of the hunter - courting a story - our illusion of control - orality and literacy - story as dream - Jung's insights as they apply to story - stories approach us
Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part Five 10.03.2026 25:56
A reading and exploration of part five of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" by storyteller and poet Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad, Part Twelve: The Death of Hector 23.02.2026 1:18:06
The Iliad brought to life without a script and without a net by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
The Iliad, Part Eleven: The Shield of Achilles 02.02.2026 47:49
Part eleven of the Iliad, as told by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. A complete archive of stories performed on this podcast can be found at the website below. www. JayLeeming.com
Lao-Tzu: Poems #76 and #1 from "the Tao Te Ching" 13.01.2026 18:25
"The hard and strong will fall, the soft and weak will overcome": two poems from the Tao Te Ching, read and then explored by Jay Leeming, poet and storyteller. www. JayLeeming.com
A Reading of the Odyssey, Book One 29.12.2025 52:46
Poet and Storyteller Jay Leeming reads and comments on book one of Homer's Odyssey. Note: Unusually for this podcast this is not a storytelling performance but a reading, for those who wish to dive a little deeper into the Homeric version of this story which has inspired my own. www. JayLeeming.com
On the Road in Greece and Cyprus 16.12.2025 34:02
Notes from poet and storyteller Jay Leeming during his two-month storytelling journey through Greece and Cyprus in 2025.
Diarmuid and the Princess From Beneath the Sea 09.12.2025 56:20
A story from the Irish epic of Finn MacCool (Fionn MacCumhail) brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com
Rilke: "Sometimes a Man Stands Up During Supper" 25.11.2025 27:11
An exploration of the poem "Sometimes a man stands up during supper" by Rainer Maria Rilke. www. JayLeeming.com
Iliad Deep Dive 13.11.2025 46:40
A deep dive into the craft of storytelling with performance storyteller Jay Leeming, exploring the creation of the opening scenes of his version of the Iliad. www. JayLeeming.com
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