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• Podcasts

  • Spoken Word Poetry Podcast Listen to words written from the heart and performed by the soul.. Spoken word poetry with a bit of performance art, stories, and poems wrapped all into one. Click play_circle_filled to listen to an episodecancelplay_circle_filled

    Spoken Word Poetry: Halloween Series: The Lonely Lady in the Red-Hooded Cape - Spoken Word Poetry

    Down below, onto the earthly land,a long dark haired middle-aged womandressed in a red-hooded capestands outside an old wooden loft with rusty shutters,observing the night sky above.Hidden behind her hood,is a face, that has been aged way too soon…Scars from life’s misfortunes writtenacross her cheeks,For more poetry by Ariana, visit: http://arianarcherry.wordpress.comStill want even more poetry? Check out Poetry Essentials Hub at http://www.poetryessentialshub.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spokenwordpoetrypodcast/support

    1. Spoken Word Poetry: Halloween Series: The Lonely Lady in the Red-Hooded Cape 06:29
    2. A POETRY READING PODCAST: THE PIANO MAGIC 08:15
  • Word Spoken Podcast The poetry podcast showcasing the best poets on the spoken word scene in the UK. Click play_circle_filled to listen to an episodecancelplay_circle_filled

    Solomon Adams: Self Empowerment, Intelligent Movement and Perseverance - Word Spoken

    Solomon Adams is a poet with soul. His music and poetry combine to take your mind elsewhere. Through pensive and thought provoking verses Solomon's work addresses spirituality, mental health and self discovery. The three pieces we get to hear are 'Mindfullness', 'Hip Hop Raised Me' and finally 'Breakdown or Breakthrough'. @SolomonsSoul is the handle! Go get it! 

    1. Solomon Adams: Self Empowerment, Intelligent Movement and Perseverance 48:09
    2. George Lawrence: Technophobia, Growing Pains and Carbonated Cans 56:57
  • Spoken Word Podcast Spoken Word is a half hour program dedicated to poetry and performance. We provide a grassroots platform on 3CR for the poetry community, making connection between live performance, printed literature and radio listeners. Our guests are contemporary poets who read and discuss their works. Spoken Word is inherently eclectic and gives voice to diverse forms of poetic expression. Click play_circle_filled to listen to an episodecancelplay_circle_filled

    Alex Skovron's Letters from the Periphery - Spoken Word

    Alex Skovron reads from and discusses his new book of poetry, Letters from the Periphery, with Di Cousens. Photo by Di Cousens.

    1. Alex Skovron's Letters from the Periphery
    2. Spoken Word - Reflections on motherhood Ep.1
  • For The Love of Poetry & Spoken Word Podcast Listen to some of the works of some of the greatest Poets and Spoken Word people around. Ranging from Shakespeare to UniverSouLove, URSprung Collective, Tsombe, Janet Dawson, Jamie Bond and beyond. We play some of a wide range of styles. Click play_circle_filled to listen to an episodecancelplay_circle_filled

    Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have A Dream Speech (August 28, 1963) - For The Love of Poetry & Spoken Word

    "I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement.

    1. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have A Dream Speech (August 28, 1963) 16:14
    2. The Final Episode 02:09:10

• Articles

  • BBC BBC Radio 1Xtra - Words First - Spoken Word Explained Find out all you need to know about the world of spoken word with our beginner's guide... cancel
  • MasterClass How to Write Spoken Word Poetry Spoken word poetry is a performance art that transcends the written form. If you’ve ever watched slam poetry or a dramatic monologue at an open mic night, the intense, emotional delivery may have stayed with you long after it was over. This is the power of spoken word poetry, and it’s meant to be memorable. cancel
  • Poetry Foundation Spoken word A broad designation for poetry intended for performance. Though some spoken word poetry may also be published on the page, the genre has its roots in oral traditions and performance.... cancel
  • The Write Practice How to Write Spoken Word If you’ve never written spoken word before, you might feel overwhelmed, unsure where to start. But this type of writing isn’t as foreign as you might think. cancel
  • Power Poetry 5 Tips on Spoken Word Spoken word is written on a page, but performed for an audience. It relies on a heavy use of rhythm, improvisation, rhymes, word play, and slang. These tips will help you write your best spoken word piece yet. Then, share your work with our community of over 400k poets. cancel

• Essentials

  • Sharon Jones Burn After Writing Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube... the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself? cancel
  • Magnetic Poetry Kit Magnets That Reveal The Poet Within Dave Kapell, the founder of Magnetic Poetry, was suffering from writer's block while trying to compose song lyrics. To overcome this problem, he wrote down interesting words on pieces of paper and rearranged them, looking for inspiration. What he hadn't figured into this experiment were his allergies. One good sneeze and any progress was sent flying across the room. Dave decided to glue the words to pieces of magnets and stick them to a pizza tin. Then he got hungry and the now magnetized words made their way to the refrigerator door. Before too long, Dave wasn't the only one rearranging his would-be song lyrics. When friends came over, Dave noticed they started to move the magnets around, amusing themselves by writing the first magnetic poems. cancel

• Near You

  • Meetup Spoken Word | Find your people Find out what's happening in Spoken Word Meetup groups around the world and start meeting up with the ones near you. cancel