Chill Pill Poetry

Any of my fellow Parkies out there may notice the varying vocals, I've deliberately chosen older recordings so you can see the variation. Typically pd makes the voice softer and more quiet. I've naturally got a soft tone, always have, but in the older recordings it's deep and sonorous, thats because I used different mic techniques. I used to close-mic, using the 'Proximal' effe...

Nige reads poems on the subject of Love.

An interview with Ukrainian Poet Julia Bair.

This episode is a little different. It features a kind of 'Rock n Rhyme' epic Poem. Originally presented with video, this is the first audio-only version. It is surreal and different and accurately portrays the seven weeks I spent in St. James's Hospital Leeds. The infection, my PD meds, steroids, and anti-biotics any or all caused me to be delusional for a time. It was written as part...

Our very own Rina shares a few of her Poetry Gems!

Two contemporary American Poets Wendell Berry & Charles Bukowski

Nige talks to Uncle Martin, Co-founder of Poets with Parkinsons at 'The Wall', about a few of Martin's favourite Poems.

A few rhyming classics

The title comes from one of the many poems Nige has written and reads for you in this episode

Poets from Northern England

Nige talks and reads Poetry for Parkies.....and anyone else. *Please not the in the intro about 'what is poetry' I attribute a quote to C.S. Lewis, incorrectly it would seem, apparently that is an error often made.