Podcasts about World Poetry Day

Next on the Get To Know Me Podcast, we're welcoming back a beloved returning guest—but this time, it's not about beats, horror flicks, or mic checks. Gaby “7 Octoberz” Moreno (@7octoberz) joins us to celebrate a huge milestone: she's officially a published author!

Marissa is also a board member of Tequila That Cares, a philanthropic organization bringing positive change to the agave spirits industry!If you missed World Poetry Day, it's not too late to celebrate. Click here for the archived celebration with Agave Road Trip Poet Laureate Larry Beckett and August Gladstone! Some numbers I culled from the DISCUS data over the past eight years:If you just look at volume consumed, 2.7 billion liters in 2024o   Vodka: 667 million liters (24.4%), trending down a point or two last three yearso   Cocktails (RTDs): 658 million (24.0%), trending up in a big way, double-digit growth every yearo   Whiskey: 647.5 million liters (23.7%), trending down four-ish percent past two yearso   Agave: 289.8 million liters (10.6%), trending up but growth is slowingo   Rum: 186.1 million liters (6.8%), trending down in an escalating patterno   Cordials: 180.7 million liters (6.6%), trending down four-ish percent past two years, like whiskeyo   Brandy: 105.4 million liters (3.9%), big hits past three years If you look at dollars spent, $36.2 billion in 2024o   Vodka: $7.2 billion (19.9%), flat since 2021o   Cocktails (RTDs): $3.3 billion (9.1%), trending up in a big way, double-digit growth every yearo   Whiskey: $11.9 billion (32.9%), trending down two to three percent past two yearso   Agave: $6.7 billion (18.5%), trending up but growth is slowingo   Rum: $2.2 billion (6.1%), trending down in an escalating patterno   Cordials: $2.8 billion (7.7%), trending down but not at same pace as volumeo   Brandy: $2.1 billion (5.8%), big hits past three years If you look at dollars spent per liter, bearing in mind that inflation between 2016 and 2024 was 30.7%,o   Vodka: $10.83, up 11% since 2016o   Cocktails (RTDs): $5.01, down 23% since 2016o   Whiskey: $18.30, up 15% since 2016o   Agave: $23.17, up 25% since 2016o   Rum: $11.99, up 12.6% since 2016o   Cordials: $15.54, 13.8% since 2016o   Brandy: $20.24, 10.6% since 2016 You can get all the raw data and draw uyour own conclusions at DISCUS.

The WBF Shopper is a free, Buy, Sell or Trade radio program. Tune in and find out whats for sale in yards, garages and attics all over central Florida. Jeff and Denise take your phone calls, celebrate World Poetry Day with a dramatic reading of 'Radio's Rhapsody'! Plus the Word of the Day!

Wilton's Music Hall show 30th April: use code PRETTYAPR25 for best available seats for £15Mailing list: sign up for special offers, news and morePatreon: sign up for FREE for all manner of bonus goodies and to be part of a growing musically-curious communityDescription:To mark World Poetry Day, Steve drops a surprise bonus episode featuring writer, comedian, and poet Robin Ince, recorded live at Wilton's Music Hall.Robin performs a series of poems—some whimsical, some urgent—including one inspired by Steve's conch bath performance at ALSO Festival. That performance also makes an appearance here in audio form, with seashells and electronics combining into something… well, unusual.The episode closes with reflections on music, abstraction, and the emotional power of sound.Timecodes:00:00 – Intro: why this bonus episode exists01:04 – Robin Ince at Wilton's: poems and reflections02:06 – Poem: The Conch Bath (plus excerpt from Steve's performance at ALSO Festival)09:00 – Poem: Not All Men12:08 – Poem: Creation Envy13:47 – Poem: Let Me Celebrate You Now15:24 – Robin and Steve on the point of musicWatch the video version (including Robin onstage and Steve in the lake at ALSO Festival):

Critics Hanna Flint and Boyd Hilton join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss Clueless, a new musical based on the 1995 film staring Alicia Silverstone. They also discuss Flow, Oscar-winning, dialogue-free, animated film based around the story of a cat who must find safety after its home is devastated by a flood. Plus Robert de Niro playing two gangsters in the Mafia drama The Alto Knights. Plus, ahead of World Poetry Day, we talk to Seán Hewitt whose second collection Rapture's Road has today been shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Paula McGrath

Date: 20/3/25 Join Raheel Ahmad for Thursday's show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: Home Advantage in Football and World Poetry Day Home Advantage in Football We've all heard it, teams perform better at home. The stats back it up. The crowd roars, the pitch feels familiar, and there's no exhausting travel. But is that really what makes the difference? Or is it just belief? If the best teams are truly the best, shouldn't they dominate anywhere? And what about those underdogs who defy the odds, winning on enemy turf? Is home advantage fact, or just a football myth? World Poetry Day Do we need a day to celebrate poetry? What makes a good poem? Is it just about making words rhyme? These are some of the questions we would like to explore in our show as we explore the beauty of verse. Join us between 5 and 6 as we go on to consider the devotional and spiritual benefits of poetry. Guests: Kamran Ahmed Tariq - Athlete mentor for professional Footballers Mateen Bhatti - Organiser of jalsa choruses Natasha - Amateur Poet Producers: Mutbashra Ahmed, Manahil Khalid and Nabeela Shah

Episode 49: WoodzyAward winning Flo poet, 2x TEDx Speaker and winner of UK unsigned 2019. As seen on BAFTA winning TV show "Life And Rhymes". Sky Sports "Fight Night" Live at Wembley Arena. SBTV and more! Woodzy was always destined to become a poet, being born on World Poetry Day. From studying at the Brit School, to opening for Stormzy and being on BBC1Xtra. Having a poem on the tour of the Tower of London, to reaching over 1 million views on his poem "90s baby". Woodzy captivates his audience with witty wordplay, use of language and relatable topics. His latest project "Peace Out, Peace In" Was released on March 13th 2023, bringing Spoken Word and Music together. Woodzy and his band headlined the TAO hotel in Las Vegas in October 2023 as well as doing shows in L.A, Houston and other U.S states. Aside from performing, Woodzy facilitates a variety of workshops in schools, colleges and workplaces. Looking to change people's perspective on poetry. Woodzy continues to work on upcoming projects as one of the Flo Poets. Constantly looking to grow the poetry community and change the world one poem at a time. #HYGYSTPOD #haveyougotyoursh*ttogether #HYGYST #caitlinoryan #Woodzy #TEDHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 62-year-old man in Boston in the United States has received a kidney from a genetically-engineered pig in the first transplant of its kind. Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital say if such procedures are carried out on a large scale, dialysis could become obsolete. Richard Slayman - whose previously transplanted human kidney began to fail last year - is recovering well after the four-hour surgery last week. His surgeons say they stand on the brink of a "monumental breakthrough". Also in the programme: we get an update from Haiti as we ask how the gangs are supplying themselves with sophisticated weapons; and celebrating World Poetry Day, we hear from Mary Jean Chan whose poetry collection "Bright Fear" has been nominated for the prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize. (Photo Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital)

Explore the groundbreaking work of Rebeka Borucki in making the publishing industry more inclusive and equitable. Through her founding of Row House Publishing, Rebeka provides a platform for marginalized voices, promoting diversity in children's literature. Brad and Lesley covers her dedication to social justice, the impact of her initiatives on communities, and her advocacy for a more inclusive literary world.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Impact to community when sharing and redistributing wealth.Rebeka's approach to empowering marginalized voices.The value of sharing and developing ideas openly.Rebeka's emphasis on the strength in collective actions.Episode References/Links:Rebeka BoruckiRow House PublishingStudio Growth AcceleratorOPC Summer CampOPC WorkshopsCambodia Early BirdLittle Readers Big Change  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. DEALS! 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And until and this goes for every country, not just I mean, obviously we live here, but like how we take care of those who have less than us is how we take care of each other truly. Lesley Logan 0:19  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.  Lesley Logan 1:01  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the inclusionary combo I have with Rebekah Borucki in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened that episode, go back and listen to it because holy frickin moly.Brad Crowell 1:14  She is a powerhouse. Lesley Logan 1:15  She is a powerhouse. She's a badass, she's like, like just all things amazing. Just all things amazing. So you should just pause this, go listen to that and come back. Or you can listen to this first because you're here and maybe you're you know, got your hands wet. And then make sure your podcast plays right into the one from Tuesday. Before we get into Rebekah's amazing words, today is March 21st 2024 and it is both world Poetry Day and Companies That Care Day. So I couldn't pick because I like them both because one, poetry, Rebekah is a founder of a publishing house. So like and she's a writer, so that kind of made sense. And then companies that care. She is a company that cares. So I kind of liked they both landed on this day. World Poetry Day was actually invented by UNESCO in 1999. So it's all here to like protect poetry. And I'm not a good poetry writer. But shout out to Alison Whipple, who is one of our agency members who is like, very humble, but also a very, very published poet, and does some amazing work. And then companies that care, you know, what you tell us about your company that, you know, that cares. But basically what that is, is like, companies are supposed to start to recognize that it's their employees that are if their employees are happy, they're a better company, so they should give some it fucks about the people that they hire, period. End of story. Okay, so upcoming events and travel and such. I'm actually getting on a plane tomorrow to go to Dallas. Yeah. But when I get back, Brad has an amazing two-hour workshop for Pilates instructors and business owners. Brad Crowell 2:45  Yes, I do. It's called the Studio Growth Accelerator, and y'all should join me. So basically, we are going to be digging into our new Accel formula, A-C-C-E-L. It's going to be a deep dive into how we can create jumpstart, kickstart, actually generate the growth that your studio needs to have. So if you are feeling like you have been stuck, you're looking for clients, you make the same money you got last year, you just can't get the get the ball moving forward. This accelerator is for you. And you can join me by going to PRfit.biz/accelerator that's PRfit.biz/accelerator. It's gonna be a two-hour workshop. So, you know, our two-hour hangout we'll probably talk for about 90 minutes and then we'll do Q&A or something. So yeah, come join me.Lesley Logan 3:39  And then we have we're getting up we've been playing all day today that we're recording this summer camp. Oh my gosh, so last year at OPC, OnlinePilatesClasses.com we had our first ever summer camp there's six teachers was super super fun. This particular year I want to do it bigger and better and better and more think just like true summer camp vibes without the bunk beds without the without the bugs without the travel and there is access Brad Crowell 4:04  Without the terrible roommate.Lesley Logan 4:05  Yeah, you won't have a terrible roommate, you won't have like crappy food. Brad Crowell 4:08  Your parents won't be dropping you off.Lesley Logan 4:10  Like fake cheese you know like, no, no, no, it's gonna you'll be able to attend from the comfort of your own home with your camera off if you want to. And you'll have lifetime access to the replays which is super, super amazing. So you want to go to opc.me/workshops, opc.me/workshops, you want to be on the waitlist if you want to get the best. I'm actually you want to be an OPC member if you want to get the best OPC price (inaudible) they are and then people on the waitlist get the next hookup and then those who are neither of those get the next hookup which is not as good as the first hookup or the second one. So just so you know. And then finally as we're recording this we actually only have like how many spots left in Cambodia?Brad Crowell 4:50  Two, two spots left. Lesley Logan 4:52  And actually before this episode comes out, (inaudible) someone's already, somebody's already doing an email, a mass email to their people. So it's quite possible by the time you listen to this, it is actually sold out. Brad Crowell 5:06  However. Lesley Logan 5:07  However, we've already planned 2025. Brad Crowell 5:10  That's right. Lesley Logan 5:10  Yeah. So you actually can purchase your spot now for the February 2025 retreat.Brad Crowell 5:17  And I would recommend you do it because this one sold out real fast. Lesley Logan 5:21  It didn't even take two months. It's insane. And so we're super, super excited about this. It's our very special retreat. It's really magical. And we actually got to hang out with a couple of our Cambodia retreaters in real life here in Las Vegas. And they were talking about all the amazing stuff that they took away from it and like implemented right away. So I just love that. So anyways, crowsnestretreats.com. Crows (that's a plural) nestretreats.com. All right, before we get into Rebekah's amazingness. What is our audience question, Brad? Brad Crowell 5:54  Yeah, we had a great one from Angela today on Instagram. She's asking, Have you any experience with upholstery cracking on your reformers, the studio I work for has Merrithew reformers and it seems to be a recurring issue. I'm wondering if the cleaners they're using are too harsh. And the boss says it's just human skin oils. But I've not had this problem with mine at home, nor have I heard about it from other teachers who use other brands like Legacy or Balanced Body. Lesley Logan 6:22  Okay, Angela. So here's the deal. If it was body oil, it would not be cracking it, it would actually be like white moisturizing it or like oiling it like it's actually like oil is actually really great Brad Crowell 6:36  The oil isn't gonna dry it out. Lesley Logan 6:38  Now, I will say this, you didn't ask for this. But there are some manufacturers and I won't name names because I'm not interested in being yelled at. But where whatever they used to coat the wood of their, also, it was not, it doesn't happen on my Contrology but there are some wood push-through bars, and also wood reformers that whatever they use to like, shine up the wood, when you use cleaner on it the human sweat makes it sticky. So that is awful and gross. And like, I will never buy that brand of equipment because you can't unfix that. But as far as upholstery cracking it is 100% the material you're using, and or not material, like cleaning supplies. Yeah. Brad Crowell 7:24  Like if they're using Pine Sol on it. Lesley Logan 7:26  Well, yeah, you should not be using that. Also if you're using like a like, you want to make sure that any of those wipes you're using because now that we're in a post-COVID world, everybody wants to use these wipes. The thing about those is one, it's a lot more trash, two, it might not be allowed on your equipment. Just because it's allowed on gym equipment doesn't mean it's allowed on Pilates equipment. And so I like Balanced Body's cleaner, it's really easy, you get a big bottle, you take a cap full, you get some water and it's super, super easy to clean. A lot of people will use tea tree oil and I know I said oil and oil makes it oily but the truth is that there's something in the tea tree oil that actually will dry out equipment overtime and make a crack or upholstery overtime they can crack. So I don't have a ton of people coming to my equipment. So I do use a method spray on a towel because again, it's not it's happening like once a day if that on my equipment. In my old studio, I would use like a method soap if I ran out of the Balance Body and I put a few drops in water and that got really clean. But also, you will always need to use a little soft bristle toothbrush with a microfiber towel to get the skin out of your equipment because oh my gosh, there's little groups and like it's gross, it's so gross. And just because equipment is a darker color doesn't mean it's not happening it just means you're not seeing it. But 100% whatever you're using is too harsh for that upholstery and you may want to go to the manufacturers of that upholstery and find out what they recommend you clean it with because it's quite possible they're using different material than what you mentioned the other brands.Brad Crowell 9:01  It's also possible that maybe it's in direct sunlight.Lesley Logan 9:04  Oh that is also so what happens with direct sunlight is and that's why we put blankets on our equipment in the house because the sun here it actually so I don't it's like there's a sheenBrad Crowell 9:16  Because it's wrapped around a little bit around the edges and it can become brittle if the sun is baking baking and baking it and then the and then it will crack along the edges. Lesley Logan 9:26  And also it makes it really hard to spin around on so like I used to (inaudible) a ladder barrel that was in the wind in a window and you could never slide on the ladder barrel because it was like had just like dried it out. So yeah, you guys, this stuff is amazing. This equipment's amazing, will last you years if you take care of it, but if you're using the wrong cleaner, you'll have to re-upholster it. And that thing about upholstery is eventually, if you re-upholster, I bought extra shoulder blocks because you know, you hit it the wrong way it could definitely hit a tear so Brad Crowell 9:55  We dropped our reformer box and it split the corner unfortunately, you know, stuff happens. Lesley Logan 10:00  So yeah, if you have a question you would like us to answer, it can be anything doesn't have to be Pilates. Brad Crowell 10:07  It could be anything. Lesley Logan 10:08  It could be anything. We're happy to answer it and see that you send it to the Be It Pod.Brad Crowell 10:13  All right now let's talk about Rebekah Borucki. Rebekah is the author of children's books founder and president of Row House Publishing and has been transforming the literary world by fostering equitable practices for marginalized authors. With a background shaped by adversity and activism, she passionately redefines publishing norms, she ensures access to diverse books for children in underserved communities, embodying the change she seeks in the industry. Lesley Logan 10:39  Yeah, she's cool. Brad Crowell 10:41  This was a really inspiring interview. And I just really felt empowered by the decisions she made. The frustrations that she felt frustrated me too. And then hearing what she decided to do about it. was really cool to hear. I also was laughing because she was like, Yeah, I definitely, definitely didn't know what I was getting myself into when I was like, well, I'm gonna make my own publishing company.Lesley Logan 11:10  I know, I think it's probably better that she did it. Because you know what it's like, as you if you know too much, you it's like becomes overwhelming. So if you don't know (inaudible). But you guys, if you did not listen, you have to listen to this because Brad and I talked about values a lot, like what are our values and like, how we filter decisions through our values, and like, not everything's gonna go the way you want to. But like, she was sitting in a room realizing like this is, they're not doing right by, by people.Brad Crowell 11:38  She was signed to a publishing group, she had an agent, all the things going well, and they were dickheads.Lesley Logan 11:44  Yeah. And she did like, and this is like something like so because I mean, so many writers would be like, Oh, my God, I got a publisher, I got an agent, I got all the things. I made it, and she got published and she stuck with her values and she marched off and she created Row House publishing and I also it's another thing just to like another little highlight, you also picked up which is like niching, to a specific type of genre, which is you can write about any kind of genre, as long as it's in the lens of social justice.Brad Crowell 12:16  Yeah, I thought that was pretty cool. Because a lot of publishers will pick, like, we do fantasy, or we do science books or whatever, you know, but her her niche is, can cross multiple genres. Yeah. Because it's about a topic or standing for something. And I also thought she niched down even more, she said, you had to further a conversation in a way that hasn't been, you know, furthered yet. So it's not like she's intentionally trying to move the conversation forward with the books that the company's publishing, which I thought was pretty, pretty cool.Lesley Logan 12:53  I mean, so cool. Like, just I mean, I feel like I don't know, maybe she sat down one day, and was like, wouldn't it be cool if and then that's what she created, because it's freaking cool. And I actually reached out to Kelly (inaudible), who is a romance novel that we've had on and I was like, I don't know if you want to write a romance novel, in this lens. But I think you'll really love Rebecca. And I think you'd love Rojas publishing, so just saying. Anyways one of the things we talked about that I really liked it, she's, this is her words, so I'm gonna make sure you know that she's like, she's like, it is up to us to stand up and say something. And then also said, it's up to us to share and redistribute wealth. We had nothing and we were constantly giving, so I can't resonate with her life in that way, but I remember like, my family didn't have any money. And we were constantly taking people in and feeding people. And I'm like, we have no money, what are we doing, but my parents never let that stop, making sure people got taken care of. And it's really interesting. I think a lot of people don't realize how important that is. And they don't do it. And she, her family had nothing. And they were constantly giving. And she took that redistribution of wealth as part of like, how into her values and how she does what she does. And that's why her publishing company actually pays authors a wage that they can live off of, because like, I mean, that's the biggest thing we hear with all of our friends were authors and like, you sell a book, which you like, make nothing. Yeah, like you make speaking, you make money off of speaking later.Brad Crowell 14:20  Yeah, I mean, that's the big joke in the publishing industry, unless you're like, you have, you're on the news every day, you don't have enough reach to, to generate the demand, so that you can go to a publishing company and say pay me upfront, you know, X amount of dollars. So, you know, for this book, most publishing companies will be like, I'll give you, I'll pay you a little bit and it's not much, right? So, everybody that we talked to, in our circles says yeah, I use my book as my loss leader. I use my book as my lead magnet, you know, all this kind of stuff because they're, it's it seems dim You're gonna get something that's like, oh, legit. Lesley Logan 15:02  And you know, here's the thing, that whenever I hear that it kind of pisses me off a little bit. And publishing. Yeah, it just kind of pissed me off, because I'm like, it's kind of like when I started teaching Pilates and I was like, oh, no, you just charge less than that person, and they charge less than this person. And we all are just happy family of no one making any money and always, like, not having enough. And I kind of, I kind of love that she's bucking the system, stay true to our values. And then using the money, her company's making to redistribute wealth, to put it in hands of people who are furthering conversations, who are bringing things to light, who are getting things into becuase you know, here's the thing about books you guys. Like, there are things that happen in books have changed your perspective of how you think about something, how you see something, I'm listening to a book on Audible right now that I just, my mind is blown in every single chapter. I really just think it's cool how she's gotten to where she is, and she's just hitting the ground running and not stopping until she gets this message out there and changes the publishing world. Brad Crowell 16:05  I really loved when she was talking about the old guard versus the reality of life today. You know, for me, I struggle, I struggle with this a lot. As you know, Lesley and I follow a lot of politics. So I'm actually I stay aware of what's going on in the US Congress, in the Senate, in the house, in and then also internationally because we traveled so much to Cambodia. And it's really frustrating when someone who, you know, has like generational wealth, who's a billionaire, and has an opinion can just write a big fat check and then it like, throws a wrench into supporting people and that makes me angry. And (inaudible).Lesley Logan 16:56  It's so fucking frustrating. Since you brought it up. Here's what's frustrating. Because your country cannot be wealthy, if you do not take care of your poor. And the more poverished people are, the less wealthy a country is. And until and this goes for every country, not just I mean, obviously, we live here, but like, how we take care of those who have less than us is how we take care of each other truly. And it's really frustrating that like some of the things that change what happened, even the people we voted for, it's like, okay, so we're just gonna take this little morsel, because that's what we got from the old guard. You know what I mean? Like it changes so freaking slow pisses me off. Brad Crowell 16:56  Yeah. And that's where like taking a stand in her choice to work with a company that was literally the old guard. And, she said, five of their authors were the biggest disinformation books when it came to COVID. vaccines. Yeah. And she said, I had a problem with that. And you know, but the people in the room were like, yeah, but it makes us money. So we don't actually give a shit.Lesley Logan 18:02  And here's the thing, that's crazy. This is why I truly believe her publishing company is going to be doing amazing things because the way that the old publishing houses were doing it, and the way the old media outlets are doing it, they're all dying. They're not making money, because they were always trying to please the people at the top with the money. And they were not actually paying attention to the people who watch the programs, who read the programs. Brad Crowell 18:28  Yeah. And so you know, and, you know, what was crazy to me to hear at the end, like, so obviously, she started Row House Publishing with a mission and they're definitely, they're not I, she said, they're an activist, company, but they also, they've grown right? So they have had small donations to get the ball rolling, but they clearly had large donors, because one of the things that they decided to take a stand for the large donor decided to pull a half a million dollar contribution from from what they were trying to do. And that's fucking terrifying. But it's also insane. It's also crazy that, you know, someone has that kind of leverage that kind of power, and how dramatic that can affect a small company, and kudos for her for, you know, buckling down going back to what they do, which is reach out to their community and rally around each other and support each other. That is really inspiring. But, she said, ownership really needs to be in the hands of marginalized people, just because they know how to get things done, because they don't have the luxury of being like, well just reach into my empty $8 billion pocketbook thing. Lesley Logan 19:49  They've always had to like figure it out. And so they figure it like they can figure it out. And it's, they can figure it out in ways that can take big dollars and make them go further than people with the big dollars could ever have done.Brad Crowell 20:01  And honestly, not only that, I really think that when you go through, like the fire and come out the other side, and then can make money, raise money, have that influence, you will do different things with it. Yeah, you just appreciate it differently.Lesley Logan 20:19  Yeah. Well, also, I mean, like, you know how important even a little bit can impact someone's life. Like, Rebekah has the charity that brings books to children, right? And like, the power of reading at a young age and having access to books, it like though, these are big deal things. They're not small. And the things that get cut for places where there is not enough money, are the things that actually can change the world.Brad Crowell 20:50  I'll tell you like it blows my mind because, you know, many years ago, you'll hear me talking about Cambodia ad nauseam. But many years ago, a friend of mine moved to Cambodia. And he made it seem impossible for me to get there. And years after being there, he said, yeah, you know, every family that works for me, I require them to send their kids to school, and they have to check in. And the school tells me if the kids don't show up for school, he said, I, he said this is a country of extreme wealth and extreme poverty. And he said I believe wholeheartedly that education is going to be the factor that changes that. And unfortunately, it's just slow going, but that's what needs to happen. And as an American, I was like, well, we got that fucking box checked. What good kudos for us over the last, you know, eight years, really paying attention to politics and starting to learn more about the education in our country. I'm shocked at the the lack of consistency across the art, you know, we have 50 different states, and we have 8000 different, literally, 8000 different municipalities that have different laws and it's crazy, crazy to me. Lesley Logan 22:15  Yeah, it's really it is. And it's really sad, because the way that education is paid for is based off of property taxes which means if you live in a poor area, there are no property taxes, people are renters, which means the schools get the least amount of support are the ones that if you gave them the most, they would change the world. It'd be generational change. My mother is a teacher. I have a special place in my heart for teachers. You all do so much, you get paid so little. And now they don't teach cursive anymore?Brad Crowell 22:50  Yeah, no.Lesley Logan 22:51  I don't even understand like, why not? Why just anyways, we can go on and on. I fucking love her. And I do agree with her that when you give people who have been marginalized, when you give them ownership, they will make absolute amazing change. Brad Crowell 23:07  She said when that shifts for everyone, when there are more female leaders, black, brown, disabled queer leaders, she said when that shifts, everything is going to shift for everybody. Lesley Logan 23:17  For everybody. It will really, truly well. So I can't wait to see that happen. You know, maybe I'll pray.Brad Crowell 23:25  Okay, finally, let's talk about those Be It Action Items, what bold, executable intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your conversation with Rebekah Borucki? She said as soon as you have a dream or an idea, start talking about it. Talk about it, do not wait until you have the perfect presentation. Start ideating, dreaming, discussing, it will help you figure that out. It'll help it come to shape, come to life. When you have other people to help bounce ideas off of she said, enlisting, it will help effectively to enlist an accountability partner and she said, Rebekah did the same thing when she wrote her children's book, she said I'm gonna write a children's book by X date and then she called a friend and said here's what I want to do, hold me accountable. Right? And by talking about it, she was able to make it happen. I think the hard thing about this is the fear of failure. Right? You know, the fear that like this grandiose dream that you may have that honestly, maybe it's not even that grandiose, but this dream that you have, if it doesn't come together, you're gonna let yourself down, you're gonna let others down, you know, all those kinds of things. And I definitely, I definitely understand that. You know, I really wanted to go to music school and I was auditioning to get a scholarship and I was really afraid that I wasn't going to get into school. So I didn't really tell that many people that I literally was taking trombone lessons. After high school, I would go and take, like sessions with a professional player, you know, and I would go practice on my own. And people were like, where are you going? And I wouldn't tell them. Because if what if I, what if I auditioned and I failed? You know? You know, but imagine if I had instead shared and said, I'm gonna go do this because I want to go get the scholarship, the encouragement and support that would have helped me. Lesley Logan 25:29  Oh, my gosh, it's so true. It's so true. I loved when she talked about community, of course, I think that Be It Action Item is amazing. So she said be in community, on any level, with others in the practice of giving, but also, and this is the part I loved, receiving. Because I think a lot of people will like, oh, I'm doing this thing. And I'm doing this thing I'm giving, giving, giving, but you're never receiving. And it's really important to receive because you learn so much more about yourself and others. And then you have the ability to give when it's when you have the ability to give. She also said build those relationships, there are ones that will sustain you mentally. And then there are some that can sustain you financially if you need it. That puts you in the spirit of feeling that you're doing good. And then also she said this, also advocate and be an activist in your own way. And I think that's really cool. I think we sometimes we think of the word activist, and we think we have to like be out screaming with a poster somewhere. But you don't have to be that you can be an activist in your own family and making sure they vote, I can be an activist right now I'm gonna advocate for all of you, wherever you live, if you are allowed to vote. If you are actually allowed to vote where you live, you must do it, you owe it to yourself to do it. And for those you who live in the States, I'm gonna tell you right now, make sure you're registered. Double check, do all the things. Make sure your family is I don't care if you don't like all options. You have like, I vote in the advocacy of others, of always thinking of other people when I choose the person I'm voting for. And like that is my way of being an activist and advocate. And it's not big, it's not huge. And other ways you can be an activist or an advocate is like charitable work, like you can actually donate. Like, if you don't have the time, if you have some money, you can give it to them, right? Or you can connect people who might have the money that this charity needs. There's like so many ways you can act as an advocate. You can like so never ever think like, oh, I don't I'm not I'm not someone who can, who can stand up to a crowd and like tell people things, you can do it in your own way. And one of the things I'm excited to share is that after listening to Rebekah, I was so inspired. I was like, how do I talk to this woman all the time? And I still haven't figured that out. So but what I can tell you is she told me she told us about Little Readers Big Change, that organization. And I know the power of reading for me when I was a little kid, I know what it did for me and what it did for my creativity and my imagination and all that stuff. And so OPC's charity for this year is Little Readers Big Change. And I just found out from our team that we are making our first, our Q1 payment to that charity. So I can't tell you today how much it is because I wasn't told that yet. But I can tell you that we have them slotted I'm so excited. We will be donating each quarter to them. And I think that is a really cool way to give back. Brad Crowell 28:14  Yeah, every year we choose a new charity to support and so yeah, we're stoked to be effectively helping bring books to schools.Lesley Logan 28:25  Yeah. So thank you, Rebekah, for letting me know about this amazing charity it's so cool to learn about it and it's really cool that we can we can donate to that charity this year. I'm Lesley Logan. Lesley Logan 28:35  And I'm Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 28:36  Thank you so much for listening to this. Shout out to Roxy Menzies who was a guest who was the one who connected Rebekah. She knew I would love her. I do a lot and I'm really so excited to hear what your takeaways are, how are you going to use these tips in your life? Please let the Be It Pod know. Let Row House Publishing, let Rebekah know, like, tell her if any of these parts is really took because you know what, it's really hard to run a company and I bet you today she might just need to hear that like something she said just blew your mind, changed your life, inspired you to do something big. I'm sure it would make her feel incredibly amazing. So, go do that and until next time, Be It Till You See It. Brad Crowell 29:11  Bye for now. Lesley Logan 29:13  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day.   Lesley Logan 29:41  Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod. Brad Crowell 29:56  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 30:00  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co. Brad Crowell 30:05  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi. Lesley Logan 30:12  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals. Brad Crowell 30:15  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's World Poetry Day today, so what better way to celebrate it than with one of our favourite poets and friend of the show, Jan Brierton. In this episode, Brierton, a self-described ‘accidental' poet, joins Róisín Ingle to talk about her new book, Everybody Is A Poem. It's s beautiful collection covering themes of love, loss, menopause, midlife, the mental load, self-acceptance, and much more. Brierton talks about the real-life events which inspired her latest batch of poetry and recites a couple of her favourites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy World Poetry Day. Time to check in with our local beat poet.

The Independent's chief film critic Clarisse Loughrey and the Telegraph's film critic Tim Robey review the Oscar-nominated animation Robot Dreams which follows the friendship of a dog and a robot - can their bond survive Robot being locked up on Coney Island beach, after his joints rust over following a paddle in the sea? They also give their verdict on Apple TV's drama Palm Royale, in which a former beauty queen longs to join the super-rich ladies who lunch in 1960s Florida. And on World Poetry Day the author of The English Patient Michael Ondaatje returns to verse in his new collection A Year of Last Things.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Paula McGrath

Sunday episode of Yoto Daily - the mini podcast from the people at yotoplay.com. It's World Poetry Day! Jake spouts some nonsense rhyme before he's joined by Pema, an Emily Dickinson-loving friend! Learn basic poetry reading techniques, how to look for meaning in poetry, and hear Pema wax lyrical about the importance of poetry in our lives.If you loved this episode, download the Yoto app to listen to the rest of the week's Yoto Daily episodes for free.If you want to share your artwork with Jake, or contribute your own joke for the Friyay jokes round up, check out yoto.space!Did you know you can tune into Yoto Daily for fun facts and trivia, jokes, and riddles each and every day? Access all episodes of Yoto Daily by downloading the Yoto App. You'll find loads of a world of free kids' radio, and you don't need a Yoto Player to use it.Follow us at @yotoplay on Instagram and Facebook!Want to learn more about the host of Yoto Daily, Jake? Check out this interview! Jake answers questions from parents and kids around the world, sharing everything from his favourite dinosaur to whether he's ever seen a unicorn in Chester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder's daily catch-up on the day's news. Today, Kieran was joined by Ian O' Doherty, Columnist with the Irish Independent and Jen Hogan, Journalist, author and columnist with The Irish Times...

For this week's episode (coincidently landing on World Poetry Day!) we dive into the world of Vietnamese American poet and novelist Ocean Vuong, and explore some of the key themes that resonate throughout his work - the immigrant experience, the complexities of mother-child relationships, and the lingering shadows of war.In this episode, discuss Ocean Vuong's poetry collections 'Night Sky with Exit Wounds' and 'Time is a Mother', as well as his critically-acclaimed debut novel, 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.'Follow us on instagram: thestackedpodSign up for our newsletter: Stacked WeeklyProduced by AiAi Studios:www.aiaistudios.comhttps://www.instagram.com/aiai.studios/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poet and Activist Lebogang Mashile celebrated 'World Poetry Day' and discussed what Human Rights Day means to her after 30 years in democracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's a playful and mysterious Emily Dickinson poem for World Poetry Day. The Parlando Project enlists The LYL Band in this one to create a full-band folk-rock song out of Dickinson's poem. The Parlando Project has done that sort of thing for several years, taking words (usually literary poetry) and combining them with music in different styles. We have over 700 of those combinations available at our archives with some additional writing about our experiences with the poems, both available at frankhudson.,org

We're back with global ambitions for World Poetry Day. First we skip over to  Dublin to interview Seán Hewitt about his gorgeous second collection Rapture's Road, published 2024 by Cape. Enriched by the traditions of Irish poetry, Seán's work speaks unflinchingly to contemporary issues as well as conjuring moments of absolute beauty from language.  Robin and Peter learn more about International Poetry Day, and Robin discovers a fabulous poem by Netherlands poet Marjolijn van Heemstra. Meanwhile Peter has immersed himself in the pages of Living in Language, International reflections for the practising poet, edited by Erica Hesketh, and finds himself wowed by South Korea's Lee Hyemi, and Somali-born  Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf.Support the showPlanet Poetry is a labour of love, paid for out of our own pockets.If you enjoy the podcast, please show your support and Buy us a Coffee!

World Poetry Day is upon us! And did you know that this art form actually predates the written language as we know it? Tune in to hear about some of the more popular forms of poetry, including limericks, haikus and acrostic, with examples! Emaad and Audrey will also share their own masterpieces - you wouldn't want to miss it!   Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar Music and photo credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is World Poetry Day, and Luxembourg is approaching the largest poetry slam event of the year. This weekend, the Géisskan collective hosts a two-day slam at Rotondes and at Prabbeli Wiltz. Ara City Radio's journalist Franziska is part of this collective. She joined Simon on the breakfast show this morning to speak about the event, the collective, and most important, how you can join.

Interviewees: Drs. Megan Brown and Jo Hartland Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Description:  In this episode, podcast co-host Lisa Meeks had the privilege of hearing from Drs. Megan Brown and Jo Harland,  two UK physicians with disabilities, who collaborated on a thought-provoking poem critiquing disability inclusion in the medical field.  In this poem reading, Drs. Brown and Hartland challenge the narrative of "overcoming" and "inspiration porn" often associated with disabled individuals. They emphasize the importance of embracing one's true identity and resisting the pressure to conform to societal expectations. Reminding us that disabled individuals should not have to prove their worth above others and deserve to be valued for who they are. The poem also highlights the ongoing struggle faced by disabled healthcare professionals in securing necessary accommodations in their work environments. It sheds light on the burden placed on individuals to constantly fight for their needs and the importance of organizations recognizing and addressing these challenges.  Listeners will gain deeper insights into the experiences of disabled healthcare professionals and the critical issues surrounding disability inclusion in the medical field.    Bios:  Dr Megan Brown is a Senior Research Associate in Medical Education at Newcastle University, in the School of Medicine, in the UK. She trained as a doctor, but decided to leave practice and has subsequently pursued medical education research. She is multiply disabled – she uses a walking stick, and is neurodivergent. Megan's research has focused on issues relating to the clinical education workforce within the UK, and equality, diversity, and inclusion within this workforce across the spectrum of undergraduate to postgraduate experience. She is a published poet, and is passionate about creative methods of expression and research. Dr Jo Hartland (they/them) qualified from Cardiff University in 2013 and left NHS clinical work in 2018. They have worked at the University of Bristol Medical School since 2018, and are the current School Deputy Education Director for Student Equity Diversity and Inclusion. Their teaching focuses on the integration of marginalised people's voices in healthcare curriculums, and empowering students to be agents of change in the face of health inequity. They sit on the executive board of the UK Medical Schools Council EDI Alliance, with a focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion and reasonable adjustments for disability. Their research interests lie in the intersection of professionalism and how this can act as a gatekeeping device for marginalised communities accessing healthcare careers. Outside of their university work Jo is a queer health activist and lead author of the GLADD UK Charter on So-Called LGBTQ+ ‘Conversion Therapy'. In 2022 they received the NHS England LGBTQ+ Health Advisor Award and Attitude magazine's 2023 Pride Award. Transcript Keywords:  World Poetry Day UNESCO Medical Education General Medical Council Equality Disability inclusion Medical School LGBTQ+ Conversion therapy Disability community Ableism Reasonable adjustments Equality Act Trauma Joy Resilience Advocacy Policies Documents Produced by: Gabe Abrams and Lisa Meeks  Audio editor: Jacob Feeman Digital Media: Katie Sullivan

Celebrating World Poetry Day with a podcast sounds like a fantastic idea! You could feature poets discussing their craft, reciting their favorite poems, or exploring the significance of poetry in different cultures. Consider inviting poets from diverse backgrounds to showcase a range of perspectives and styles. Additionally, you might delve into the history of poetry or analyze famous poems to deepen listeners' understanding and appreciation of this art form.

World Poetry Day (20 March) celebrates the power of this genre to challenge injustice and inspire positive change. We talk with published poets Emma Sidnam and Ciaran Fox about the ways they use poetry to both reiterate their own identities and broach broader social and political themes.

H looks forward to the IOM Choral Society performance of Brahms German Requiem, we hear about an event for World Poetry Day, a new album by Clash Vooar, a poem about the institution which is the recently held Braaid Eisteddfod

Nick Hennegan celebrates World Poetry Day with poems from the great American 'Beats' - Alan Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. ⁠www.BohemianBritain.com⁠

Nick Hennegan celebrates World Poetry Day with poems from the American 'Beats' - Alan Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. www.BohemianBritain.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bohemianbritain/message

At 14, Lemn Sissay inked his initials into his hand with a homemade tattoo. He didn't write LS, but NG, for Norman Greenwood, which he thought was his name. Except that it wasn't. His real identity had been withheld from him since he was born. Born in Wigan to an Ethiopian mother, Lemn Sissay was raised in care; first in a foster family and then, from the age of 12 to 18, in a string of children's homes, including the notorious Wood End assessment centre, where he was physically, emotionally and racially abused. Despite going on to become an award-winning and internationally acclaimed poet, the trauma of his harrowing childhood never left him, and has informed much of his work on and off the page. Today on Ways to Change the World, he talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about growing up in the care system, finding his identity as a British and Ethiopian man, and why the care system in the UK is failing children in need. Produced by Silvia Maresca

More on World Poetry Day! AI poetry, your calls, the new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 and more on the Pat Walsh Show! Nights in iHeart Radio

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the original UNESCO declaration says, to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements".Renuka presents a special feature on 'World Poetry Day' - 'உலக கவிதை தினம்' ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் மார்ச் 21ம் திகதி கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. இத்தினத்தையொட்டிய சிறப்பு நிகழ்ச்சி. இதில் பங்கேற்பவர்கள் சத்யா நிரஞ்சன், மோஷிகா பிரேமதாச, பகீரதன் தேவேந்திரன் மற்றும் கேதா ஆகியோர்.

World Poetry Day 2023 Mark Twain Quotes a lover's fairytale. BUY here by clicking this link AI Poetry - "burnt bathes" "thee actor" my greatest love thus far   Social media links: https://twitter.com/katiechonacas https://twitter.com/culturekidsxyz https://www.instagram.com/chonacas https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiechonacas Voiceover Reel: https://www.chonacas.com/voiceover/ https://www.chonacas.com/nft-cv/    Please consider SUPPORTING my SHOW, SUBSCRIBE to the NEWSLETTER, ENTER in the GIVEAWAYS https://www.chonacas.com/contact/   Disclaimer: None of the information in the podcast should be considered as a financial advice. Always do your own research.

March 2023  To celebrate World Poetry Day on the 21st of March, we have been looking into the poets and poetry of Bletchley Park. We have chosen nine poems to feature in this episode; they are read by staff, volunteers and Bletchley Park Veterans. Exhibitions Manager, Erica Munro and Research Officer, Dr Thomas Cheetham have been digging into the archives to give us more information as we listen. Thanks to all our readers for their time and fantastic performances. A special thank you to the Watkins family for the wonderful recording of their mother, Gwen Watkins. Image: ©Bletchley Park Trust 2023 #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma, #WorldPoetryDay, 

Today on the Ether we have a new episode of Roving with Rionna in her Craft of Writing series, today focusing on World Poetry Day! You'll also hear from epicdylan. Recorded on March 21st 2023. If you enjoy the music at the end of the episodes, you can find the albums streaming on Spotify, and the rest of your favorite streaming platforms. Check out Project Survival, Virus Diaries, and Plan B wherever you get your music. Thank you to everyone in the community who supports TerraSpaces.

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In celebration of World Poetry Day held every March 21st. I'll be reading some of my poetry and since it's an international event, I will also read them in English and in Spanish. "Arranged in words, coloured with images, struck with the right meter, the power of poetry has no match. As an intimate form of expression that opens doors to others, poetry enriches the dialogue that catalyses all human progress, and is more necessary than ever in turbulent times." Audrey Azoulay – Director General of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The following poems are from Inspire Me: Raw. The poem Citizen and it's Spanish translation Cuidadana are read and performed. Also, Forget and it's Spanish version Ovide and to add a little humor because not all poetry is dramatic or traumatic, we have the poem Go-Go Boots.   Inspire Me Series Book 1 & 2             Contains Inspire Me: Raw, Inspire Me: Perception and five poems from the upcoming book Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams.

Some of you may still have a hoarse voice from singing over the weekend, however, today is all about reciting poetry as it's World Poetry Day. Are you a fan of poetry and how is the next generation of poets expressing their work? Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie has been speaking with poets, tour guides and musicians.

#WorldPoetryDayOn the occasion of World Poetry Day, Rekhta Podcast has brought to you this special episode of a Masterclass of Urdu Poetry by Shakeel Jamali, one of the most prominent and popular Urdu poets.

Today is World Poetry Day! It's a great day to read your favorite poetry. 今天是世界詩歌日！ What is poetry? It's a special way of speaking. It is like a song, but you don't need to sing it. You can just say it. That's why poetry is kind of like music. 詩歌是一種特別的說話方式。它像一首歌，但你不用唱，只要念就好了。 In the USA, there's a big award for music. It's called a Grammy. Every year, the people who make the best music get a Grammy. 美國有一個音樂大獎，叫做葛萊美獎。每一年，創作最佳音樂的人都會獲得一座葛萊美獎。 So, can poetry get a Grammy Award? For a long time, it could not. Many people said poetry was not music. 詩歌可以得葛萊美獎嗎？以前不行，因為很多人說詩歌不算是音樂。 But this year, it's different. Now there is a Grammy Award for poetry. The winner was a poet named J. Ivy. 但是今年不一樣了，葛萊美頒發了詩歌獎，今年的贏家名叫 J. Ivy。 J. Ivy felt proud when he won the award. He thanked his high school English teacher, and then he told a story. J. Ivy 覺得很自豪。 他謝謝他的高中英語老師，還說了一個故事。 When J. Ivy was in high school, he was shy. Still, the teacher saw he was talented. She told him to write a poem and read it to his class. J. Ivy 高中的時候很害羞，但是老師仍然看出他的才華，請他寫一首詩，朗讀給全班聽。 At first, he was nervous. But when he read his poem, everyone loved it. That was years ago. Now, his poetry has won a Grammy! 他原本很緊張，但大家都很喜歡他的詩。現在他的作品獲得了葛萊美獎。 J. Ivy has shown everyone that poetry is music. ________________________________ Vocabulary 葛萊美獎是音樂獎，卻增加了給詩人的獎項。 1. poem 詩歌 What a beautiful day today! 今天真是美好！ I must write a poem for it. 我一定得來寫一首詩。 Great, let's hear it. 太棒了，我們來聽聽。 2. proud 驕傲的 "A shining sunrise and a new day, good morning for today." 燦爛的日出，嶄新的一天，大家早安。 That sounds almost like music! 聽起來幾乎像音樂！ I know, right? I'm so proud of myself. 我知道，我很自豪呢。 3. win 贏得 Have you written poetry before? 你以前有寫過詩嗎？ In fact I have. I've even won prizes for it. 確實寫過。我甚至贏過獎品！ 4. ago 以前 But that was many years ago. 不過那是很多年前了。 It's never too late to begin again. 重新開始從不嫌晚。 來跟我一起讀讀單字吧！ poem 詩歌 proud 驕傲的 win 贏得 ago 以前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Pirate Day B: World Poetry Day C: World Pancake Day 2. What award did J. Ivy win? A: A Grammy B: A Tony C: An Emmy 3. Who did J. Ivy thank? A: His brother B: His son C: His teacher Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Coming up first -An Australian academic says Pacific countries cannot take Canberra at face value when it comes to AUKUS and its committment to the Rarotonga Treaty. Communities are still without power in Vanuatu after tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin tore through the country about a fortnight ago. Samoa has started a new MMR vaccine campaign to boost its rates following suspected measles cases in the country and A new collection of poetry from Pasifika students across Aotearoa is being published in a book to be released on World Poetry Day next week.

A new collection of poetry from Pasifika students across Aotearoa is being published in a book to be released on World Poetry Day next week.

A plumber, a pastor, and a pilgrim forge poems out of what's right in front of them. --- She will keep you like she keeps the Sabbath.     Did you know that 21 March is World Poetry Day? Do you … care? In this episode of Life & Faith, we speak to three poets about why they write poetry, and find out how intimately linked to real life their words actually are. Sit back and enjoy a feast for your ears as Erin Martine Sessions, Drew Jackson, and Jonathan McKeown bring you poems they've written about (respectively) an ancient city; about mass incarceration and the fight for justice; about mushrooms and motherhood.  From very different starting points, all three wrestle to give words to the realities of the world around them - however beautiful, overwhelming, devastating, infuriating, or even repulsive. “Plumbing has really given me a physical connection to both work and my own body that has forced me to come to some kind of reconciliation between this flighty mental side that just wants to remove itself from all the awkward matter and stuff that you have to deal with in the physical world at times … there's a lot of very physically disgusting stuff plumbers get to deal with on a daily basis. So for me, working out some kind of synthesis, which I think is what selfhood is really about … to do that in your own experience is I think part of the process of becoming the self that you are.” --- Explore: Read more of Erin's poetry Check out Drew's book God Speaks Through Wombs Check out Jono's book Genesis 

In this ediiton of Reckless Trendangerment, Jack and Miles discuss Daddy Yankee retiring,  Kanye getting banned from the Grammys, Rachel Ziegler not getting invited to the Oscars, the Goated BoardBoiz who DID get an invite, World Poetry Day, and Pusha T's surprising new diss track. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Read On's Red Szell talks to the Blind Poet, David Steele, for World Poetry Day 2022.

Tomorrow is World Poetry Day and poets around Aotearoa have been busy beavering away to celebrate it. One of them is Associate Professor Sarah Ross, from Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington who has been compiling an online index of poems penned by Renaissance women. The Early Modern Women's Complaint Poetry Index brings together poetry about love, loss and protest, written by women living from 1530 to 1680. Sarah co-led the project with Professor Rosalind Smith from Australian National University and they've just picked up an award from the Renaissance Society of America.

Thursday, 17 February 2022, 1 – 2pm An online roundtable discussion with Neo Gilson, Jamalida Rafique, and Thirukumaran Thiruchelvan (Thiru), three of the poets who took part in our ‘Window to My World' series for World Poetry Day 2021, showcasing poetry from refugees, asylum seekers, and exiled poets in Ireland. The discussion will be chaired by Professor Philip Coleman, School of English, TCD, and is organised by Dr Jude Lal Fernando, Director of Trinity Centre for Post-Conflict Justice, in association with the Trinity Long Room Hub. About the poets About the poets Neo Gilson Neo was born in Kimberley South Africa, and currently lives in Ireland as an immigrant. She is a poet, singer, writer, story- teller, and motivational speaker. She released a gospel audio CD titled "Behind The Veil" in May 2013, which has received airplay on various radio shows in South Africa. She is a member of Poetry Africa and Samro in South Africa, a member of Women In Library in Glasgow, and a member of WOW in Ireland. In 2020, Neo wrote a poem for the Love and Charity production in Ireland titled ‘Women on Women'. She is passionate about women empowerment projects and loves to contribute to society in a meaningful way. Neo has also been part of the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. Jamalida Rafique Jamalida was born in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, in 2008. She was resettled along with her parents in Ireland at the age of just eight months. She is in her second year of secondary school at St. Leo's College, Carlow. She has visited the refugee camp where she was born and witnessed how hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children fled to Bangladesh during the mass exodus in 2017. Jamalida has met and sent a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the importance of education for Rohingya children. She continues to speak on behalf of those refugee children who have been denied their right to education. Thirukumaran Thiruchelvan (Thiru) Thiru is an Eelam Tamil poet, lyricist, writer, journalist, environmentalist, and author of four anthologies of poems. He was a victim of torture by the Sri Lankan security forces during the last phase of the war in that country. He was in direct provision in Ireland for four years and was granted refugee status in 2014 and now is an Irish citizen. Thiru, who is a graduate of Jaffna University in Sri Lanka, has had his poetry included in the syllabi of postgraduate programmes on Tamil literature in three universities in the southern states of India. His poems have been translated into English, German, Irish and Sinhala. His poetry books were launched and featured in Literature and/or Book Festivals in many countries around the world, including India, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, and Canada.

In today's episode we welcome James Morgan-Jones, the author of The Glasswater Quintet, a series of psychological thrillers, with a supernatural touch. James began his career as a professional actor but after a serious accident retrained as a feline behaviourist.James Morgan-Jones was born and brought up on the Essex/London borders. His mother was Welsh and his father from the East End. He trained as a professional actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and worked for several years in the theatre. After a serious accident he retrained as a feline behaviourist and now lives in West Wales.He began writing seriously after gaining an MA with Distinction from Trinity Saint David University in Carmarthen. He then embarked on The Glasswater Quintet, a series of psychological thrillers, with a supernatural touch. The novels are linked by character and place but set in different decades, from the 1940s onwards. The first book in the series, On the Edge of Wild Water, was published by Wordcatcher in the summer of 2017. This was followed by the second in the quintet, The Glass Citadel, later that year, as well as a short story collection, The Wheel and Other Stories. The third novel, The Stone Forest, was published in November 2018, followed by the fourth – Eye of the Rushes – in 2020.James is also an accomplished speaker and a respected poet. He was featured in a radio interview for World Poetry Day 2020. In the autumn of 2019 his first collection of poetry, Living Places, Passing Lives, was published by Wordcatcher.Get in touch with James Morgan-JonesWebsiteTwitterFacebookGet in Touch with Victoria BennionTo learn more about working with us visit www.victoriabennion.com

In celebration of World Poetry Day 2021 Recited by Vika Stankovic Original Music by Yann Keerim - Small Steps TMC on poetry IF - Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream - and not make dreams your master, If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Kavignar Arivumathi on World Poetry Day is interviewed by Daisy Jeyaprakash and Arumugam Petchimuthu for American Tamil Radio. Kavignar Arivumathi shares his working experience with A.R.Rahman, Ilayaraja, Kalaippuli V.S.Thanu, S.A.Rajkumar as lyricist in Tamil cine industry. Also, he share his thoughts on how the poets like Sirpi, Meera and Kavikko Abdul Rahman should be honored for their literary work in Tamil literature. This program was produced and originally broadcast on March 20, 2021 by American Tamil Media. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americantamilradio/support

Lefties, desperate to point to a non-Muslim terrorist, are calling the Austin bomber a terrorist. But there's no evidence he was one. We discuss why and why the distinction matters. Then, Frank Furedi, author of “Populism and the European Culture Wars: The Conflict of Values Between Hungary and the EU,” joins the show to discuss another terribly abused “ism,” populism and what it means for the democracies of the West. Finally, some news, and one of the great poems ever written, by Rudyard Kipling, on “World Poetry Day.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices