Georgia's Poetry Workshop

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S2 E8: Acrostic Secrets

2023-11-3008:05

Writing an acrostic, with help from a poem by Patience Agbabi.References: 'Invisible Ink' from Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E6: Writing Magical Realism Poems

2023-11-1605:11

Writing magical realism poems! References: 'A Boat' by Richard Brautigan. Music by GC O'Hare (intro) and Portamento (outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E5: Writing the Storm

2023-11-0906:08

A poem and writing prompt about the weather! References: 'Wind' by Ted Hughes from New Selected Poems 1957-1994. Music: Intro by GC O'Hare, Outro by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E4: Writing festivals

2023-11-0206:57

A poetry prompt for writing about celebratory festivals.References: 'Mid-Autumn Moon Festival' in Magnolia by Nina Mingya Powles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E3: Writing Autumn; in memory of Louise Glück

2023-10-2606:59

I read and discuss Glück's poetry and an excerpt from one of her essays, and give a poetry prompt to start your own poem. References: 'Proofs and Theories' and 'To Autumn' by Louise Glück. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E2: Writing cinematic poems, inspired by Joelle Taylor and Vicki Feaver

2023-10-1907:30

I discuss Joelle Taylor's philosophy of cinematic poetry and use Vicki Feaver's work as an example.References: 'The Handless Maiden' by Vicki Feaver from The Handless Maiden / Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Season! Writing poems worth wearing

2023-10-1206:25

The first of the autumn/winter 10 week series! Write a poem today with a prompt you could dress up in.References: 'Your One Good Dress' by Brenda Shaughnessy from Liquid Flesh.Music by GC O'Hare (Intro) and Portamento (Outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clinging to the past: using dust to write poems

2023-09-1411:23

I discuss how we might use dusty objects in the house to write meaningful poetry.References: 'Sunflower Sutra' by Allen Ginsberg from Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems. Music: Intro: GC O'Hare. Outro: Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Waking up: using dreams to write poems

2023-09-0705:03

I discuss how each poem is a movement from unconsciousness into consciousness.References: 'The Bull' by Vicki Feaver from The Book of Blood. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using symbols to share secrets

2023-08-3111:43

I discuss how we might use specific images to share secrets.References: 'The Pond' by Vicki Feaver from The Book of Blood / 'Toads' by Vanessa Lampert from 'On Long Loan'. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beyond ourselves: writing biographical poems

2023-08-2519:25

After a trip to the Wordsworth Trust, I discuss the impact of biography on our poetry.References: 'Expostulation and Reply / The Tables Turned: an evening scene, on the same subject' by William Wordsworth and 'Thursday 29th April 1802' (journal entry) by Dorothy Wordsworth, in Romanticism: An Anthology 4th Edn. Ed by Duncan Wu. Music by George Clarke and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liminality in poetry: writing first lines

2023-08-1714:15

I discuss liminal states of being/in creativity, and how this can help us with first lines.References: 'Heaven, it must be heaven' by Rachel Long in Butcher's Dog issue 9 (2017). Music by George Clarke and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writing Instruction Poems

2023-08-0414:00

I talk about poems that instruct our reader... and cockney rhyming slang.References: 'Pawnbroking for Beginners' by Chrissie Gittins in Obsessed with Pipework issue 103 / 'Instructions on How to Leave a Town' by Gabriel Jesiolowski. Music by George Clarke (Intro) and Portamento (Outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writing poems in second person perspective

2023-07-2710:39

Second person perspective! References: 'Void' by Louise Glück from Poems 1962-2020 / 'Plans for a Future Romance' by Emily Berry from Dear Boy. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pub poems: writing about meaningful spaces

2023-07-1308:59

A short episode. I discuss community spaces and share some Keats.References: 'Lines on The Mermaid Tavern' by John Keats in Poems of London (Everyman's Library). Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cabbage Image

2023-07-0617:23

I chat about cabbage poems and give a first-line prompt.References: 'The Vegetable Garden and the Runaway Horse' from Some More of Me Poetry by Pam Ayres / 'Skunk Cabbage' from The Stone Age by Jen Hadfield / 'If the Night Could Get Up & Walk' and 'One Must Try Behind the Hills' by Jonathan Williams from 'Beat' Poets selected by Gene Baro. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rilke and Writing Meditative Poems

2023-06-2924:39

I discuss allergies and Rilke and give a meditative poetry prompt.References: 'Duino Elegies' - Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by David Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writing Retellings and TV Inspirations

2023-06-2216:52

I discuss how we can be inspired to write by creative TV shows and retelling stories. References: 'Glow Up' - Netflix / 'Fat Alice' in Be Feared by Jane Burn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

V is for Vulnerability - writing poems in fear

2023-06-1520:16

I discuss how I spent the weekend facing my writing fears and how it changed everything.References: 'Caddisfly Larvae' from Ephemeron by Fiona Benson. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How close readings inspire new writing: The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop

2023-06-0828:55

I do a close-reading of The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop and talk about how we might use it as a writing prompt.References: 'The Fish' from Complete Poems by Elizabeth Bishop; The Art of Description by Mark Doty; Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop ed. by George Monteiro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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