Poetry Non Stop Podcasts

Peter Wallis reads poems from his forthcoming collection Half Other, about his twin brother and how he was inspired by Matthew Welton to explore repetition in his poems.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

It can be easy to get weighed down by life and social expectations, but the guest on this episode, C. D. Seventeen, has always chosen her own path. C. D. grew up in China and moved the UK aged 17 to study psychology. She cycled solo around the Scottish Highlands and Orkney Islands, writing all the way and later publishing her collection: The Weight…

Poetry Non-Stop returns with a selection of poems written in April during Napowrimo. Patrick Widdess presents poems from Brent Hagen, Java, Haley Nguyen, Rychard Carrington and Will Ingrams.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

It's the end of NaPoWriMo, but it's also just the beginning as you begin to develop, polish and share the poems you've written during April. This podcast features some of the poems contributors to this year's podcasts have already shared. There are poems by Will Ingrams, Java, Brent Hagen, Haley Nguyen, Scott Gooch and Patrick Widdess. Please send …

Hope you've had a great month writing poems from the different prompts. But sometimes it's good to ignore prompts as Alex explains in this final #NaPoWriMo podcast of 2023.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Rychard Carrington returns singing the praises of food and invites you to sing the praises of whatever takes you fancy for today's NaPoWriMo podcast.Από τον Patrick Widdess

Look ahead to the year 3023 and write a poem about what you see there with this NaPoWriMo prompt from Scott Gooch.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Think small for today's Napowrimo poem with Java.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

We welcome back Michelle Diaz who takes an imaginative look at superstitions for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Employ some onomatopoeia to give your poem rhythm and life in this second NaPoWriMo prompt from Simone Chalkley.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Explore your dreams for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from C. D. SeventeenΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Time for a bit of Q&A as Peter Wallis introduces the catechism form for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Poetry can be a way to say the things that are hard to say. Angus Brown explores this idea on today's NaPoWriMo podcast.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Simon Coppock offers a mindful exercise to help you pay attention to the world and find a poem for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Poetry is full of the extraordinary, the beautiful, the emotional but sometimes it starts with everyday objects as Olly Watson explains for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.Από τον Patrick Widdess

Use your sense of smell to sniff out a poem for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Will Ingrams.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Take inspiration from pictures and write an ekphrastic poem for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Lulu AgateΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Go veggie with today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Gabrielle O'DonovanΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Jeremy Langrish invites you to write about life – your own or someone else's for today's NaPoWriMo prompt. www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Recent guest Haley Nguyen returns with a prompt to write a poem that makes you feel sad. www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

We welcome back Brent Hagen for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.wwww.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Explore connections and write a poem for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from FlossΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Alex Blustin offers Earth's lone satellite as inspiration for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.Από τον Patrick Widdess

Michelle Diaz shares a poems and invites you to consider how journeys of all kinds can inspire a poem for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.Από τον Patrick Widdess

Rychard Carrington invites you to find original ways of describing emotions for today's NaPoWriMo poetry prompt.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Charles Billard shares a poem and challenges you to write a poem using verbs without subjects for today's NaPoWriMo prompt. www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Rosemary Riepma demonstrates how to write an acrostic to provide a concise and poetic recommendation for a favourite book, film or TV programme.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Paint pictures with words as warrior poet Java sets today's NaPoWriMo promptΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Will Ingrams shows you how to write a short pleasing poems by paying attention to rhythm and strong imagery.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Don't get in a spin with this poetic form from John Beckett for today's NaPoWriMo prompt. www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Get outside and engage all your senses for today's NaPoWriMo poetry prompt from Simone Chalkley.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Scott Gooch invites you to draw inspiration from machinery for today's NaPoWriMo poem.Από τον Patrick Widdess

Look to the heavens with today's writing prompt from Heather McVey.Από τον Patrick Widdess

Write a bird poem for the first day of NaPoWriMo 2023.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Former guest Brent Hagen returns as a guest host to interview Vietnamese poet Haley Nguyen who talks about discovering poetry as a learner of English and shares some poems. Haley and Brent invite listeners to get together with fellow poets for a renga. This is a traditional Japanese practice in which poets compose haiku together. They share their o…

World Slam champion Harry Baker shares his poem A-Z and offers tips on having fun with poetry and using limitations to unlock creativity. He also discusses his latest show Unashamed which he was performing at Norwich Arts CentreΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

What does pouring milk on your cereal too early or hesitating to board an elevator have to do with Halloween and traditional Japanese poetry? Brent Hagen explains in this slightly spooky episode.Από τον Patrick Widdess

New Zealand poet, currently based in Norwich, Linda Collins discusses her collection Sign Language for the Death of Reason, written in response to the death of her teenage daughter from suicide. Linda reads some of the poems and discusses how poetry can be used to respond to tragic and difficult experiences in life.Picture by Oamaru Maillindacollin…

Nathan Nicolau talks about how poetry saved his life and how being mindful and observing the world around us can inspire poetry. Nathan is also editor of New Note Poetry newnotepoetry.comnathannicolau.compoetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Alan Parry invites to look back on our lives and find the stories and poetic moments we have to share. He reads poems from his latest book Echoes and shares an exercise which uses old photos as a starting point for a poem.www.thebrokenspine.co.ukwww.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

It's the final day of NaPoWriMo and Pete Goodrum finishes off with a topic you should all have something to write about after the last month – poetrywww.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

It's nearly the end of the month and what a journey it has been. And that is today's prompt with Christina Thatcher making a welcome return to Poetry Non-Stop for NaPoWriMo.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Connect with the natural world for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Gabrielle O'Donovan.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Peter Wallis introduces us to the sevenling on today's NaPoWriMo podcast.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Alex Russell invites us to take inspiration from urban legends in today's NaPoWriMo podcast.www.placeholderpress.co.ukwww.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

We welcome back Michelle Marie Jacquot on today's NaPoWriMo podcast with an exercise to find humour in dark times. www.michellemariejacquot.comwww.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Alexander Blustin shares the prompt release and a useful technique from crafting a coherent poem out of nonsense on today's NaPoWriMo podcast.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Salma shows us how we can use a creature or animated figure to write a poem on today's NaPoWriMo podcast.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Terry Jude Miller shares an effective way to write poems on the theme of resilience for today's NaPoWriMo prompt.www.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess

Norwich-based poet, writer and performer John Osborne returns with a NaPoWriMo prompt we can all relate to: Teachers. Picture by Katie Pope.johnosborne.bandcamp.comwww.poetrynonstop.comΑπό τον Patrick Widdess