Hummingbird Blink: Nectar Poetry

Patrick ten Brink shares Urban Enigmas, a poetry chapbook published by Dipity Press. He reads his poems "The Monsters Roam" and "The Half Apple." Patrick lives and works in Brussels, Belgium, his day job dedicated to protecting the environment, his spare time to writing poetry, fiction, and art reviews. He grew up in Germany, Australia, Japan, and England, and studied Physics and Philosophy in the UK, French language and civilization in France, and Mexican literature of the 20th century in Mexico. His work has appeared in Beyond Words, Coffin Bell, Night Picnic Press, The Brussels Review, 101 Words, Dreamers Creative Writing, Maya’s Micros, and Honeyguide Literary Magazine. His art reviews appear regularly in Travel Tomorrow. He is currently finalising the novel The Death and Life of Amelia Borgiotti, a ghost story set in 17th-century Rome.Episode published on August 22nd, 2025 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Lit Mag. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Fin Rose Aborizk shares "To Speak On Love” and "My Valentine" —two poems from her collection In This Macrocosm There Is A Rose published on February 13th, 2025. She began writing at an early age and entered the publishing world in 2017, where Dreams In Hiding Writing was born. Her first work is Leave The Dreaming To The Flowers, and with multiple poetry collections, a short story collection and an anthology of her own curation, Fin goes wherever creativity guides her. She has been featured in numerous magazines and anthologies over the years, and in 2023, At the Beginning of Yesterday was released with Indie Earth Publishing. Its companion collection On the Ever-Lovely Morrow was released in 2024. Follow her @dreamsinhiding.writing on Instagram and on music streaming platforms: Dreams In Hiding. Episode Published on July 12th, 2025 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Lit Mag. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Beth Bayley shares Myths & Facts!, a poetry chapbook published by Dipity Press. She reads her poems "Epimenides in Singapore" and "Monster Hangover." Beth Bayley (she/her) is the author of the chapbook A Modest Bestiary (Moonstone Press, 2023) as well as a small yoga book about lying down, The Rest Manifesto (2020). Her writing has appeared in Evening Street Review, Slant, and Quick Fiction, and online in Ghost City Review and Neologism Poetry Journal, among others. She has lived overseas for over a decade and currently splits her time between Massachusetts and Singapore, always keeping an eye out for sea monsters and other fabulous beasts. Find more at www.bethbayley.yoga. Episode published on May 11th, 2025 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Lit Mag. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Dee Allen reads "DISCOVERY [EXCERPT]” a poem from his collection DISCOVERY published through Southern Arizona Press on April 23rd, 2024 which "focuses on the life and career of one Bettie Page, pin-up/fetish model highly popular in super-conformist, restrictive 1950s America, as well as vagaries of real estate gentrification and racism past and current." He also provides some awesome music, movie, and book recommendations. African-Italian performance poet based in Oakland, California. Active on creative writing & Spoken Word since the early 1990s. Author of 10 books—Boneyard, Unwritten Law, Stormwater, Skeletal Black, Elohi Unitsi, Rusty Gallows: Passages Against Hate, Plans, Crimson Stain, his newest Discovery [ Southern Arizona Press ] and coming in January 2025, The Mansion [ Gnashing Teeth Publishing ]—and 77 anthology appearances under his figurative belt so far. Episode published on January 4th, 2025 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

In this episode, Emily Magpie, an artist, producer, and sound engineer, shares how she started in the music industry, discusses her fave releases, recent fun events, and some cool upcoming music projects, and gives some rad book and song recommendations. Be sure to listen toward the end to hear the selected poem and finalists for Dipity Lit Mag's 2024 Symphonic Challenge! Additionally, you’ll get more song recs from Dipity Lit Mag. She appeared in print + digital issue no. 4: ANTIQUE ROADSHIP. You can follow Emily Magpie on social media channels: @emilymagpieyeah. We could no longer add the sample of the song "Blistered Tongue" that inspired the winning poem, so don't forget to listen to check out more of her awesome music!Episode published on November 21st, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. Additional Credits: Bristol Harbourside Festival- Ampitheatre stage taken by Hannah Lisa Photography @hannahlisaphotography. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Brendan Walsh shares what led to the creation of his latest poetry chapbook "november ninth" published by Dipity Press in September 2024. He reads his poem "2:20 PM Yorkshire Wedding" from the collection as well. Brendan Walsh has lived and taught in South Korea, Laos, New England, and South Florida. He has been awarded America Magazine’s Foley Poetry Prize and Soundings East Magazine's Claire Keyes Poetry Prize, as well as grants from Fulbright and Broward County Cultural Division. He is the author of 6 collections of poetry, including concussion fragment, winner of the 2022 Florida Book Award Gold Medal. He is a competitive strongman and powerlifter, and the co-host of the Fat Guy, Jacked Guy podcast with Stef Rubino. Visit: https://brendanwalshpoetry.com/ Episode Published on October 23rd, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Alyssa Troy is an English teacher in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She has a B.A. in English and Secondary Education (Rider), an M.Ed. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Cabrini), and an M. Ed. in Reading (Eastern). She published her first book, Transfiguration, in 2020. Her work is published or forthcoming in Zoetic Press, Cool Beans Lit, Discretionary Love, Eclectica, The Word’s Faire, The Road Not Taken, 300 Days of Sun, Clepsydra, as well as other journals and magazines. Poem originally published in Dipity Lit Mag online on February 19th, 2024. Episode published on October 18th, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements and edits: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Sylvia Marie is a disabled and neurodivergent poet living and performing in York, UK. Sylvia believes poetry can and should be accessible to everyone and works to achieve this through her work. Mostly, Sylvia writes to uplift the voice of all those marginalised and downtrodden, while protesting injustice and inequality. Sylvia writes for genuine and raw connection to seek refuge in her pain and bring hope/relief to others. When she is not writing, you can find her performing pieces on stage throughout open mics and slams in Northern England and navigating new motherhood. You can follow her on social media channels: @sylvia_marie_poetry on Instagram and TikTok and reach out via email: sylviamariepoetry@outlook.com. Episode published on October 12th, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements and digital collage cover: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Anthony Xavier Jackson is a poet, songwriter, and musician living in Sacramento, California. In his poems, Anthony employs vivid imagery to immerse his readers. Publishing credits so far include Sacramento Poetry Center’s Tule Review 2023 (This Old Song), BarBar, the Sweat Anthology (Bloody Mary), The Words Faire Feast Anthology (Liquid Diamonds), new words{ press } (Say Their Names), Wingless Dreamer, The Silver Lining Of Heartbreak Anthology (Potter’s Grave), and Quillkeeper’s Press, TAP Journal (Imposter) Anthony’s spoken word paired with his music may be found on SoundCloud under the name Anthony Xavier Jackson. Anthony is currently compiling a poetry collection slated for release in October of 2024. You can follow him on Instagram @anthonyxavisrjacksonpoetry. Episode published on August 31st, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements and video editing: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. Background photo cred: "Glowing Dark Night Buildings" by Eartha Davis @eartha_davis_. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

Dave Nash (he/him) does his best writing in the tunnel between New York and New Jersey. He's been longlisted for the Wigleaf 50 and his work appears in places like The South Florida Poetry Journal, Bulb Culture Collective, and The Hooghly Review. You can follow him @davenashlit1. Episode published on July 29, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. Background photo cred: "NYC Tunnel Stairs" by Kirrie Rodgers @kirrie.rodgers. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

To kickstart Season 3, Prince Views shares "Butterflies and Goosebumps" from his spoken word album Sunrise (2023). Prince Views was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. Amidst a predicament of bottled emotions and social anxiety in 2015, Prince turned to paper to vent his pains poetically and introspect. In 2017, he was invited by a friend to join a poetry workshop at Wits University, and exposed to a band of brilliant poets, he grew as a writer — to the confidence of releasing his poetry album, Sunrise. Link to Sunrise album: ditto.fm/sunrise-prince-views. Follow him on Twitter (X) @ViewsPrince, Spotify, and other streaming platforms.Episode published on February 17, 2024 Visual pairing arrangements and video editing: Jazz Marie Kaur aka Vevna Forrow (VFORROW) @vevna.forrow.ink. This episode was brought to you by Dipity Literary Magazine. www.dipitylitmag.com. Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and elsewhere @dipitylitmag. Please keep writing poetry, keep reading poetry, and keep listening to more poetry! Be sure to check out past podcast episodes too. Have awesome days ahead!

In this episode Jazz Marie Kaur (Vevna Forrow) reads “Not Today” by Elyse Hart (elysehartpoetry): https://linktr.ee/elysehart who is a singer, songwriter, copywriter and poet based out of LA. Some of Elyse’s poetry and writes can be found in The Nervous Breakdown, Okay Donkey Mag, The Los Angeles Press and Another New Calligraphy. Jazz shares some movie and music recommendations. Additionally, Jazz discusses homelessness in society and dealing with flood-like events in life. | Background photograph: kirrie.rodgers | This episode was recorded on 08-20-2022 | Background photograph: “King Williams St.” by Kirrie Rodgers (kirrie.rodgers) http://www.kirrierodgers.com/ visual design arrangements: jasveen_marie_kaur collaboration: https://linktr.ee/jazzmariekaur . Always shower kind human beings back with endless kindness. Expose your tsunami heart through your butterfly passion art. Kind minds just freaking rock. So poetry dance anywhere around the clock. - Jazz Marie Kaur

In this episode Jazz Marie Kaur (Vevna Forrow) reads a spontaneous write of hers “Nature Pocket” for her first ever Haiku prompt challenge. Jazz also reads a riddle from the Society of Classical Poets: https://classicalpoets.org/ called “This thimble thief..." by Jack DesBois: https://www.desboistutoring.org/ | Here’s the poem Jazz (Vevna) created just for fun this weekend: Owls hoots echo inside my typewriter skull / Crickets leapfrog down the backyard porch / Moonlight flashlight flickers across the abandoned bird bath fountain / Pirouetting wind propellers pellets of swinging rain / The Dark Knight sky zigzagging with stars blankets my wolf heartbeat Gusts of wind seesaw against my ice cube skin Fireflies carousel around my vision / A seismic howl ignites from beyond the sky-lined picket fence / | Use the following poem as inspiration to create a 140-200 character Haiku in the comments section on Spotify. | This episode was recorded on 07-23-2022 | Background photograph inside the mirror: “Branching” by Kandice (clairdelunepoetry) visual design arrangements: jasveen_marie_kaur | Always shower kind human beings back with endless kindness. Expose your tsunami heart through your butterfly passion art. Kind minds just freaking rock. So poetry dance anywhere around the clock. - Jazz Marie Kaur

Jazz Marie Kaur reads her poem: “Typhoon Typewriter Darts” and asks a question open to replies on Spotify. Here is the poem below as well written in March 2022 dedicated to those with conflicted hearts whilst undergoing rare physical pain or just may leverage writing to heal mysterious heartaches: A woman ran into a web of silk spinning around her body in the night / She had a hummingbird heart — always polite / In the jungle cave of harmonics / She was tossed across with pretzel knots — she swallowed a dragonfly kite / She fought against robots / She became a fractured glass sky / She became unrecognizable to every single human eye / The wind whispered her musical name / On this day she shed no blanketed blame / On this day forth no longer would she hide / Trust did Humpty Dumpty fall / She fell / She hit hell / Sadness strummed out from each and every snapping turtle cell / P A I N / Can be bloody I N S A N E / So gummy bear hug those hearts that are kind back / Scuba dive away from P O M P E ii thoughts / Don’t look away / I’m asking you to pillow fight / I’m asking you to L A V A stay / Not turning back my way / Now go paint a storm to gallop past such D E C A Y / I trusted you / Now I am swimming blue / What is truly true? / My heart feels runny when I think of missing glue / Love at first sight / Man, that does bumblebee bite / When the heart tries so hard to head fight / I feel the sunshine peeling back every hour / I feel that draining power / Because I lost a full moon flower / Every hour / Every hour / I care about other magnolia hearts / Yet I face a typhoon — a sea of snowing darts / Writing extinguishes the earthquake starts / Again the nonsensical highway clouds buzz in / The night air is glowing thin / Memorandum howls around / That blossoming voice is an unforgettable fluttering sound / Around / Around / Floricane / Novicane / I too recall acid violent nectar drain / I recall the dancing dandelion doubt / I have more to tell / But never shall anyone ask nor ring the Campanula bell / Wind chime o’ wind chime / F R O S B I T T E N / SMITTEN / I turned into a oceanic kitten / This shall be my past time / This shall be my last love rhyme / Nothing appears as is / Nothing appears Poem © Jazz Marie Kaur Background photograph: “Semaphore Beach, Australia” by Kirrie Rodgers (kirrie.rodgers) http://www.kirrierodgers.com/ visual design arrangements: jasveen_marie_kaur collaboration. Always shower kind human beings back with endless kindness. Expose your tsunami heart through your butterfly passion art. Kind minds just freaking rock. So poetry dance anywhere around the clock. - Jazz Marie Kaur