Norwich poet discusses how rules and restrictions can help unlock your creativity when writing poetry. He shares a poem written in the abracadabra form and challenges you to write one – with a few more rules if you can take it! He also talks about his life as a poet including how performing as a teenager on the Liverpool poetry scene helped him overcome a stammer and go on to become an actor. www.poetrynonstop.com

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Ken Cumberlidge – Abracadabra

Poet John Osborne talks about his latest collection, A Supermarket Love Story, and how you can find poetic inspiration in the aisles and products of your local store. johnosborne.bandcamp.com/merch/a-supermarket-love-story www.poetrynonstop.com

John Osborne: Poetry in the supermarket

Windy Hind discusses her project Tiny Poetry – narrative medicine for the soul. She talks about how she began writing poetry after her son was born with critical health issues and how the power of poetry is being increasingly recognised in the medical world. She also invites you to explore your experiences of illness to write short, strong poems. www.tinypoetryproject.com www.poetrynonstop.com

Wendy Hind – Tiny poems

LA-based poet Michelle Marie Jacquot reads from her new pamphlet DETERIORATE, which criticizes and questions the digital age and the effects our modern world has had on humanity. She also invites listeners to explore the quirks and failures of predictive text as a source for new poems.

Michelle Marie Jacquot: Poetry in the Digital World

Bristol poet Ted Sherman reads poems from his forthcoming collection for 8 to 12-year-olds Dungeon Days. He also shares his technique for writing poems about fantasy characters and Patrick shares a poem about a very athletic crab. www.poetrynonstop.com www.facebook/dungeondayspoetry

Ted Sherman – Children's fantasy poems

Adele Cordner reads poems from her debut collection The Kitchen Sink Chronicles published by Hedgehog Press. The poems have been written in the last year during the pandemic and capture the fear, uncertainty and strangeness of life in lockdown while also finding moments of hope, resilience and joy in the face of a global crisis. Photo by Pixels in time www.adelecordner.com www.poetrynonstop.com

Adele Cordner – Poems from the pandemic

Newport poet Des Mannay reads from his debut collection Sod 'Em – and Tomorrow and offers advice on writing and getting your work noticed. Presented by Patrick Widdess www.poetrynonstop.com

Des Mannay – Writing family history

Ella Duffy reads from her new books New Hunger and Rootstalk and discusses how myths and legends can inspire poetry. www.elladuffy.co.uk www.poetrynonstop.com

Ella Duffy

Poetry Non-Stop is a poetry podcast presented by Patrick Widdess

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