Good Poetry

Heidi Kidd is a poet with a lot to say. About love, about art, about how our own internal dialogues shape who we are. This conversation about her first book, Something Like Gravity, covers all that and more. It's an honest look at what self-worth and self-respect mean, and how poetry helps us make sense of the complexity that is our own hearts. You can follow Heidi on her Instagram page @heidi_the_untold, where you can also purchase her book directly. You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram @goodpoetrypodcast and on Twitter @poetry_podcast. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goodpoetrypodcast.

Quinn Bailey is a poet, naturalist, and wildlife tracker who for the last seven years has been helping people find a deeper connection to the natural world through ancestral skills and cultural mentoring. We talk about his upcoming book, The Currents of the World, his epiphany that he wanted to be a poet, and the importance of the spark of creativity we all carry within us. You can follow Quinn on Instagram @quinnb_poetry and at www.quinnbailey.com You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram @goodpoetrypodcast and on Twitter @poetry_podcast. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goodpoetrypodcast.

Joey Doherty is a licensed professional counselor, certified wellness counselor, nature lover, and poet. He's on a quest to write a new book every year...and so far he's three for three. We talk about his newest collection of poems, Color the World, and about the importance of poetry and nature in our lives. You can follow Joey on Instagram @joeydoherty, and at www.joeydoherty.com. You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram, at @goodpoetrypodcast. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goodpoetrypodcast.

Scott Edward Anderson is the author of FALLING UP: A Memoir of Second Chances, DWELLING: an ecopoem, FALLOW FIELD, and WALKS IN NATURE’S EMPIRE. He has been a Concordia Fellow at the Millay Colony for the Arts and received the Nebraska Review Award. His poetry has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Cimarron Review, The Cortland Review, The Wayfarer, and two anthologies. His essays and reviews have appeared in basalt, The Bloomsbury Review, Cleaver, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Schuylkill Valley Journal, and elsewhere. For many years, he has worked in conservation, social enterprise, and clean energy consulting with such organizations as The Nature Conservancy, Ashoka, VerdeStrategy, and EY. In this conversation, we talk about his poetic influences, the importance of mentorship, and hear a variety of poems and essays from his works. You can follow Scott on Instagram @greenskeptic, and at www.scottedwardanderson.com. You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram, at @goodpoetrypodcast. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goodpoetrypodcast.

Katie Anthonyson is an up-and-coming poet from Indianapolis. Her love of poetry has led her to found Youth Speaks, a non-profit organization that brings poetry and spoken word to schools in the Indianapolis area. In this conversation, we talk about her background and her discovery of her writing voice, her dreams for Youth Speaks, and the importance of relevancy in modern poetry. You can follow Katie on Instagram @katieanthonyson_poet, and at www.facebook.com/KatieAnthonysonPoet. You can find out more about Youth Speaks at www.facebook.com/pg/youthspeakspoetry You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram, at @goodpoetrypodcast. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goodpoetrypodcast.

Heidi Barr is an award winning writer, health coach, and now poet. I visited her beautiful home in northern Minnesota to talk about her new collection of poems, Cold Spring Hallelujah, and how nature poetry is so much more than talking about a flower... You can follow Heidi on Instagram @heidicbarr, or visit her website at heidibarr.com. You can purchase her new book, Cold Spring Hallelujah, at homeboundpublications.com/product/cold-spring-hallelujah-by-heidi-barr/ You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram, at @goodpoetrypodcast. You can also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/goodpoetrypodcast.

Alicia Cook is a poet and activist from New Jersey. Her first collection of poems, “Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately”, was a finalist for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards. Her second collection, “I Hope My Voice Doesn’t Skip”, was released on June 5th, 2018. Alicia’s work is honest, melodic, and at once free-flowing and surgical. In this episode we talk about the inspiration for her books, how she uses form to convey her voice, and of the importance of hope. You can purchase Alicia’s new book, “I Hope My Voice Doesn’t Skip”, on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1449494242/ The song, “Hope”, she co-wrote that is discussed in this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9rRwAtcKx0 You can find out more about Alicia and her work at www.thealiciacook.com. You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram, at @goodpoetrypodcast. You can also find us on Facebook and if you’d like to support the podcast you can do so through patreon.com.

In this episode, we talk to Vancouver based poet Jon Lupin. Jon is best known for his poetry on Instagram under the name @the_poetrybandit where over 100k people follow his work. He is the author of My Sober Little Moon, and an upcoming collection of poetry called You Only Love Me When I'm Suffering. In this conversation we cover Jon's origin of a poet, his struggle with addiction, and how that has fueled his poetry. Jon also reads several poems from his book which was a real treat. My Sober Little Moon http://a.co/fwvURsN You Only Love Me When I'm Suffering (pre-order) http://a.co/5ujLG8k You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram at @goodpoetrypodcast, or on Facebook.

In this episode we review two poems from Mary Oliver's book, Swan: poetry and prose poems. Mary Oliver is one of the most influential American poets of the last hundred years, winning both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for her work. Her book, Swan: poetry and prose poems, is full of musings on the nature of beauty. We review How Perfectly and I Own A House, two poems that have a lot to say about our relationship to the world around us. You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram at @goodpoetrypodcast. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can become a patron on Patreon. Monthly donations unlock different tiered rewards as a thank you for your support. www.patreon.com/goodpoetry

In this inaugural episode of Good Poetry, host Andrew Coons introduces the podcast and talks about the new book by poet laureate, Tracy K. Smith; as well as some thoughts from hearing her speak live. You can follow Good Poetry on Instagram at @goodpoetrypodcast. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can become a patron on Patreon. Monthly donations unlock different tiered rewards as a thank you for your support. https://www.patreon.com/goodpoetry