Tuesday May 14, 2024
Episode 0: Let's Go! (Feat. Mark Grist, Keely Mills & Charley Genever)
We, The Poets
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Hi! Welcome to the poetic realm of ’We, the Poets’! Join us as we dive deep into the vibrant world of poetry, where some of the most electrifying legends in the field take center stage. Led by Mark Grist & featuring a hosting panel from across the midlands, we’re bringing you voices at the pinnacle of their craft, sharing poetry from our guests & listeners each month as we dive into our vibrant community & the remarkable journey we get to go on as poets. Forget about the endgame – we’re here to celebrate the wild, messy, and utterly glorious process of creating something beautiful with words. We’d love you to join us!
Episodes
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Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Welcome to the electrifying premiere of 'We, the Poets'! In this inaugural episode, we have the absolute honour of hosting poetry powerhouse Salena Godden. Salena's kicking off her 2024 tour with a visit to our humble abode to chat Bowie, pizzas, and how to accept your writing and performing monsters. Salena also takes us on a journey through her latest collection, 'With Love, Grief and Fury,' only just released by Canongate. Get ready for a treat as she unveils two poems from hercollection - poems that Salena has never read to an audience before(!).
Alongside the readings we delve into the nitty-gritty of Salena's creative process and daily routine, especially during colder winter months. We discuss identity, costume, balancing the energies of both poet and performer - and even how to navigate writing commissions without losing sight of our authenticity.Salena shares invaluable insights gleaned from her years in the literary trenches & this chat led to all three of us writing brand new poems!
And if that weren't enough, we're thrilled to feature the captivating work of two additional poets—Lateral G and Sarah L Dixon—with two new pieces that we absolutely loved.
Sure, we might still be figuring out how to work our cameras in the studio, but when it comes to unfiltered poetry goodness, we've got you covered.Welcome to 'We, the Poets'.Link to 'With Love, Grief & Fury': https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9781805303510/with-love-grief-and-fury?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl4yyBhAgEiwADSEjeB5jLZnOUi380qk7VzeDF7xz6TQygfJ03UdF_GvJP1EyZNDE8i4umRoCsbAQAvD_BwELink to Salena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salena.godden/?hl=enLink to work by Sarah L Dixon: http://thequietcompere.co.uk/poetry-by-sarah-l-dixon/Link to work by Lateral G: https://lateralg.co.uk/Link to all 'We, The Poets' workshops this season: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/leanne-moden-19985031763
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
How do you balance the act of creating poetry with the various other roles you have to play as a poet—editor, promoter, workshop leader, performer? Do you ever find it tiring juggling so many roles?In this episode Charley, Keely & Mark meet with Ross Sutherland to chat about Ross' poetry, theatre shows & even his recent opera. They also discuss the 90s alternative comedy circuit, Ross' incredible podcast 'This Imaginary Life' and how best to clean up Andrew Motion's Jizz. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it!Poems included: Ross shares his Univocal poem 'Two Moons' and we have guest appearances from Alex Tyler & James Domestic. Link for Ross Sutherland's 'This Imaginary Life': https://www.imaginaryadvice.com/Link for Alex Tyler's poetry night 'Good Shout': https://www.facebook.com/GoodShoutSpokenWordLink for James Domestic's new collection 'Domesticated Vol.2': https://jamesdomestic.com/product/940918
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Submissions
If you'd like to send us work to be heard on the series just email your MP3s to Mark@Wethepoets.com
Our favourite new pieces will feature in upcoming episodes.