Poetry Non-stop

Avouleance is a writer living in Norwich interested in exploring experiences with mental health difficulties through their writing. When not writing they're studying for a masters in computational chemistry as a hobby. In this episode Avouleance talks about living with autism and related mental health issues and how creative writing helps them express how they see the world. They also explain why they find Reddit a useful platform for exchanging ideas and sharing work. 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

Jenny Pagdin talks about her experiences of post-natal psychosis which she explores in her pamphlet Caldbeck. She discusses how poetry can convey the inexpressible and reads a few poems. She also sets an exercise for writing a gratitude 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

Award-winning poet and performer Martin Figura talks about how writing about the death of his mother at the hands of his father was the beginning of a journey that changed him as a writer. The result was some of his strongest work in the acclaimed collection and show Whistle. 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 film studies and creative writing lecturer Sue Burge talks about her love of film and poetry and where the two meet. She shares some of her poems which blend classic film imagery, scenes from real life and her vivid imagination and sets a writing exercise that encourages you to take the director's chair as you look back on your life.Sue has a busy schedule of writing workshops and courses. You can find out more about these and her two poetry collections on her website www.sueburge.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

In the summer of 2016 Jamie Osborn, who had just graduated from Cambridge University, went to the Greek Island Chios to work as a volunteer on a refugee camp. He found people not only lacking possessions and a home but basic respect and dignity. On this episode he talks about how he and other volunteers tried to give them their dignity back and shares some of the poems that came out of that experience. 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