Episodes

  • Exploring Poetic Objective (Season 2, Episode 4)
    Sep 27 2022

    In the fourth episode of season 2, Helen interviews  poet Paula Aamli about her new pamphlet A Lockdown London Life .

    Welcome to season 2 episode 2 of The Poetrygram Podcast. In case you missed them, all season one back episodes are available here. 

    If you'd like to submit a poem of 40 lines or fewer to The Poetrygram Annual 2022, you can do so for free here.

    If you'd like to access the free prompts and materials mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting, transcriptions and the fees paid to guests.

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    51 mins
  • Writing Poetry About the Body (Season 2, Episode 3)
    Aug 19 2022

    In the third episode of season 2, Helen interviews fiction author and poet Joanna Ingham about her collection Ovarium.  Joanna  won the Paper Swans Press Single Poem Competition in 2020. She has worked in community arts, facilitating creative writing workshops in a wide variety of settings.
     
    If you'd like to submit a poem of 40 lines or fewer to The Poetrygram Annual 2022, you can do so for free here.

    If you'd like to access the free prompts and materials mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If you'd like to apply for the poetry masterclass mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting, transcriptions and the fees paid to guests.

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    37 mins
  • Hope and Optimism in Poetry (Season 2, Episode 2)
    Jun 8 2022

    Welcome to season 2 episode 2 of The Poetrygram Podcast. In case you missed them, all season one back episodes are available here. 

    If you'd like to submit a poem of 40 lines or fewer to The Poetrygram Annual 2022, you can do so for free here.

    If you'd like to access the free prompts and materials mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If you'd like to apply for the poetry masterclass mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting, transcriptions and the fees paid to guests.

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    35 mins
  • How to Write About The Never (Season 2, Episode 1)
    Apr 4 2022

    INTRODUCTION

    Welcome to a second season of The Poetrygram Podcast. In case you missed them, all season one back episodes are available here. 

    If you'd like to submit a poem of 40 lines or fewer to The Poetrygram Annual 2022, you can do so for free here.

    If you'd like to access the free prompts and materials mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If you'd like to enter the poetry competition mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If you'd like to apply for the poetry masterclass mentioned in the opening of the show, click here.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting, transcriptions and the fees paid to guests.

     

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    38 mins
  • Transformation in Poetry (Poetrygram Episode 12)
    Dec 29 2021

    Novelist and poet Helen Cox discusses just how pivotal the concept of transformation is to crafting compelling and startling poetry.

    Find a host of free poetry resources, here.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting and editing fees.

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    13 mins
  • How to Self-Publish Your Poetry (Poetrygram Episode 11)
    Oct 21 2020

    This episode of the Poetrygram Podcast features poet Joe Barca. Joe discusses the challenges and advantages of self-publishing his book Unraveling Sunlight, reads some of his work and talks about his writing journey.

    Here are a list of resources mentioned in the show:

    • City Lit Online Self-Publishing Courses
    • The work of Pablo Neruda
    • The work of Kevin Young
    • The work of Clementine von Radics
    • The work of Mai Der Vang
    • Unraveling Sunlight
    • Joe Barca's Twitter feed
    • Joe Barca's Instagram page
    • Joe Barca's Medium page
    • Free Poetry Polishing Masterplan

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting and editing fees.

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    38 mins
  • How to Write a Topical Poem (Poetrygram Episode 10)
    Aug 19 2020

    Returning after a hiatus due to Covid 19, this episode of The Poetrygram Podcast features Barbican Young Poet Billie Manning. Billie offers us her tips on writing topical poetry, reads some of her work and talks about her writing journey.

    Poetrygram listener, Coty Cox also reads a poem they have submitted to the show.

    Here are a list of resources mentioned in the show:

    • The Poetrygram Prize 2020
    • City Lit Online Poetry Writing Courses
    • It’s Freezing in LA Magazine
    • The work of Haruki Marakami
    • Severn Suzuki's address to the UN
    • Greta Thunberg
    • How to Write Prose Poems
    • Sestinas – recommended for writing about political issues.
    • The Barbican anthology The World is Burning and I Have Discovered This.
    • The Bad Betty Press anthology Field Notes on Survival.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting and editing fees.

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    44 mins
  • How to Polish Your Poetry (Poetrygram Podcast Episode 9)
    Mar 1 2020

    Episode 9 of the Poetrygram podcast is all about how to polish your poetry. Where's the best place to start? What important questions should you ask while editing and how much of your true self should you reveal in the finished product?

    As well as answering all these questions, winner of the Poetrygram Prize 2019, Amy Wyatt reads her winning poem Today's Lunchtime Confession and, as always, there is a prompt to help poets kick-start their writing this month.

    You can access a Poetry Polishing Masterplan here.
    You can purchase the Poetrygram Annual 2019 here.

    If this podcast proves useful to you, please consider making a donation at Buy Me a Coffee to support with hosting and editing fees.

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    26 mins