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Welcome to June's special pride episode of Loudcast!
This month RJ Hunter welcomes TJ to discuss their experiences as two trans artists in a welcoming community but surrounded by a hostile climate, as well as the joys of being a trans poet.
'Afternoon T', TJ's debut full length show, premieres at Edinburgh Fringe as part of PBH's Free Fringe programme, at Banshee's Labyrinth Banqueting Hall from 19th - 30th August at 12:50pm.
For more information on the show, check out TJ's Instagram at @teajaypoetry
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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Welcome to May's episode of Loudcast! This month RJ Hunter welcomes Drew Gill, beloved spoken-word artist and writer about his debut pamphlet 'The Man You Script', as well as his journey in poetry through open mics and slams in the Scottish spoken-word scene and the advice he'd give to beginners within that scene.
'The Man You Script' is available now directly from Drew, you can request a copy and follow his work through his instagram, @drewgillcreate
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of Creative Scotland.
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Welcome to April's episode of Loudcast!
Tune in as RJ Hunter chats with former Edinburgh Makar, published poet and theatre-maker, Hannah Lavery, about her new collection 'Everything Everyday: A Year of Empty Promises' and how poetry can lend itself to use as a journaling device.
'Everything Everyday: A Year of Empty Promises' is available for preorder now and is released on 7th May 2026 with Birlinn Books.
You can follow Hannah's work through her website, hannahlavery.com
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by Creative Scotland.Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish Spoken Word scene.
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It's a Roundhouse Slam Special on this month's Loudcast! In this episode RJ Hunter chats with Roundhouse 2024 slam champion, Bradley Taylor, about returning to the Roundhouse slam as a judge two years later, as well as his fantastic debut collection 'You Missed the Best Part', dealing with creative burnout and finding joy in your art again when it matters most.
You can follow Bradley Taylor's work through his Instagram account, @bradleytaylorpoet
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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Welcome back to The Loudcast!
In this episode RJ Hunter chats with recent Glasgow slam heat champion, Fiona Jane, about her beautiful debut collection 'I Made Adam' and it's themes of religion and sexuality, as well as her experience joining the spoken-word scene through open mics to becoming a slam champion!
You can follow Fiona Jane's work through her Instagram account, @weepeachpoetry
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In this episode of The LoudCast, RJ Hunter chats with multidisciplinary artist, Kate Ireland! Kate Ireland discusses her approach to making music, formatting her work for social media, her work within different communities, her upcoming debut collection with Burning Eye Press and her fantastic one-woman show Golden Time and Other Behavioural Management Strategies.
Kate's book will be releasing in May, follow Kate's work through her Instagram account, @kate.ireland_ so you don't miss it.
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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In this episode of The LoudCast, RJ Hunter chats the intersection between creative and entrepreneurial thinking with Purple Poetry founder and multiple slam champion, Heather Rose! Heather is the first poet to win the same Loud Poets Slam heat twice, and is best known for her bespoke poetry business Purple Poetry, catering to people and events across the country.
You can follow Heather's work through her Instagram account, @purplepoetryy
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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Welcome back to the LoudCast! New host, RJ Hunter, brings the Loud Poets Podcast back with a BANG with an in-depth chat and slam analysis with former host and I Am Loud Creative Director, Kevin McLean! Expect conversations about the company, the changes and accomodations that had to be made in response to Scotland's cultural landscape, and of course a whole lotta raving about the Loud Poets Grand Slam Series.
You can follow Kevin's work through his Instagram account, @kevoutloud.
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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The Loudcast is back with a special episode for our 2024 Grand Slam Final! Host Kevin Mclean interviews last year's champion RJ Hunter about her experience of competing in 2023, emerging victorious, and the impact it's had on her career. Kev and RJ chat about this year's Slam Series so far and preview Saturday's talent-packed Grand Slam Final at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Tickets are now SOLD OUT for our 2024 Grand Slam Final, but keep an eye on the EIBF website or contact their box office in case of returns: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/loud-poets-grand-slam-final-2024
The three poems Kev and RJ discuss are:
Susi Briggs - The Routin' Brig (performed at the 2024 South Slam Heat)
Drew Gill - Burial (performed at the 2024 Central Slam Heat)
RJ Hunter - Body Horror (performed with Jack Hinks at the 2023 Grand Slam Final)
RJ Hunter (they/she) is an award-winning performance poet and writer based in Glasgow. Known for pieces ranging from razor-sharp to delightfully silly, Hunter's blistering performances have seen them travel the UK with her debut solo show 'Stupid Sexy Poem Show' (Playing at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 19th at 8:45pm).
Hunter's debut collection 'Flustercuck' was released in 2023 and they became Loud Poets Grand Slam Champion in the same year. The following year, they were named runner-up at the Scottish Slam Poetry Finals. -
Thank you for joining us for the final episode of NaPoWriMo 2022!
The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we did NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April.
This week host Bex Sherwood speaks with regular guests Katie Ailes, Mark Gallie and Kevin Mclean about their writing this year, discusses Grackles, and shares poems from other poets in the scene.
Here are the links from this episode!
Mark Gallie - Pokemon Poem: https://youtu.be/h38SiH_iQS4
Demi Anter - Clear: https://youtu.be/3gYnU6TO1l0
Katie and Authenticity: https://youtu.be/s5tQBRFUM5g
Jack Macmillan: https://jackpoetry.com/
Sam Small: https://samsmallpoetry.wordpress.com/
Rob Auton: https://www.robauton.co.uk/
Our episode on Found Poetry: https://youtu.be/pz4jX_fo9MU
The Fringe Slam on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56662330
Colin Nelson: https://www.instagram.com/pooetryman/
Colin Nelson - The Life & Times Of A Sewer Dwelling Fatberg: https://youtu.be/OkwfcuV9PLk
What the hell is Babalon 5? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5
Sarah M Davies: https://www.instagram.com/fromsarahspen/
Found Poem Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZlMBtVwdM
Poetry for Cows: tinyurl.com/cowpoems
Andrea Gibson: https://andreagibson.org/
Loudcast: https://andreagibson.org/
Lewis Brown: https://www.instagram.com/shouldhavesentapoet/
Prisoners Constraint: https://wordsverse.com/2020/05/prisoners-constraint/
May Open Mic: https://fb.me/e/2pObqaGCU
Help - Kevin Mclean: https://youtu.be/bYxt-hTfahs
Lewis Brown - The Spark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJhlAHutMY
Georgia Barlett McNeil: https://www.facebook.com/gbmpoetry/
Georgia Bartlett McNeil - Psalm 136: https://youtu.be/hUUBqsz6Hdk
Jack NaPoWriMo poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUUGKcfi6LU
Sarah Grant NaPoWriMo films: https://www.instagram.com/sarahgrantcreative/
Palindrome Poetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOuebcLW_t4
Renga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_Z0C49F8k
List Poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qv7Pe4Z72o
Patreon: Patreon.com/iamloud
Our next SSC show: https://www.facebook.com/events/1398991120617280
Our next Away show: https://www.facebook.com/events/359034746288929
Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dxzKILFollow us!
Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailes
Kev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud
Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie
Bex: linktr.ee/bexcreative -
Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022!
The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April.
Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, and writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week.
This is the penultimate episode of NaPoWriMo 2022. All of us have completed our final challenge of writing a Contrapuntal poem, but next week we'll be sharing work from other poets and wrapping up this year of NaPoWriMo!
Here are the links from the episode!
Outwith by Katie Ailes: https://youtu.be/oQF0O2VPMVk
Contrapuntal Workshop: https://youtu.be/m0Flk7A31a4
Contrapuntal by Harry Baker: https://youtu.be/XgjZsTzrL5o
Our Instagram: Instagram.com/IAmLoudPro
Insomnia by Kevin Mclean: https://youtu.be/OWdbIl39D9U
Standard Habbie Workshop: https://youtu.be/RNfu4yMT-zw
Palindrome Poetry: https://youtu.be/GOuebcLW_t4
Dawn French Ballerina Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRN17AJ0RY8
Mirror by Rita Dove: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/153518/mirror-5eb219fd3ffe1
Samsung Advert on the News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-8XrXKu_A
Cont by Tim Minchin is available on Netflix within "Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra Live"
Katie's hate Shelley Poem: https://youtu.be/g6DBwCkQm5Q
Hollie McNish: https://holliepoetry.com/
Don't trust poets by Mark Gallie: https://youtu.be/55F48xPRYTMFollow us!
Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailes
Kev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud
Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie
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Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022!
The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April.
Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, and writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week.
This week, we share our newly crafted poems found poems and set up our next challenge - Contrapuntal Poetry!
We have a Contrapuntal poetry workshop created to help with this challenge, as well as inspiration from Harry Baker!
Form Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/t3cmmppEtbA
How to Write a Contrapuntal Poem: https://youtu.be/m0Flk7A31a4
Return to Form || Contrapuntal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgjZsTzrL5oHere are the links from the episode!
NaPoWriMo 2022: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrqBc7cnm-OtCAaBD1HOMooTtG0mrh3az
Found Poetry Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZlMBtVwdM
Katie's Scottish Family Party Found Poem: https://twitter.com/katieailes/status/1387502707972481025?lang=en
Jess Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46iuD3_iH9U
What's a Grackle? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grackle
Poetry As Fuck: https://poetryasfuck.wordpress.com/
Mark's Don't Trust Poets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55F48xPRYTM
Our April Show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65456222
For the Poets - The Repeat Beat Poet: https://youtu.be/NfVG-W8ymRU
The Repeat Beat Poet's Pamphlet: https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/peter-degraft-johnson-testaments-to-life-death-pre-order-free-uk-pp-due-feb-22/?v=79cba1185463
Shake the Dust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hP1WCiSgWg
Harry Baker: https://www.harrybaker.co/
Our April Open Mic: https://www.facebook.com/events/793548481618729
Follow us!
Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailes
Kev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud
Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie
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Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022! The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April.
Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr. Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week.
This week, we share our newly crafted poems written in Terza Rima and set up our next challenge - Found Poetry!
We have a found poetry workshop created to help with this challenge, as well as inspiration from Sarah Grant & Tyrone Lewis.
Form Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/t3cmmppEtbA
How to Write Found Poetry: https://youtu.be/GuZlMBtVwdM
Return to Form || Found Poetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hFeZg-o1Kg -
Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022!
The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days.
Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April.
Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr. Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week.
This week, we share our newly crafted poems written in Standard Habbie and set up our next challenge - writing in Terza Rima! -
Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022!
The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days.
Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April. Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr. Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, their writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week.
This week, we share our newly crafted Villanelle's and set up our next challenge - writing in Standard Habbie! Both our Rhyme and our Metre Form Fundamental workshops could be useful throughout this challenge - as well as our Return to Form video with Mark Grist and Angie Strachan, and our Workshop by Dr. Katie Ailes.
Form Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/t3cmmppEtbA
How to Write in Standard Habbie: https://youtu.be/RNfu4yMT-zw
Return to Form || Standard Habbie: https://youtu.be/5ezHTgxYCl4Here are all the links from Today's Episode!
The Legendary Storybeast: https://youtu.be/OGwj6XbtlPA
Bex's Poem 'Fever': https://youtu.be/RyeC6p4h-qA
How to Write a Sestina: https://youtu.be/5B4nMpqXMuQ
Poetry for Cows: tinyurl.com/cowpoems
Our Upcoming Edinburgh Show: https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:4087/913:15948/
Our Upcoming Aberdeen Show: https://fb.me/e/1sHTEtTYhOur Patreon: www.patreon.com/iamloud
Join us next week on Sunday for the next episode of the NaPoWriMo Podcast.
Keep up to date with the poets! Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailesKev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud
Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie
Bex: www.twitter.com/BexPoet || www.instagram.com/bexpoet
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The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days.
Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April. Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr. Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, and their writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week.
Form Fundamentals: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr... Villanelle: https://youtu.be/pr7dT7CWad4 Villanelle Workshop: https://youtu.be/1_-kWZn--uA
Here are all the links from Today's Episode!
2020 NaPoWriMo Podcast: https://youtu.be/qK91G9nHo3Q
2021 NaPoWriMo Podcast: https://youtu.be/3uIoZPMMr1c
Return to Form Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr...
Harry Baker Contrapuntal: https://youtu.be/XgjZsTzrL5o
Katie's Percy Shelley Video: https://youtu.be/g6DBwCkQm5Q
How to Write a Golden Shovel: https://youtu.be/8TWsJKfj8wA
Glenfiddich Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBDhF...
Join us next week on Sunday for the next episode of the NaPoWriMo Podcast.
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We have a tremendous episode for you folks, featuring the wonderful Siân Bevan: writer, performer, host, and part of the great team at Edinburgh City of Literature. Kevin Mclean chats with Siân about the art of hosting and City of Lit's work to support Edinburgh's writers, including the upcoming Literature House. Plus, we feature fantastic poems from Georgia Bartlett-McNeil, Mark Gallie, and Iona Lee, and Sian shares a poem by Stella Harvey Birrell.
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
All links mentioned in this episode can be found in the episode description over on YouTube.com/Iamloud -
In this episode of The Loudcast we're delighted to feature poet and Scots language advocate Len Pennie! Len's fantastic and important work promoting Scots through her Twitter and TikTok accounts has vaulted her to fame in the past year, and it was a joy to chat with her about all of it. Plus, we feature poetry from Carly Brown, Kevin Mclean, Hannah Lavery, and of course Len herself!
This season of the Loudcast was made possible by funding from the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. -
This time, we share our coming-of-age poetry as Kevin Mclean, Mark Gallie, and Bex Sherwood reflect on being 17! This challenge was set by the amazing Carl Alexandersson through our Patreon. Host Katie Ailes guides us through the poems and announces the options for our next challenge: Do you want to see us write poetry in second person or write pun poems? Vote now on Twitter, YouTube & Instagram!
All links for this episode can be found on the YouTube video for this challenge!
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In this episode of The Loudcast we feature poet, educator, and Creative Scotland Literature Officer Dr. Alice Tarbuck! Kevin and Alice speak about the importance of accessibility in the arts world, Creative Scotland's revised Open Fund for Individuals, and Alice's work on magic and witchcraft. Plus, we feature fantastic poems from Joe with the Glasses, Bex Sherwood, Ciarán Hodgers, and of course Alice Tarbuck herself!
This season of the Loudcast was funded by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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