Poetry Non-stop

On the second day of NaPoWriMo Poetry Non-Stop host Patrick Widdess invites you to write a How to... 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

Nora Murray-Cavanagh kicks off NaPoWriMo 2022 on Poetry Non-Stop with a prompt to write about mountains. 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

Miguel Cullen reads from his latest book Hologram and discusses how to use personae in poetry 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 Hegley talks about his recent collection A Scarcity of Biscuit – Pieces drawn largely from the letters, life and laughter of John Keats. He also invites you to write fish acrostics on paper fish and sing along with a song about Walthamstow.Picture: Polly Hancockwww.johnhegley.co.ukwww.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

Pete Goodrum, poet and lifelong resident of Norwich, reads poems inspired by his city and invites listeners to write about places in their neighbourhood or hometown. He also talks about his long and varied writing career and what he has learnt along the way.www.petegoodrum.comwww.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

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.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

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-storywww.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.comwww.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

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 episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

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.comwww.facebook/dungeondayspoetry 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

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 timewww.adelecordner.comwww.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

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.ukwww.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 Widdesshttps://nealeabbie.wixsite.com/portfoliowww.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

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.ukpoetrynonstop.comPicture: 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 bonus episodes, visit poetrynonstop.substack.com

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.comwww.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://jonathandavidson.netwww.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

Poet Jonathan Davidson discusses his poem Printing and how you can use technical processes in your poems.Part one of two.https://jonathandavidson.netwww.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