the anxious poet’s podcast Adrian G R Scott
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The Anxious Poet is a podcast looking at anxiety and mental health issues through the medium of poetry.
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Episode 36 - The Sacred Question
The poems used in this episode are - Sometimes by David Whyte (in Essentials) - No Such Thing As Right Or Wrong from The Call of the Unwritten - Accompaniment from Arriving In Magic - Christ Before the High Priest from Arriving In Magic - Thomas Wanted To See Nail Marks from A Night Sea Journey. All my books are available at https://adriangrscott.com/product-category/books/
You can view the painting mentioned 'Christ Before the High Priest by Honthorst on the National Gallery Website https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/gerrit-van-honthorst-christ-before-the-high-priest
You can purchase the book The Quest of the Holy Grail (Penguin Classics) on Amazon or any good bookshop.
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Episode 35 - Sabbath
The main book I reference in this episode is Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel. The artwork for this episode is taken from one of the wood engravings in the book by Ilya Schor. It really speaks to me of the way the workaday world holds us captive and the great promise of cessation and rest that the idea of sabbath offers. The first two poems I read are When Will You Be Ready and This Is All The Life You Have from Arriving in Magic. Purchasable at www.adriangrscott.com . The last one - A Moment In Each Day is from A Sheffield Traipsing that will be available on my website from the 15th of March. This is the day of my Book Launch and if you are in Sheffield and want to join me - it will be at 7pm at the Kelham Island Museum ( more details on my website). To book a ticket click here - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609358
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Living Our Own Story with Lara Scott
The Poems used in this episode are Lara's Surgery from Arriving In Magic and Advice to Myself in Anxiety from A Night Sea Journey available to purchase at Books The Novel Lara reads from is Still Life by Sarah Winman Click Here for More
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Christmas Podcast - ’Citizens of a Wintry Heaven’
The two poems that I shared Francis and the Crib at Greccio and Winter Drive Along The A66 will be available on my substack page The Anxious Poet's Substack The Kate Rusby song is from her album While Mortals Sleep Listen . The Phamie Gow version of Emily Dickinson's poem “Hope” is the thing with feathers can be heard here Listen. The article by Edward Kessler Jewish-Muslim dialogue: feeling the other’s pain can be found in the Tablet - 7th December 2023. The book by Zambia Malik is called We Are Muslim's Please. Have a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Adrian x
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Episode 32 - An American Odyssey - Part Two
You can read a version of this Podcast at The Anxious Poet's Substack The Poem - You Stride On, My Son, Ahead of Us, Up Enchanted Rock is in my book A Night Sea Journey available at www.adriangrscott.com The rest of the poem are on the Substack. The Native American Pipe Music is from R. Carlos Nakai - Canyon Trilogy.
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Episode 31 - An American Odyssey - Part One
You can find the poems and photographs in this episode here Adrian's Substack Page The book quoted is The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph M Marshall.
Customer Reviews
Poetry’s Relevance to Everyday Existence
If ever wondered about the poetry’s value to everyday existence, this podcast provides numerous concrete examples, especially around the issue of anxiety.
Highly recommended. It will change your outlook and approach to your life.