Podcasts about city poet

Poet laureates do a lot more than write poetry. Since 1985, Connecticut state poet laureates have worked to promote the literary arts and poetry throughout the Nutmeg state, visiting schools, performing spoken word and passing on poetry to the next generation of writers. There is no straight path to this position. Some of our guests today have been writing poetry all their lives. Others got bitten by the poetry bug a little later. Today, three poet laureates from around our state join us in the studio. GUESTS: Antoinette Brim Bell: Connecticut State Poet Laureate Nadia Sims: Manchester Poet Laureate Frederick-Douglass Knowles II: Hartford Poet laureate Where We Live is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Reigns is an American poet, artist and activist known for his poetry publications, his work as West Hollywood's first City Poet, his participatory art projects, his LGBT activism, and his scholarly work on Anaïs Nin. His works include A Quilt For David, Inheritance, The Gay Rub, In The Room, 3-Pack Jack. He and Host James Lott Jr talk about LGBTQIA Literary works.

Guest host N. West Moss, author of the memoir Flesh and Blood (Algonquin Press), joins us for the opening interview of this episode. West turns the tables to interview The WildStory host and Jersey City Poet Laureate Ann E. Wallace about her new poetry collection, Days of Grace and Silence: A Chronicle of COVID's Long Haul, forthcoming from Kelsay Books in winter 2024. They speak about Ann's isolation and turn to writing when she fell ill at the start of the pandemic and through her long recovery, but also about community and the presence of nature as a reminder of hope and resilience. We then hear from Dr. Randi Eckel, who offers suggestions for shady ground cover plants in a new installment of Ask Randi. Co-host Kim Correro joins Ann in conversation with Brie Arthur—a frequent contributor to the PBS television show “Growing a Greener World” and leader in the foodscape revolution. Brie, the Plant Lady, discusses her move years ago toward foodscaping and how you might visually blend food crops into your yard. Brie also opens up about the severe health impacts she has faced from tick-borne illnesses and the preventive measures gardeners and nature enthusiasts might take to protect against Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Lyme Disease.

Swan Song is the latest feature from American writer/director Todd Stevens - Yell, Sam, If You Still Can, follows Samuel Beckett through his last months in 1989 - We Own This City, a crime series from the mind of David Simon, who brought us The Wire - Debut poetry collection, entitled Palm Wine Tapper and The Boy at Jericho?

Hear a totally unofficial google translate version of the first poem of 2022 by the Amsterdam city poet, Marjolijn van Heemstra. The original poem is in Dutch of course, but we can appreciate the imagery and the sentiment even in English. The Dutch version has an added lyrical feel of course and we have a little taster of that too, with @CathyCentral's very best Dutch pronunciation. (First broadcast on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station on 9 February 2022 on our Dam Daily Wednesday edition. https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/eerste-stadsgedicht-van-marjolijn-van-heemstra-2022~b9654e9c/https://www.marjolijnvanheemstra.nl/nieuws/marjolijn-van-heemstra-is-de-nieuwe-stadsdichter-van-amsterdam/https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

The pandemic is having a profound impact on the arts. But you don't need to go anywhere, involve other people or need many materials, to write or read poetry, and during the lockdown people have turned to verse. In an extended edition of Front Row devoted to poetry Samira Ahmed hears from the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, about his recent writing life - composing lyrics for Huddersfield Choral Society. Vanessa Kisuule, City Poet of Bristol, talks about her collaboration with the Old Vic and local groups, creating modern work inspired by medieval mystery plays. Em Power, three times Foyle Poet of the Year winner, reveals how poetry is a communal art. And they all read their work. Even before the lockdown there was a surge in sales of poetry books, driven by the internet. Anthony Anaxagorou and Vanessa Kisuule chart their journeys as poets via YouTube to the printed page. They discuss poetry addressing politics - Kisuule's poem on the toppling of the Colston statue went viral - and poets' engagement with the environment. Armitage launched the Laurel Prize to encourage this. In March Daphne Astor started the Hazel Press whose books about the natural world are created from it using local recycled paper, printed with vegetable inks. Anna Selby writes poems about the underwater world - while underwater. The prospect of inoculation against Covid gave rise to'vaccination nationalism'. When Edward Jenner pioneered smallpox vaccination in 1796 he was determined his discovery would benefit people around the globe. Several poets, including Robert Southey, wrote poems in his honour. Front Row has commissioned Anthony Anaxagorou to do the same for the developers of the Covid vaccine, and he reads his new poem. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May

Another poem as part of my application to become Bristol's City Poet

This poem was written as part of an application to become Bristol's City Poet. Reverse psychology didn't work! No, actually, the truth was I wasn't ready nor confident enough in myself.*Please note: There is strong language in this episode*If you haven't listened to the introduction yet, the content I refer to publishing through this podcast is poetry, written by me. (There was no intention for that last bit of that last sentence to rhyme and I almost deleted it but decided to leave the words as they are!) Also my application (listen to this episode to understand what I'm referring to!) was not successful, but the feedback I received was positive: “the judges were incredibly moved by your application, which was the most  original and affecting of all that we received”I'm on social if you're interested…primarily on Insta and occasionally on Twitter: @diversityofme. Intro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.com

Welcome to the 1st episode of The Muse Writers Center Podast: Write Where You Are. This episode we interview Noah Renn, poet, teacher, father, & native of Hampton Roads. Noah provides insight @ personal influences, his writing process, the best moment as a teacher, his love for instrumental Hip-Hop, & more. His recently released poetry chapbook, Sinking City, is available for purchase from FinishingLinePress.com. Thanks for listening & stay tuned for the next podcast episode w/ YA author, Hannah Capin. Visit our website for more information about our upcoming classes @ The Muse Writers Center in Norfolk, VA. Noah made a cool playlist of some tracks he enjoys writing to. Noah's Bonus Playlist HERE. (***Some artists on this playlist use explicit language. This playlist is a bonus & does not represent The Muse Writers Center or its mission.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-muse-writers-center/message

Star Coulbrooke, the Logan City Poet Laureate, came to Ogden to talk with us at Booked on 25th independent bookstore on Historic 25th Street. Ogden City Arts is currently looking for a Poet Laureate, and listening to Star talk about why it is important, makes the search even more necessary for a city that aches to have a poetic voice. Star was an absolute delight to have on the podcast. She is truly a wonderful person, friend, teacher, and poet.

“Everyone is born once. I have been born many times,” wrote Rumi, the beloved Persian poet, whose words often draw comparisons to Shakespeare. But who was the person behind the poems? And why does a fairly obscure 13th-century mystic continue to captivate contemporary audiences? Brad Gooch, formidable biographer and bestselling author of ‘Smash Cut,' ‘Flannery,' and ‘City Poet,' brilliantly brings the legend to life, vividly coloring in his time and place—imagine trying to write erotic poetry under the seige of Genghis Khan—and reminding us that the power of poetry transcends time and place, much like Rumi himself.

Born in a public library in Morocco where his father was a janitor, Abdellah Taïa is an acclaimed novelist and filmmaker who lives in Paris, but sets his latest novel in his home country. With deep lyricism and erotic energy, Infidels follows the life of Jallal, a young gay Muslim who is the son of a prostitute witch doctor. The mother and son struggle as outsiders inside their Islamic world until Jallal moves to Belgium and becomes a jihadist. Taia discusses this powerful story about love and belonging with Steven Reigns, the first City Poet of West Hollywood.For photos from this program, click here. 

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Poet, Steven Reigns talks about the experiences that inspired his work in Inheritance and the challenges of documenting events of such a personal nature. We also discuss other projects, S(t)even Years: an endurance performance, and the new collection he's working on. Jeffrey Masters interviews. Click Here to Download the Podcast on iTunes Bio: Steven Reigns is a Los Angeles-based poet, educator, and was appointed the first City Poet of West Hollywood in October of 2014. Alongside over a dozen chapbooks, he has published the collections Inheritance (Sibling Rivalry, 2011) and Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat (Burning Page Press, 2001). [...] The post Steven Reigns | Inheritance | Author Interview appeared first on Book Circle Online.

Poet, Steven Reigns talks about the experiences that inspired his work in Inheritance and the challenges of documenting events of such a personal nature. We also discuss other projects, S(t)even Years: an endurance performance, and the new collection he's working on. Jeffrey Masters interviews. Click Here to Download the Podcast on iTunes Bio: Steven Reigns is a Los Angeles-based poet, educator, and was appointed the first City Poet of West Hollywood in October of 2014. Alongside over a dozen chapbooks, he has published the collections Inheritance (Sibling Rivalry, 2011) and Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat (Burning Page Press, 2001). [...]

Steven Reigns, the first City Poet of West Hollywood, calls in to talk with Ann about how activism and social issues have influenced his work, what's he learned from teaching writing workshops, and his exhibition The Gay Rub. The Gay Rub is a collection of rubbings from several LGBT landmarks from all over the country, including tombstones, plaques, cenotaphs, and monuments.