The Elixir Poetry Podcast

Helen Wing

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British poet Helen Wing has spent the past 20 years living between the UK, China and the Middle East, experiencing first-hand the human impact of poetry across borders. On The Elixir Poetry Podcast, she asks anonymous individuals from around the world to read the poem that has touched them the most, and to unveil why. (Each episode includes original music)

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22. Archangel: "I Breathed In The Angel And The Words Came To Me". Helen Wing's Own Poetry with Alegria

Helen always asks her guests to read a poem that means a lot to them, and this week, Alegria flipped the switch by asking Helen to read her own poems from her book Archangel.This special episode is the last of this season. We deeply thank all of you who have listened, and we will return in the New Year!This week they discuss:Feminism, and Sexual FreedomIdentity PoliticsCatholicismThe Vitality Writing Provides HelenArchangel by Helen WingDiscover poetry through the heart of another…Find out mo...

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21. "The Netherlands' Favourite Poem!" Nelleke reads Hendrik Marsman's ‘Memories of Holland’

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Nelleke about a Dutch poem called ‘Memories of Holland’ by Hendrik Marsman.They discuss:Immigrants staying in touch with their cultural heritage, or notWill Dutch survive as a language?Are the British incurious about other cultures?Marsman's tragic taleThe best Dutch poem of the 20th centuryThe Dutch experience of WW2 Discover poetry through the heart of another…Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here!Receive o...

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20. Lily Reads ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T.S. Eliot

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Lily about ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T.S. Eliot. Discover poetry through the heart of another…Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here!Receive our newsletter!The Elixir Poetry Podcast website: https://www.helenwing.com/the-elixir-poetry-podcastLet us know what you think of the episodes by replying to our emails or in the comments or our DMs on Instagram @elixirpoetry.podcast Support The Elixir Poetry Podc...

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19. "The KGB Could Have Got Me For Reading This Poem". Growing Up In The Soviet Union (with artist Varvara Keidan Shavrova)

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Varvara Keidan Shavrova about a poem called ‘An autumn evening in the modest square’ by the Russian poet, Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) They discuss:Growing up in the Soviet UnionThe difficulty of being a migrant living away from your original home Families hiding their intellectualism from the state and their peers in the Soviet Union Vavara’s parent’s special way they brought her up in Soviet RussiaTimelessness, Eternity, Space and ...

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18. "Tyrants and Bullies Will Ultimately Be Grounded". Tim Butcher reads ‘Ozymandias‘ by Shelley

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Tim Butcher about ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley.They discuss:Tyrants of the world and bullies in normal lifeHow Shelley wrote the poemTim Butcher gives his takes on the lines that speak to him the most.The power of poetry and how "some refrains come back to you".Tyrants' attitudes (and all of our attitudes) towards mortality in lifeHubrisDiscover poetry through the heart of another…Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here...

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17. “We Were Best Friends For 40 Years”. Rod Dedicates An Irish Blessing To Markie

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Rod about an Irish Blessing, ‘May the road rise to meet you’. Discover poetry through the heart of another…Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here!Receive our newsletter!The Elixir Poetry Podcast website: https://www.helenwing.com/the-elixir-poetry-podcastLet us know what you think of the episodes by replying to our emails or in the comments or our DMs on Instagram @elixirpoetry.podcast Support The Elixir Poetry Podca...

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Voicenote 4. ‘I do not crush the world’s corolla of wonders’ by Lucian Blaga

‘I do not crush the world’s corolla of wonders’ by Lucian Blaga is read by Andreea and the music is composed by Tom Platts.Scroll down or search the whole episode to hear why the poem means so much to Andreea: 7. "This Poem Is The Way I See The World!" - AndreeaDiscover poetry through the heart of another…Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here!Receive our newsletter!The Elixir Poetry Podcast website: https://www.helenwing.com/the-elixir-poetry-podcastLet us know what...

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16. Sitting With Your Emotions: "Each Has Been Sent as a Guide From Beyond" (with Nicole)

In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Nicole about a Persian poem called ‘The Guest House’ by Rumi.They discuss: Sitting with your emotionsLiving a richer fuller lifeDoes suppressing your emotions make you sick?‘Being busy’ is a way to deflect from your emotionsTeaching emotions in schoolsYoga: locating emotion in our body and breathing into itDiscover poetry through the heart of another…Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here!Receive our newsletter!The Elixir...

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The Elixir Poetry Podcast

The Elixir Poetry Podcast

22. Archangel: "I Breathed In The Angel And The Words Came To Me". Helen Wing's Own Poetry with Alegria

21. "The Netherlands' Favourite Poem!" Nelleke reads Hendrik Marsman's ‘Memories of Holland’

20. Lily Reads ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T.S. Eliot

19. "The KGB Could Have Got Me For Reading This Poem". Growing Up In The Soviet Union (with artist Varvara Keidan Shavrova)

18. "Tyrants and Bullies Will Ultimately Be Grounded". Tim Butcher reads ‘Ozymandias‘ by Shelley

17. “We Were Best Friends For 40 Years”. Rod Dedicates An Irish Blessing To Markie

Voicenote 4. ‘I do not crush the world’s corolla of wonders’ by Lucian Blaga

16. Sitting With Your Emotions: "Each Has Been Sent as a Guide From Beyond" (with Nicole)

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22. Archangel: "I Breathed In The Angel And The Words Came To Me". Helen Wing's Own Poetry with Alegria

21. "The Netherlands' Favourite Poem!" Nelleke reads Hendrik Marsman's ‘Memories of Holland’

20. Lily Reads ‘The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T.S. Eliot

19. "The KGB Could Have Got Me For Reading This Poem". Growing Up In The Soviet Union (with artist Varvara Keidan Shavrova)

18. "Tyrants and Bullies Will Ultimately Be Grounded". Tim Butcher reads ‘Ozymandias‘ by Shelley

17. “We Were Best Friends For 40 Years”. Rod Dedicates An Irish Blessing To Markie

Voicenote 4. ‘I do not crush the world’s corolla of wonders’ by Lucian Blaga

16. Sitting With Your Emotions: "Each Has Been Sent as a Guide From Beyond" (with Nicole)

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