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| Grand Slam Final Special (w/RJ Hunter) - The Loudcast | 07 Aug 2024 | 01:19:22 | |
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. | |||
| NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 7 - Wrap Up || | 08 May 2022 | 01:04:28 | |
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! Follow us! | |||
| Ep. 7: Coming-of-Age Poetry - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 13 Aug 2021 | 00:59:37 | |
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! | |||
| Funding Spoken Word (w/ Alice Tarbuck) - The Loudcast | 06 Aug 2021 | 01:11:40 | |
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. | |||
| Ep. 6: Sk8er Boi Poetry - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 31 Jul 2021 | 01:00:24 | |
What a crazy 14 days! We're back on zoom this week to share our Avril Lavinge-inspired "Sk8er Boi" poetry. We were challenged by our Patreon support and friend Tyrone Lewis! Katie Ailes explains the Sk8er Boi challenge as best she can, and Mark Gallie, Kevin Mclean, and Bex Sherwood shared brand new varied, and wonderful poems that were written for this challenge. Be sure to comment below for our next challenge, if you want Acrostic Poetry or Poems about being 17! Comment "Acrostic" or "17" below, or vote on our IG and Twitter polls. All links from the episode can be found in the YouTube description for this episode | |||
| Programming Storytelling and Spoken Word (w/ Daniel Abercrombie) - The Loudcast | 24 Jul 2021 | 01:05:49 | |
In less than two weeks Loud Poets returns to our favourite venue, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, for the Edinburgh Fringe! To celebrate the return to live events, in this episode of The Loudcast we catch up with the SSC’s Programme & Events Manager, Daniel Abercrombie. Host Kevin Mclean chats to Daniel about curating artistic programmes as a creative act, the interactive nature of storytelling, digital programming in light of the climate crisis, Scotland’s Year of Stories, and much more! Plus, we feature fantastic poems by Esme Allman, Katie Ailes, and Stuart Kenny, and Daniel gives a wonderful reading of “Prologue” by George Mackay Brown. | |||
| Ep. 5: Science Poetry - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 18 Jul 2021 | ||
It’s a joyous reunion this week on Happy Hour: for the first time in 18 months, all four of us were under the same roof! What a chaotic delight to get together and film this episode in person. Our challenge was writing poetry inspired by concepts and discoveries. Kevin Mclean, Mark Gallie, and Bex Sherwood shared brand new pieces, and host Katie leads the chat about this brilliant challenge. Plus, we draw our options for our next challenge: the SK8TER BOI challenge OR writing MODERN NURSERY RHYMES! Vote on our Instagram and Twitter polls. | |||
| Knowing Your Audience in Spoken Word (w/ Carly Brown) - The Loudcast | 10 Jul 2021 | 00:58:04 | |
What a delight to catch up with the multi-talented Carly Brown! Carly featured at our first ever show back in 2014 and has been a favourite on our stage ever since, wowing audiences with her dynamic, often hilarious performances. Host Kevin Mclean chats with Carly about bringing empathy and humour to political poetry, tailoring work to different audiences, compiling pamphlets, ekphrastic poetry, and much more. Plus, we feature fantastic poems from Mhairi McCall, Mark Gallie, Angie Strachan, and Carly herself. This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. | |||
| Ep. 4: Monster Poetry - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 03 Jul 2021 | 00:58:31 | |
Zombies and murderers and poetry, oh my! In this episode of Happy Hour, Kevin Mclean, Bex Sherwood, and Mark Gallie share their brand new monster poetry. Katie Ailes hosts as always, offering feedback and keeping our creepy creatures in check. Tune in for three *very different* poems, some truly unhinged chat, and even some delightful musical theatre! Drop a comment on our YouTube or check out our IG or Twitter to vote!! | |||
| Evolutions in Scottish Spoken Word (w/ Kevin Williamson) - The Loudcast | 27 Jun 2021 | 01:00:59 | |
In this episode of the Loudcast, Katie Ailes is joined by an icon of the Scottish literary scene Kevin Williamson. In this episode, they discuss how the scene can better support Scottish Artists outwith the central belt, as well as Kevin’s work on Neu! Reekie! and the upcoming Push the Boat Out festival. Featuring poems from Janette Ayachi, Katie Ailes, Leo Glaister, and we also ask Kevin Willaimson to share some of his work. This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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| Ep. 3: Unreliable Narrators - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 12 Jun 2021 | 00:55:19 | |
It's episode three of Loud Poets Happy Hour, and this week we share poems from our second challenge! This time we're sharing our unreliable narrators. Listen to the episode to see how we got on, and vote for our next challenge. Are you Team Monster or Team Cows? If you’d like to get involved with Happy Hour and help support our future projects, you can go to Patreon.com/IAmLoud and sign up for as little as £1 a month. All of our Patreon supporters get to put a challenge into the Poetic Pint Glass of Poetic Challenges, plus you get lots of other fantastic perks! Thank you so much for your support. Loud Poets Happy Hour is hosted by Katie Ailes (@KatieAiles) and produced by Bex Sherwood (@bexpoet). You can watch all of our Happy Hour videos at this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPsFOJozvEA&list=PLrqBc7cnm-Ot8Z_YYvJFUti_9-pSLcOG_
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| Poetry Slams in Spoken Word (w/ Jenny Foulds) - The Loudcast | 11 Jun 2021 | 01:00:08 | |
This week, Kev sat down with current Scottish Slam champion Jenny Foulds! In our episode, Jenny and Kev discuss creative ownership in artforms, and how the slam and spoken word scene may evolve. | |||
| NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 6 - Contrapuntal || | 01 May 2022 | 01:00:52 | |
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! Follow us! | |||
| Ep. 2: Remixing Cliché - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 04 Jun 2021 | 00:51:52 | |
It's time for our second episode of Loud Poets Happy Hour, and the first episode in which we share our poems from a challenge! Our very first challenge in this project was to remix poetic cliches. Watch the episode to see how we got on, and vote for the challenge you want us to take on next in the comments below: are you Team Lies (unreliable narrator) or Team Love (love letter between body parts)? If you’d like to get involved with Happy Hour and help support our future projects, you can go to Patreon.com/IAmLoud and sign up for as little as £1 a month. All of our Patreon supporters get to put a challenge into the Poetic Pint Glass of Poetic Challenges, plus you get lots of other fantastic perks! Thank you so much for your support. Loud Poets Happy Hour is hosted by Katie Ailes (@KatieAiles) and produced by Bex Sherwood (@bexpoet). You can watch all of our Happy Hour videos at this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPsFOJozvEA&list=PLrqBc7cnm-Ot8Z_YYvJFUti_9-pSLcOG_ | |||
| Welcome - Loud Poets: Happy Hour | 22 May 2021 | 00:55:05 | |
Welcome to Episode 1 of our new show, Loud Poets Happy Hour! This is our new biweekly show in which we take on writing challenges and chat poetry. We had a great time this week discussing writing, inspiration, and debating between our two challenges! To vote on which challenge you would like to see our poets attempt, vote on our Twitter or Instagram polls (@IAmLoudPro). We will announce the winning challenge on Monday 24 May over on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. If you’d like to get involved with Happy Hour and help support our future projects, you can go to Patreon.com/IAmLoud and sign up for as little as £1 a month. All of our Patreon supporters get to put a challenge into the Poetic Pint Glass of Poetic Challenges, plus you get lots of other fantastic perks! Thank you so much for your support. Loud Poets Happy Hour is hosted by Katie Ailes (@KatieAiles) and produced by Bex Sherwood (@bexpoet). This episode features Kevin Mclean (@kevoutloud), produced by Mark Gallie (@ZaJollyGinger) (all Twitter handles). Special thanks to Sam Bidgood for recording the music used in our intro. | |||
| Finding your Voice through Spoken Word (w/Courtney Stoddart) - The Loudcast | 15 May 2021 | 01:08:31 | |
In this episode of The Loudcast we feature one of the Scottish poetry scene’s brightest new voices, Courtney Stoddart! Courtney’s had a meteoric rise through the spoken word scene, and it was a delight to chat with her about her experiences and current projects. Kevin and Courtney chat about writing in form, being pigeonholed, performing others’ work, Scottish exceptionalism, the importance of being unflinching in political writing, and much more. Plus, we feature poetry from Jess Green, Casey Bailey, and Kevin, and of course a poem from Courtney herself. This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. | |||
| Univocal - NaPoWriMo 2021 | 04 May 2021 | 00:55:13 | |
It’s our final NaPodcast of NaPoWriMo 2021! In this final episode we allow Kevin Mclean back into the hosting chair as we share our univocal poems and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of this National Poetry Writing Month. Want to try your hand at a univocal poem? Check out our resources below: Katie’s full-length workshop: https://youtu.be/53FULzVFjDk Univocal poems by Courtney Stoddart & Jo Gilbert: https://youtu.be/9l2L5DUAbTs | |||
| Telling Stories through Spoken Word (w/Cat Hepburn) - The Loudcast | 02 May 2021 | 00:57:58 | |
We’re delighted to feature the multi-talented Cat Hepburn on this episode of The Loudcast! Cat is a Glasgow-based spoken word artist, scriptwriter, actor, and educator, and half of the team producing the event series Sonnet Youth. In this episode, Kevin and Cat chat about how a theatre background informs spoken word practice, translating a piece from book to script to set, onstage persona, and much more. Plus, we feature poetry from Colin Bramwell and Hannah Lavery, a cinepoem from Kevin and filmmaker Perry Jonsson, and of course a poem from Cat herself to round off the show! This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. | |||
| Sestina - NaPoWriMo 2021 | 27 Apr 2021 | 01:01:41 | |
It’s our penultimate NaPodcast of NaPoWriMo 2021, and this week we’re featuring sestinas! In this episode, we share our new sestinas and chat through the process of writing them. Plus, we look ahead to our final challenge: univocal poetry... Fancy joining in with your own sestina? Check out our resources below: Katie’s full-length workshop: https://youtu.be/5B4nMpqXMuQ Sestinas by Paul Case & Gray Crosbie: https://youtu.be/ex5-ByA8Z1A | |||
| Sonnet - NaPoWriMo 2021 | 20 Apr 2021 | 01:04:33 | |
We’re halfway through #NaPoWriMo2021 and this week we are focusing on Sonnets. We have amazing Sonnets by Hannah Lavery & Callum O’Dwyer: https://youtu.be/TTvVB2_620E and then join us here for our workshop: https://youtu.be/LV_vx0DPjr8 | |||
| A Fresh Perspective on Spoken Word (w/Robert Florence) - The Loudcast | 18 Apr 2021 | 01:05:03 | |
Joined by Robert Florence, Kev and Rab discuss the differences between comedy and poetry scenes, reading in live performance, and 'Poetry voice'. | |||
| Golden Shovel - NaPoWriMo 2021 | 11 Apr 2021 | 01:01:18 | |
Week two of #NaPoWriMo2021 and we’re writing a golden shovel! If you’d like to get involved then we have good news! Not only do we have great golden shovels from Rachel Amey & Tawona Sithole but we also have a comprehensive workshop led by Dr. Katie Ailes to help you write your own! And to start writing your own, join Katie here: https://youtu.be/8TWsJKfj8wA | |||
| Concrete Poetry - NaPoWriMo 2021 | 03 Apr 2021 | 00:55:29 | |
One down, four poems to go! We hope you enjoyed our discussion on writing concrete poetry. Feel free to share your work with us over on social media, we would love to see your Concrete Poems from last week and can’t wait to share our Golden Shovels! | |||
| NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 5 - Found Poetry || | 24 Apr 2022 | 01:00:21 | |
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 Here are the links from the episode! NaPoWriMo 2022: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrqBc7cnm-OtCAaBD1HOMooTtG0mrh3az
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| Playing with Form in Spoken Word Poetry (w/ Imogen Stirling) - The Loudcast | 03 Apr 2021 | 01:01:33 | |
Kev is joined by special guest Imogen Stirling to discuss writing in form, spoken word theatre, and cross-artform collaboration. Plus Imogen shares an incredible excerpt from her upcoming show ‘Love The Sinner’. This season of The Loudcast was made possible through the support of the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. | |||
| Kicking off NaPoWriMo 2021 | 29 Mar 2021 | 00:57:43 | |
We'd love you all to take part in #NaPoWriMo with us so please send us your work throughout April! This week we are focusing on writing concrete poetry. Be sure to join us on twitter.com/IAmLoudPro to see our tips and advice for writing in form and share your writing with us! | |||
| What motivates Spoken Word (w/ Kevin Mclean) - The Loudcast | 21 Feb 2021 | 01:06:57 | |
For this season finale of the Loudcast, we’ve turned the tables: Kevin Mclean is the guest, with Katie Ailes in the host chair! | |||
| We Come From The Sun (w/ Cerys Matthews and Adam Horovitz) - The Loudcast | 07 Feb 2021 | 01:09:59 | |
Hello, hello, hello! On this episode of The Loudcast Kevin is joined by two amazing guests, Cerys Matthews and Adam Horovitz, to discuss the amazing new album ‘We Come From The Sun.’ The album features 10 incredible UK-based poets, including Adam, and musical scoring by Hidden Orchestra! We also have Adam’s track ‘A House Built From Cloth’ for you to check out and another Return to Form video featuring Callum O’Dwyer & Hannah Lavery. | |||
| Restrictions and freedoms in Spoken Word (w/ Harry Baker) - The Loudcast | 24 Jan 2021 | 01:06:18 | |
Hello, Hello, Hello and welcome back to the Loudcast! This episode Kevin is joined by the one and only Harry Baker and between the two of them they cover a wide range of poetry and performance related topics. Some of these topics include but are not limited to; The benefits of other artform's influences; online gigs and getting paid in fish!
Links from the Show Dan Simpson - Clickbait - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga_MP8dGDIo Host - Kevin Mclean - https://twitter.com/kevoutloud | |||
| Getting into Spoken Word (w/ Gray Crosbie) - The Loudcast | 10 Jan 2021 | 01:08:37 | |
Welcome to 2021 and our first Loudcast of the year! This time host Kevin is joined by Gray Crosbie and they dive into discussion about Poetic form, Putting on your own shows and the ever famous "Exposure". You can keep up with Gray over on Twitter (@GrayCrosbie), Instagram (@plantpowered_poet) and Facebook: facebook.com/plantpoweredpoet
Gray Crosbie - Wrong Fairytale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czK9oPcHsgU Return To Form: Golden Shovel - Rachel Amey and Tawona Sithole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OioUZz9L4ck&feature=youtu.be Host - Kevin Mclean - https://twitter.com/kevoutloud Support us: | |||
| Being a one man band in Spoken Word (w/ Tyrone Lewis) - The Loudcast | 13 Dec 2020 | 00:56:43 | |
The last Loudcast of 2020! Host Kevin is joined by Tyrone Lewis as they discuss humour in poetry, the risks of being put in a pigeon hole as a performer and so much more! You can keep up to date with Tyrone and Process Productions over on twitter & patreon. We also have poems from Katie Ailes, Joe with the Glasses and Jess Green. You can see an extended interview with Tyrone as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! Links From The Show: Joe with the Glasses - Let Them Know - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z996I4g2GiA&t=1s Jess Green - National Average - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClUnj0HuFJA&t=4s Host - Kevin Mclean - https://twitter.com/kevoutloud Support us: | |||
| Practice and Politics in Spoken Word (w/Jess Green) - The Loudcast | 29 Nov 2020 | 01:03:19 | |
This week on the Loudcast, join host Kevin and Jess Green as they dive into the topics of practice in poetry, touring a show and much much more! You can keep up to date with Jess Green over on twitter: https://twitter.com/jessgreenpoet We also have poems from Freddie Alexander, Dagogo Hart and Carly Brown. You can see an extended interview with Jess as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! Links From The Show: | |||
| Escapism in Spoken Word (w/Stuart Kenny) - The Loudcast | 15 Nov 2020 | 00:59:35 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by Stuart Kenny to chat about the importance of art for art’s sake, The Space Gecko Project, making poetry accessible to new audiences and so much more! We also have poems from Toby Campion, Bex Sherwood, and Jen McGregor. You can see an extended interview with Stuart as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Muddy Feet, Showcasing Spoken Word (w/Peter Hayhoe) - The Loudcast | 01 Nov 2020 | 01:01:44 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by Peter Hayhoe to chat about Spoken Word on YouTube, his work on Muddy Feet, the ups and downs of viral success, and so much more! We also have poems from Keith Jarrett, Edalia Day, and Mary Dickins. You can see an extended interview with Peter as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| NaPoWriMo 2022|| Ep. 4 - Terza Rima || | 17 Apr 2022 | 00:57:51 | |
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 | |||
| Speaking Gaelic in Spoken Word (w/Robbie MacLeòid) - The Loudcast | 18 Oct 2020 | 01:13:49 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by Robbie MacLeòid to chat about his research in love poetry, the importance of preserving Gaelic language, audiences reacting to minority language poetry, and so much more! We also have poems from Ciarán Hodgers, Kevin Mclean, and Katie Ailes. You can see an extended interview with Robbie as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Controlling your narrative through Spoken Word (w/Hannah Lavery) - The Loudcast | 04 Oct 2020 | 01:06:23 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by poet and playwright Hannah Lavery to chat about the problems with defining poetry, audience responses, letting work speak for itself, and so much more! We also have poems from Maddie Haynes, Callum O'Dwyer, and Jim Monaghan. You can see an extended interview with Hanna as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Making Spoken Word a Journey (w/Rose Condo) - The Loudcast | 06 Sep 2020 | 01:09:04 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by Rose Condo to chat about starting off in slam, experimenting with spoken word theatre, and putting performance poems on the page! We also have poems from Doug Garry, David Devereux, and Alycia Pirmohamed. You can see an extended interview with Rose as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Spoken Word at StAnza (w/Eleanor Livingstone) - The Loudcast | 23 Aug 2020 | 00:58:32 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by the Director of StAnza chat about International Poetry festivals, the importance of multilingual poetry, adapting work to online and more! We also have poems from Katie Ailes, Mark Gallie, and Kevin. You can see an extended interview with Eleanor as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Music in Spoken Word Poetry (w/Jack Hinks) - The Loudcast | 03 Aug 2020 | 01:06:36 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by spectacular musician Jack Hinks to chat about collaborating with poets, the importance of being multidisciplinary, staying creative in lockdown, and more! We also have poems from Katie Ailes, Tawona Sithole, and we check out one of Jack's music videos!. You can see an extended interview with Jack as part of The Loudcast Extra which is available to our $3 and up supporters over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Self-confidence in Spoken Word Poetry (w/Sarah Grant) - The Loudcast | 19 Jul 2020 | 00:54:33 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by writer, performer, and filmmaker Sarah Grant to chat about switching art forms, frustrations with the film industry, finding confidence through Spoken Word and more! We also have poems from Dagogo Hart, Emma Atkin, and our host Kevin!. You can see an extended interview with Sarah as part of The Loudcast Extra, which is available to our $3 and up Patrons right now! | |||
| Truth and Clarity (w/The Repeat Beat Poet) - The Loudcast | 14 Jun 2020 | 00:53:36 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by writer, performer, promoter, and host The Repeat Beat Poet to chat about pushing creativity, the importance of Spoken Word criticism, the need for eclectic voices, and more! We also have poems from Esme Allman, Callum O'Dwyer, and Jade Mitchell. You can see an extended interview with Repeat Beat as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| Spoken word and Film (w/Perry Jonsson) - The Loudcast | 31 May 2020 | 00:57:09 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by, Art Director and cinematographer, Perry Jonsson to speak about film in spoken word, what different art forms can learn from each other, and his thoughts on poetry in advertising! We also have poems from Josh Overton, Jenny Lindsay, and Alex Clark. | |||
| Comedy in Spoken Word (w/Bex Sherwood) - The Loudcast | 24 May 2020 | 00:50:57 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by fellow Loud Poet Bex Sherwood to speak about comedy in spoken word, what it's like to be a woman in comedy and, of course, cows! We also have poems from Harry Baker, Angie Strachan, and Andrew Blair. | |||
| The Weird and Wonderful of Spoken Word (w/Mark Gallie) - The Loudcast | 17 May 2020 | 00:50:09 | |
This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by fellow Loud Poet Mark Gallie to dive into the weird and wonderful of spoken word. They'll be chatting about pushing creativity, bending genre, and bizzare commissions. We also have poems from Dan Simpson, Leo Glaister, and Ben Rogers. You can see an extended interview with Mark as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 3 - Standard Habbie || | 10 Apr 2022 | 01:02:32 | |
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! | |||
| Criticising Spoken Word (w/Katie Ailes) - The Loudcast | 10 May 2020 | 01:21:01 | |
We are back with our first non-NaPoWriMo Loudcast in quite some time! This week on the The Loudcast we have poems from Carly Brown, Lloyd Robinson, and Nadia Freeman. Our host Kevin is also joined by spoken word academic and performer Dr. Katie Ailes to chat about poetry critique and her PhD research, and also to share some of her own poetry. You can see an extended interview with Katie as part of The Loudcast Extra over on our Patreon channel right now! | |||
| 2020 NaPoWriMo Special 6 | 07 May 2020 | 00:48:58 | |
It's time for Episode 6 of our special NaPoWriMo Loudcast! We wrap up NaPoWriMo and see who made it through the entire month, we share a bunch of poems, and chat about the amazing Colin Bramwell's 'Illuminati'. | |||
| 2020 NaPoWriMo Special 5 | 07 May 2020 | 00:40:17 | |
This week we see which challenge you guys voted for and how the gang did with it, we share some of our other poems from this week, and set up some more challenges for the week to come! | |||
| 2020 NaPoWriMo Special 4 | 07 May 2020 | 00:38:20 | |
It's time for Episode 4 of our special NaPoWriMo Loudcast! This week we see if Kev managed his forfeit, share some of our poems from this week, and set up some challenges for the week to come!
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