Poetic Beings with Will Small

Will Small
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Will Small, Australian spoken word poet and storyteller interviews a diverse range of interesting people who have found a home on the Central Coast and then writes spoken word poetry that brings their unique story to life in a fresh way. This show has been proudly supported by the Central Coast Council.

  1. 07/13/2021

    'Neighbourhoods' Art Talks

    YO! Here's a one-off special edition episode for ya, featuring some delightful chats I recently got to have as part of 'Neighbourhoods', a new event in Long Jetty that launched in June 2021. Go check out @neighbourhoods_cc on Instagram if you haven't already! As part of this epic creative smorgasboard I got to be part of a cool creative experiment. I sat in the back of a cafe for the morning and recorded live conversations with different creatives/photographers. I'm briefly resurrecting this podcast channel to share them with you. Listen in to hear my chats with: Grace Picot Coastal Incidental Danielle Higgins Reed Plummer Tim Freer Shout-out to Sharon Aldrick, who I also had a beautiful chat with on the morning, but due to some technical difficulties the recording of her chat was sadly lost. Go support her work, as well as all these other legends, and get behind your local artists of all stripes. Big love also to Tim Boreham (go back and listen to that legend's episode of Poetic Beings), who was the driving force behind Neighbourhoods. And Central Coast Council who supported this event.

    'Neighbourhoods' Art Talks

  2. 06/23/2020

    Mental health and isolation beyond the pandemic with Dylan Nunn

    FRIENDS. This is the last episode of Poetic Beings....maybe not forever, but at least for a while. I'm going to be giving more dedicated time and energy to Man;Kind poddy (so go over there if you want to keep hearing my voice) - all links at leadbystory.com.au/mankindpodcast. But, THIS is a special episode to finish my season of 'poems for a pandemic'. My mate Dylan gets real and shares openly and vulnerably about his experience of the pandemic in relation to his mental health, as well as giving us a poem he wrote. Our conversation is a window into some of the challenges that many people were experiencing prior to COVID-19 - and maybe it could be a wake-up call to us, to look out for people in our context, who could use some connection. Thanks so much for listening to Poetic Beings! I may not be recording any new episodes now, but there's a solid back-log there, so please share with your friends, family, English teachers, strange poet friends etc. You can buy the Poetic Beings book here: https://www.willsmall.com.au/store/p4/poeticbeingsbook.html

    Mental health and isolation beyond the pandemic with Dylan Nunn

  3. 06/06/2020

    The Poetry of Science with Dr. Sam Illingworth

    I've been lucky enough to interview some incredible humans in recent years, but this one is pretty dang special. I recently connected with Sam Illingworth, who has a PhD in atmospheric physics, and a passion for connecting science and the arts. He makes a brilliant poddy called 'The Poetry of Science', and uses poetry to facilitate learning experiences for both scientists and non-scientists. I loved hearing Sam's thoughts on the valuable relationship science and poetry are able to have, and I'm sure you will also. If you enjoy the Poetic Beings podcast, I'd love it if you would take 2 minutes to leave a rating/review on apple podcasts or share this episode with someone you think would dig it! Huge gratitude to my Patreon community who generously support the creation of this show: www.patreon.com/willsmall Search 'The Poetry of Science' to check out Sam's podcast, or connect with his work here: https://www.samillingworth.com/

    The Poetry of Science with Dr. Sam Illingworth

  4. 05/23/2020

    Waiting for the Sun with Rachael Williams

    My friend Rachael Williams joins me for another poem for the pandemic! I also mention Uncontained Festival of the Podcast. You can check that out at: leadbystory.com.au/uncontained facebook.com/leadbystory AND...Season 2 of Man;Kind podcast is launching this Friday, May 29th! Conversations about healthy manhood in the modern world. Subscribe to that bad boy and help me spread the word. https://www.leadbystory.com.au/mankindpodcast

    Waiting for the Sun with Rachael Williams

  5. 05/05/2020

    The Roses Still Grow with Andrew Cox

    Listening to this episode is pretty dang good decision, but brace yourself, Andrew's poem might take you to some deep places! I was blown away by what he shared here, after I asked him to write a poem for the times we're living in. It's a gift. You're welcome. You can read all my poems for a pandemic here: https://www.willsmall.com.au/blog/poems-for-a-pandemic Connect with Andrew here: https://www.instagram.com/andrewcoxpoetry/ Find out about unContained festival of the podcast here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1280466062163863/

    The Roses Still Grow with Andrew Cox

  6. 04/27/2020

    Excavating Stories with Roje Ndayambaje

    More poems for a pandemic! In this episode I share two more I've written recently and then an interview with my good friend Roje Ndayambaje, who also wrote a poem for these times we are living in. You can see the words to Roje's poem below: As we stand static with fear in this confluence our feet torn between the norm and the chaos navigating reality with forlorn faces let's walk in it courageously though these unannounced storms have been placed upon us causing our spines to fold in fear and for some to beg with the same palms that they pray with but still let's search for joy like Paul in jail acknowledging our ego and nurturing compassion in this solitude we must solidify our connection to self, to neighbour becoming archaeologists of stories and excavating each other intently lifting up the weak and immersing the lonely with love removing the stains on a darkened soul this is the purpose we were made for and these times a testament the streets are filled with ghosts and memories but there is hope in Italy, in Spain homes have become sanctuaries like they were intended brothers bellowing salutations on balconies this virus will not fracture us though it seems we are fading we will not languish finding the holy in hell hospitals have become chapels of silent prayers and God hears God hears, and he is in control And maybe beneath this this torrent of uncertainty There is a dormant silver lining And maybe this is the only sabbath long enough in our lifetime To correct and rebuild, to be still and let the earth breathe.

    Excavating Stories with Roje Ndayambaje

  7. 04/07/2020

    The Hopeful Calm with Marissa Niven

    In this episode I share two 'poems for a pandemic' I've recently written, and I chat to my friend Marissa who also wrote one after I asked my poet friends to join me in writing these. Below are the words to Marissa's poem: The Hopeful Calm, Marissa Niven ~~~ Surreal. Definition: Having the qualities of surrealism Example: To live through a time you know history will look back on, Whilst doing nothing noteworthy And yet in doing so Making history This situation is surreal to me You got people too scared to go into the streets, While neighbours ignore fears and say cheers to breaking the rules, You'll find no social distancing here Shopping aisles turned to fight clubs, City streets to forgotten histories, Pharmacies look like crime scenes, taped up cause the visual makes it impossible to ignore the new boundaries Maybe that's why there's a reminder on every screen... News headlines never change, Just the numbers do, And it's easy to forget that each number is a name, and each name is a person, and each person is a story- ...a story with an unsatisfying end... And still we have leaders who manage to pretend that things aren't so bad And I wonder Do they see the same news we do? Do they see their people dropping in the streets? Hear the pleas of their doctors to help them? Or do they only care about who can buy the best publicity and make profit from tragedy? And as is the way with Tragedy, She brought her brother Rage Angrily he searches for someone to blame for his sister's grief But blame is a funny thing For rage leads to blame, and blame leads to rage, and all too soon tragedy is born again anew, And I fear for the people who those grieving will blame A 2 year old stabbed in a parking lot can attest to that Drowning in the pains of the world, And the ignorance And the grief It's easy to believe that hope she has left us... But ask Pandora what remained... When the box is opened, And the evils have been unleashed Hope still stays. A quiet but steady light to fight the fright of perpetual night And in this way We look past the noise of the world in panic And find the hopeful calm We find it in the music played from balconies in cities, Closed down but never forgotten, In wild eyes of nature as she sends her children to reclaim what we have borrowed, In the sky's, clear for the first time in how many years, In the smiles of children, reminders of innocence still safe from all of this And with our quiet hopeful calm, We wait for this to pass For while this fear may be loud It is hope who's music lasts.

    The Hopeful Calm with Marissa Niven

  8. 03/29/2020

    Spinning Anxiety into Art with Olivia Wolfe

    My friend Olivia Wolfe was doing a semester of study abroad in Manchester - but due to COVID-19 she has returned home to Aus. During her quarantine period, I asked her to write a poem to share on this podcast. And man, did she deliver. We had a chat about this moment we find ourselves in, the importance of creativity and of course, Olivia shared her wonderfully insightful and profound poem.

    Spinning Anxiety into Art with Olivia Wolfe
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Will Small, Australian spoken word poet and storyteller interviews a diverse range of interesting people who have found a home on the Central Coast and then writes spoken word poetry that brings their unique story to life in a fresh way. This show has been proudly supported by the Central Coast Council.

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